Klein Duimpje Erik de Noorman

Brewed by Huisbrouwerij Klein Duimpje
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hillegom, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Didn’t drink this earlier, to my surprise. Orange color. Malty, peachy aroma. I can smell the alcohol already. Hint of vegetables. Full bodied. Malt, alcohol, hints of hops and butte. Not a wonder of flavor, but nice and clean.

The Lure:
Biscuity malts and orange zest/coriander fruitiness create an intriguing Southampton Grand Cru pretender. Light yeast alights on lavender, white pepper and green leaves. Very interesting, though short of stardom.

The Festivities:
The crunchy malt cookie and yeast interplay benefits from the low carbonation for a Belgian style. Oranges and flowers paint different colors onto the tasty malts, but all gets a bit static after a while. Simple, well-made, and rather easy to drink for its size.

Transcendence:
A little too classy to quench warriors, a little too rough and homey to please kings.

Brown coloured, pretty dark beer. Aroma with raspberries, very sweet. So is the taste, very sweet, candisugar, cottoncandy. Not very complex.

Bottled. Cloudy amber, lasting head. Honay and apple aroma. Sweet and malty with some grassy hops. Soft mouthfeel. Solid and quite pleasant.

Sampled at Arendsnest in Amsterdam, Holland. Copper. Trapped, dry and flat nose with nose of orange, grapes and caramel. Firm, smooth, light-bodied and very fruity. Nots of grape, cinnamon, cranberry and melon. Solid but seems a little small for its size.

Quite yeasty and alcoholic aroma. Some lactic sourness. Dark amber color with a small head. Alcoholic finish with some sourness.

Reddish brown coloured. Sweet and fruity honey aroma. The flavour is too yeasty with sweet notes of raisins.

Hazy amber color with little or no head. The taste is yeasty with a slight citrus finish.

Bottle conditioned. Hazy amber orange, thin but persistant rocky white head and moderate condition. Good complex aromas of honey, malt, spices, orange, yeast and funky mushrooms. Fruity sweet and quite soft in the mouth with spicy yeast. Long finish that is quite dry and spicy with malt, yeast and coconut lingering.

Hazy orange brown color, medium lasting creamy head. Aroma is malty and fruity, bit bubblegum like in the La Trappe Quadrupel. Taste is also malty and sweet, bit alcoholic also. It reminds me of the La Trappe Quadrupel, which i like, but it's not as good.