Huyghe Artevelde Grand Cru

Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melle, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Flaske: Rødbrun let diset øl med et stort flot let brunligt skumhoved. Duften er gæret let metallisk. Smagen er dejlig belgisk med en ordentlig røvfuld karbonering der understøtter bitterheden. Let metallisk der trækker en kende ned på en ellers flot og meget drikbar øl.

Bouteille de 33 cl. Couleur brune, opaque, mousse moyenne mais de bonne tenue. Une bière très fruitée et épicée qui propose un goût assez spécifique allié à une texture assez crêmeuse, longueur très correcte. Trouvée à Vanuxeem - Ploegstaert

My favorite beer from this brewer to date. Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark brown color with a large foamy beige head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was tart and sour raisin, fig, cherry, molasses, anise and bread. The flavor was sour caramel, nut, bread, light tart cherries, fig, port wine and vanilla cream. The finish was long with caramel, fig and molasses lingering. Moderately full bodied and creamy. Excellent.

Poured brown with reddish highlights when held to the light. Big off-white head with nice retention and lace. Caramel, yeast and alcohol on the nose. Slightly sweet with yeast on the taste buds.

2011 - 07 - 16 330ml bottle. dark brown colour. medium creme head. the look promissed a lot but the tast couldn’t deliver...hint of nuts...

(Bottle, Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm, 11 July 2011) Dark reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit, raisins and brown sugar. Malty taste with caramel, dried fruit, prunes, dark bread and a spicy finish. More than medium body, fairly sweet. Quite nice.

Very much like the dark brown color of this beer, but the smell is pretty average and so is the taste. Body and carbo not great either.

Bevuta in piazzetta a Toirano come Belgica Double Brune, è sostanzialmente una dubbel, un po’ dozzinale, con un fruttato esagerato ai limiti dello stucchevole.

Big brown head. Deep dark red brown body. Papery licorice aroma with chocolatey notes. Dry-sweet papery licorice taste with syrupy herbal notes. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Sweetish earthy musty chocolatey aftertaste with herbal notes. Nice, mild, drinkable. Faintly peppery. (0.33l bottle at Delirium Cafe, Brussels.)

330ml bottle (S. Brevinga Alus Salons, Riga) - Rating #5000
6 Full sweet fruity aroma, dark and sticky.
4 Dark reddy brown, huge beige light head.
6+ Sweet and fruity. The fruitiness tends towards slightly soured dark fruits, maybe figs, but we can’t 100% place it. Purple grapes too. Very sweet.
3 Sticky sweet palate, pleasant carbonation. Finish is sweet and a touch sickly.
13 Huyghe doing what they do very consistently - solid strong sweet belgian ales. Maybe not the best beer in the world nor the worst beer in the world for my #5000, but the experience of being in the new Brevinga bar and shop made this special - thanks, Mr bar-owner, for the Artevelde glass as a congratulatory gift on reaching this milestone! Cheers!