Nofretetes Tradition

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Fruit Beer
Ichtegem, Belgium

Serve in Flute

Clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and spicy - coriander. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Watery. 150112

Bottle from Bier Imperium, Vienna, where they sell it as beer from Egypt. Hazy yellow color with medium white head. Aroma of yeast, some citrus. taste strongly in citrus, with some yeast. Light bitter in finish. Could be refreshing in hot weather.

33 cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is yeasty, citric and light brett. Fruity, light citrusy and light brett leathery. Dry and yeasty finish.

Zu Beginn Kräuter, würzig, angenehme Herbe. Dazu Hefe, das Bier erinnert doch sehr an ein Wit. Die Intensität ist angenehm, die Aromen nicht sonderlich abgestimmt aber doch in Ordnung. Passt. /9/9/8/5/8

From Tux. Bottled, 230711. Amber with white head. Aroma of dark fruit and malt. Flavor with some sour note.

Bottle 33 cl. Slightly hazy pale yellow pour with a small white head. Aroma of synthetic aromatic substances where lime and citrus are the key. The taste is like lime lemonade. Slightly sour aftertaste.

Hm. What a surprise. According to the bottle label, this is a beer according to the ancient Egyptian brewing tradition, so of course I had to check that out. Pours a very pale, cloudy brew, no head to speak off. The nose is rather weak, but the first sip immediately gave me the impression that this is something else. Very, very fruity and wit-like, sort of like a Belgian wheat beer with a good dose of Sprite in it; I believe the concept is called Panache in France and Radler in Germany. Lots of fruity, yeasty notes, fresh, sweet and highly drinkable. As I am not familiar with the fruit beer genre I could be utterly misjudging here, but I think Nofretetes Tradition is a rather refreshing little thing. Perhaps not something I could go all night with, but original and drinkable enough to deserve a better rating than the current rating of 8.

33cl, exclusive German brew with dates and figs, from Haus der 131 Biere Hamburg, not complex brew, yet refreshing, balanced, cloudy, good head, nothing special, yet good concept!