Jopen Adriaan

Jopen
Brewed at Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Traditional Ale
Haarlem, Netherlands

In the bottle from HyVee CB. Pours a hzy gold with dark tiny particles that are heavy and electron dense. Minimal white head. The yeast cake in the bottom was dark, thick and impossible to dislodge, so the appearance might be more wit-like for others if they can coax the yeast off the bottom. Aroma is remarkable and amazing. Apple orchard aroma. Smells of a real barbershop (witch hazel and bay rum). Gooseberries. Caramel. Flavor does not match the wonderful aroma. Thin in body. Lacks a substantial palate. Tartness predominates. Orange and lemon flavors, but fails to deliver the goods promised by its flirtatious aroma.

From a 12 oz. brown bottle with a blurb and coded lot/freshness date on the back label. Poured a cloudy amber hued orange with a foamy head that settled into a thin lacing. Aromas of spice, coriander, herbs and orange peel. Moderate carbonation and a smooth, slick lightish medium bodied mouthfeel. Pleasant and mild tasting, softly tart fruity, apricots and pear with a light orange zest, mild spices and herbs, nutmeg, and a dryish spice and orange finish. I was expecting a bit more taste from this when I purchased it, so for me, average drinkability. I was hoping this would be more tasty than it was, it will be a while before I try it again.

Very intesting beer... bottle from the Belgian Room, NYC. Other than Heavyweight Two Druids, this is the only other gruit I’ve had. An intense fruity character lined this beer, along with a powerful herbal/sage/parsley aroma. The fruits in the taste (wheaty fruits -- lemon/banana/kiwi/fruit punch) were a bit overwhelming. Spicing was noticable but subtle.

Bottle from Super Saver. Dark straw pour with a lot of carbonation bubbles. Aroma of bready malt, tart apricotty fruit, some honey and hopcitrus. The flavor was citric and tart, with some bready malt, hops, and some finishing honey and apricot.

Aroma:orange juice aroma... Appearance:clear yellow-orange,small head... Flavor:Orange juice and tangerine sour....

great aroma of orange and spice, appearance nice orange color but the head are small, it taste spicy clove and nutmeg and heres the deception the taste finish in one seconde

Bottle. Rocky white fair mostly deminishing head. Powerfull hoppy aroma, maybee elderberry present. Nice taste and average finish. A little watery.

Bottle. Nice, spicy aroma, slightly peppery. Slightly cloudy golden colour, small white head. OK mouthfeel, but watery flavour. The flavour has a subtle spiciness to it, and the aftertaste is teaish.