La Bouffonne

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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At Delirium Café, Brussels
Hazy golden color. The aroma is fresh, fruity, pine needles. Dry mouthfeel; tree resins, some malt. Balanced, subtle, original, excellent. Balanced but long final.

Bottled 330ml. -Golden coloured, small to medium sized white head, lively carbonation, fruity and light spicy nose. Very fruity and spicy with strong citrus and coriander presence. Light notes of alcohol in rather sweet finish. No chance that this one has 9.0%ABV. All in all average.

Bottle 33cl, a slightly cloudy yellow beer with good head. Nose is spicy and agrume like. Aroma is malty, bitter, sweet and leminy, good body, easy drinkable, long hops bitterness on aftertaste, good blond ale.

Bottle 33 cl from SuperCasino - Pontarlier (F). Golden beer with superb huge white and light foam, animated crackling. Aromas of malt, sweetness, hints of citrus and alcohol. The taste is soft, honey, lemon, hop and alcohol. Nice balance acidulity-bitterness. Rich beer but pleasant and easy drinkable. Finale more dry.

Bottle. Apple/melon malt and alcohol aroma. Hazy pale yellow color with huge head and mild effervescence. Mildly sweet apple malt and moderately astringent alcohol flavor. Moderate carbonation - easy drinking for a beer this strong.

33 cl bottle, bbe 2008. Dark golden, almost shiny. Hazy with a lot of tiny particles, very weak head. Aroma: sugary and very fruity (melon, citrus) with a phenolic touch. Juicy and sweet taste with slight spiciness and faint bitterness. Chewy, strong body. Well carbonated, unexpectedly teasing for such a solid body.

This beer is brewed for Le bouffon du roi in Namur and is bottled. My take on this beer is the following: Blond, golden ale with good head retention and is opake. Alcoholic with some fruit but gives a dry finish. The beer is rather corse with medicinal notes.

very weird. mayonnaise, tomato sauce

Head is initially average sized, frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is hazy dark yellow, dense particles of all sizes, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately yeasty (cobwebs, mold), moderately hoppy (flowers, perfume), lightly malty (toasted grain, cookie), with notes of pineapple, coriander, and alcohol. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Finish is moderately bitter, moderately acidic. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic.

thin, yellow, fizzy and harshly alcoholic, but pleasingly hoppy and spicy at least. has a potent vodka whiff. a bit dusty and unclean too.