Hapkin

Brewed by Alken-Maes (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Jumet, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

An alright strong ale, though there are far better beers to choose from in Belgium.

250 ml bottle in Germany. Light golden color, with a huge white head. Yeast, malty, some spices and light fruitnotes in the aroma. Fruit, sweetness, malt and some yeast notes in the flavor. Has a light alcohol unplesant bite in the palate. Alcohol well hidden.

2010 - 12 - 06 330 ml bottle. light yellow colour. small white head. don’t much like the taste, light citrus, bit soapy.

Aroma of citrus and malts. Has a bright yellow body with a pretty solid head. Taste is syrupy with some grain notes. Has a dry, tart finish. It’s okay for a strong beer but not great.

Golden coloured, a very big white head, that holds very good. Looks are pretty good. Smell is a bit sour-earthy-hoppy. Reminds me a bit to much of a plain pilsner. Taste is better then expected. Not a top-beer, but drinkeable. More sweetness then expected, spices, lightly hopped and some fruits. OK

33 cl bottle. Pours golden yellow, hazy with yeast, smallish head made of big bubbles. Aroma is spiritous, malty, tiny hints of banana. Flavour is spiritous, sugar sweet, malty and distinctive hop bitterness.

Dark yellow colored with cloudy appearance. Vanishing white head. Floral-hopped aroma with citrus and thin alcohol, some peachy note also comes up. Medium to full bodied. Flavor is more biting with carbonation, orange and slight alcohol also here. Some metallic note also comes up, still hops last in aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours a very pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty aroma. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a sweetish malty yeasty finish with some spicy hints.