Houten Kop

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Ichtegem, Belgium

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

head: none
colour: gold/blond
smell: pilsner, malts, hops, sourness, irony
taste: malts, yeast, peach, bubblegum , nasty beer i think BRRrrrrr. ....

Amber coloured beer with a medium sized head that should hold a bit longer. Only the last part stays, and some sticks to the glass. Spiced smell with some yeast comming trough. Not a bad smell. More sweet taste, yeast and spices. A bit unbalanced, but not bad.

2010 - 05 - 02 250 ml bottle. light amber colour. off white fading head. fungus smell. bitt sour taste

Bottle. Amber colour, very big dense white head, much carbonation. Fruity aroma, floral, cherry-like. Also yeast in the nose. Fruity taste, acidic, slightly bitter, with fruits like kriek and ornage. Finish is short to medium. It vanishes relatively quick. Overall OK and interesting beer.

750ml corked bottle. Hazy, translucent brownish-amber. Big head that fades out within a minute. The aroma has some spice, but mostly yeasty amber malt. Soft on the palate, this is a relatively straightforward Belgian Amber. A little suspect age-wise, as I scooped this one up for a whopping $3.49. Rather mellow on the spice, more dominated by the pungent, fruity amber malt. Certainly underwhelming for a Belgian beer. Potentially too old for it’s own good, who knows. Not recommended.

Bottle, Paters Vaetje. Pleasant woodsy aroma, lemon sherbet. Faint dry yeasty bite, sherbet, banana esters, pepper, marmalade and candy. Lager amber, hazing faintly under a rocky white head collapsing to a slick. Dissipates into lemon wheatiness and biscuit. A bit empty but refreshing.

Bottle - Amber pour with a small white head. Lemon and slightly malty, with some floral hops on the nose. Refreshing. Taste is smooth light malt with some light spice and some breadiness. Floral hops round out the finish. Light and crisp, this was a nice departure from some of the heavier beers I drank in this session.

Rather small, fast diminishing white head. Very spicy aroma. Light body, thin feel. Average carbonation but the taste is a bit acidic so the carbonation is quite noticeable. Sweetness is medium, spicy and malty taste. Be aware of the sediment. (Bottle 25cl)