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Jopen Adriaan

Jopen Adriaan - Traditional Ale

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48
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Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Traditional Ale

Melle, Belgium

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2073.04/5.03.03/5.05%31.2Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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Brewed by Huyghe for Jopen (www.jopen.nl). Until 2006 brewed by Van Steenberge. Jopen Adriaan is made as a lighter version of a gruit beer. Gruit is a medieval herbal mixture of which sweet gale is the most characteristic. Brewers used this gruit before hops were introduced. The beer contains 5% alcohol and is also brewed with herbs, but different ones than those used in Koyt. The herbs used in Adriaan contribute in the refreshing taste of Adriaan. The light taste of Adriaan can be compared with Wheat beers (Witbier) as those are made in Belgium and Holland.
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 DuffMan (2723), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/101/58/103/516/20
Jan 20, 2006  
It is fascinating to read the variety of impressions that this beer generates! I thought it was very interesting and terrific. From the bottle, it doesn’t look very nice-- murky cloudy yellow-brown with a mediocre head and poor retention. Huge aroma of butterscotch and warmed butter. Sweet palate, very butterscotchy with some cardamom, ginger and vanilla cookie, and a vaguely fruity note that I couldn’t put my finger on (maybe the herbs, maybe the yeast...). Thin-bodied, but that’s okay as it was still a pleasure to drink. Recommended for its different character.


 bluevegie (2169), Perth, Australia
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 21, 2005  
Murky, pale straw body with a poor lasting head. The aroma seemed to be of soft wheat notes, with my other half picking up honey. Soft in the taste as well, thin body, some ginger, yeast, citrus and soft carbonation. Pleasant and easy drinking with no big characters standing out, but nothing really making you yearn for more.


 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/511/20
Dec 12, 2005  
tangerine color. smelled like smoked sausage and tasted like new york seltzer water.


 LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 30, 2005  
very intriguing style and beer altogether. tasted of ginger water, well water, pices like nutmeg and allspice. some honey and wheat flavors with a bitter taste and some acidity.


 Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 27, 2005  
Cloudy orange color,small white head that faded quickly leaving little behind.The aroma is wheat kind of fruity and lightly spicy,so far so good.Fruity flavor upfront with a nice carbonation lvl that makes the flavor dance a little on the pallate.The flavor changes in the middle and end with it going from a sort of mild sweet to a sour side,almost reminding me of Berliner Kindl Weiss in a way.It’s a fairly interesting brew that i think i could get used to on some hot summer days due to it being very easy to drink and smooth.Nice brew for the summer.


 beastiefan2k (1592), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 25, 2005    Updated: Feb 18, 2008
Highly impressive dutch beer. This gruit stuff is really good. Its what makes the aroma and taste so unique. This beer is not heavy and very different to any witbier that I have tried. I recommend this all the way.7/3/8/3/17

Re-rate: I wold guess this is the same batch as my first rate. Got it at a place where this could have easily been sitting for a few years. Pours with a small head and a hazy orange/copper color. Aroma is a bit aged cardboard with light too old sourness but a lot of strong musk, light mustard, and spicy honey, A bit overwhelming at first, but once you get past the aged and musk there are cool little aspects. Taste is musky, light spoiled-orange tea, some sweetness and a cheap honey aftertaste. Coriander and tea aspects linger for a while as well. Easy drinking despite the thicker and slicker mouthfeel. Doing good despite the age. 7/3/7/3/15


 Quinten (955), zaandam, Netherlands
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 17, 2005  
nice, gentle.. spicy taste,..fresh no overwalming bits, recepy from 1407, old dutch traditional beers are rare.


 Shag (1922), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Oct 11, 2005  
I really wasnt digging this. A murky yellowish brown appearance similar to pond water. The aroma was ginger root, unknown spice rack stuff, and lemons. The flavors were really funked out like chili powder? vinegar, honey, and I dunno some herbal tea. This was weird as hell. Pass



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