Leireken Special Spelt (Leireken Witte Spelt Ale)

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Specialty Grain
Ichtegem, Belgium

Serve in Shaker, Tumbler

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25 cl fles @home. Bier was direct dood. Dus geen schuim. het is een beetje zurig.

25 cl. bottle @ Bier Central // nice bottle & label, quite like it, the beer on the other hand is pretty terrible // pale golden with a patchy white head // smells like lemon cleaning agents, freaking bad lemonade and alternative grains, spelt I assume, bad as well is sugar and yeast or something // taste is disturbing, feels like I am drinking some cleaning agent, terrible alternative grains, incredibly chemical lemon, it is sweet as well, spices, corn, floral, yeast and some acid in the back // body is supposed to be light but not like an enjoyable way because of the taste, you know. bit less carb. // remainder was drank with tobasco, cut the taste somewhat and made it lightly spicy, too spicy to drink for some but more manageable for me // it is bad

I like the use of special grains, and spelt never really dissappoints. Slightly sweet, nice palate and pale yellow and cloudy. Bottle from De Schans.

22/VII/2012 - 25cl bottle @ Erwin’s place - BB: 2011 - (2012-739) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!

Clear blond beer, practically no head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, sweet malts, honey, sugary, oranges. MF: good carbon, medium to light body. Taste: some citrus, oranges, bit sweet, peach candy. Aftertaste: little bitter, more citrus and orange peel.

#1240 Ein wässrig, plörriges Wit mit hefiger Säuerlichkeit. Kaum Würze, wenig Hopfe. Da hilft auch die Bio Attitüde nicht. Arm!

From backlog

Head: white, large, foamy
Colour: yellow , bit hazy
Smell: mostly sweet malts and grains
Taste: yeasty , malts, grains, a bit of acidity in the end , refreshing

Very sweet taste, some bitterness is hardly let through at all. A bit thin on the palate, lively carbonation. Very sweet smell, caramel and fruits like banana is in there. Clear golden colour, white head. (Bottle)

Bottle: Big airy white head on top of a light cloudy yellow colored beer. Smell is like white wine with some hints of wheat, herbs and a light hint of something light sour. Taste is a refreshing mix of wheat, grains, yeast, hint of bacteria, light fruity, citrus, white grapes and hint of green apples. A bit like fruity white wine with quite a sour touch to it. Aftertaste of white grapes/white wine and some light yeasty sourness. Low carbo, tingly lively but pretty soft mouthfeel, more than a medium body and a light watery/light creamy texture. Nice beer.

Small soft bubbles form the white head of this beer. Beer tastes like the head. Fine beer for a nice warm day in the spring.

Bottle. Pours cloudy golden with a medium white head. Some floaties. The aroma is light acid, bubble gum, citrus and coriander. The flavour is spicy, coriander, citrus and light orange.