Hoegaarden Verboden Vrucht

Brewed by Brouwerij Hoegaarden (InBev)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hoegaarden, Belgium

Bottle, 33 cl. Taste this again afters years last wensday. Dark red-copper like color, off white head. Meium body. Sweet taste and alc.

Bottle from a French supermarket, shared with friends at a very boozy garden party in the Duras sunshine, where this was one of only two beers in an ocean of red wine. A hazy chestnut colour with a nose of bitter almonds, brown sugar and corriander. Very soft mouthfeel, with a restrained sweetness and well-hidden alcohol. Very easy to drink!

Aroma: Candy, sugary sweet aroma. Spicy with plum esters and banana bread. Raisins and low clove phenolic. Appearance: Light straw gold with big fluffy white Belgian head. Flavour: Rich sweet malty and spicy. Bready, citrus (distinct orange and lemon zest flavours) light clove phenolic. Warming and reminiscent of fruitcake and gingerbread. Balanced alcohol. Mouthfeel: light bodied and fluffy. Warming Overall: Delicious spicy sweet and alcoholic. Not cloying or over spiced. Not one element supercedes the others.

light brown, light malt, slightly clawing malt with a little blackcurrent with drying bitterness
TK2 Light brown/red ... fruity yeast malt ... fruity bready yeasty malts little blackcurrent ... little alcohol shows little peppery ... definitly candi sugers ... up 2.8->3.2

Yet another donation from JK’s Belgium trip. Murky copper color with a thin head. Strong wheat and corriander aroma. Wow... This tastes like corriander slurry. Not a bad thing by definition, but not my cup o’ tea. Or beer.

Bottle, about 1½ years old (bb 03/10/07). The sediment is black and falls to the bottom in big pieces. The head is shifting from brown to almond and the colour is dark brown/copper/amber. Really fruity aroma, roses, nuts, alcohol. Really strong in taste, smooth and silky on the tongue. The taste contains at least cola, peach, gingerbread, cardemon and nuts. Complex and enjoyable. I hope I’ll go to Holland again soon to get some more of this...

One of the best aromas I have ever found in beer. Lots of fruit and sweet malt as well as spices. Flavor is much lighter and less impressive. Some more fruit, malty, and salt in the finish which doesn’t seem to fit, but overall this is nice.

Thanks to JK. Pale cloudy brown pour with some white head. Hops and some sourness in the fruity nose. Faint fruity in this highly carbonated beer and some grain as well.