Jopen Hoppenbier

Jopen
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Haarlem, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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A unique combination of hoppiness and refereshing maltiness. More of this please.

Slightly misty grey orange with frothy white head. Fruity aroma, mandarins, together with light yeasty notes and some dried leaves. Wow, really lovely bitter and full flavoured. Not ruthless tough. Mouthfeel is smooth and a great dry ending. Surprised and very happy with this. (33cl bottle)

Pours golden amber. Yeasty, bitter, grassy taste. A healthy head. Traces of spice toward the end.

Draught - Cambridge BF. Aorange coloured beer with a lovely white head and a sweet and spicy aroma with maybe a touch of vanilla. The taste is spicy, peppery and fruity with nice alcohol yeasty notes. A very tasty beer with a long mouthfeel.

from crackedkettle.com - cloudy dark-orange colour with a little irregular foam; aroma of orange peel, nutmeg and cloves; notes of hay; medium-bodied, solid sourness, very dry aftertaste of bitter oranges - very good and refreshing

Bottle 330ml. Interesting, yeasty beer. Aromas of caramel, butter, honey, and straw. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness, and very good length. Palate is velvety, with a medium body. Yellow, with a big frothy head.

UPDATED: FEB 15, 2010 Golden coloured, big lasting white head. Very distinct aroma, hoppy and herbal with some fruity notes. Hoppy flavour, quite bitter. Smooth bitter finish. Thirst quenching beer with some interesting flavours. Very suitable for drinking many in a row...

I like this beer! Great mix of fruit/spice in the start, and fine balanced bitternes in the finish.

Since this is still brewed by the Jopen Microbrewery in the Netherlands, I think it needs to be re-listed under it’s own name and not that of Van Steenberge (http://www.jopen.nl/). Based on a recipe for what is thought to be the first beer brewed in Haarlem to use hops. Tasted from the bottle and poured into a chalice at just below room temperature. Immense head grew from the pour to fill a good half of the glass and rise a further ½" out the brim. Dense and creamy beige, it retained well for the length and left a web of lace. Very fine streams of bubbles worked there way through the dull and murky, tawny gold body. Light notes of cola soda form a base under the gooey vanilla, ginger root and fruity melonous nose. Cinnamon spice comes in late as do hints of earthy, musty hops. Juicy fruits in the mouth. Quite a lip smacking mix of melonous fruits, toffee, creamy oats and vanilla. Very soft on the tongue, smooth with the consistency of a spicy liqueur, this was a delicious drop. Had notes of sweet and spicy sherry in the back giving it a lovely depth and warmth that followed through into the long and creamy, smooth finish that had a nutty edge. Quite mellowing for a beer of modest strength, the flavours were amplified when held on the tongue before letting it slide down the throat. Nicely made, smooth and tasty. (30cL, 6.8% ABV, brewed by Jopen BV, Haarlem, the Netherlands, BB 16/11/06)

Very long lasting head, little bit hazy body. Strong taste, spicy flavor. Great beer from Jopen in Haarlem.