Ommegang Keizer Karel Charles Quint

Brewed by Haacht
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Boortmeerbeek, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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330mL at Taste of Belgium in Eagle Beach Aruba. Pours clear straw, thick white head with tremendous white sheets of lacing. Nose is grassy hops, brighter. Taste is mildly boozy, sugar cube, pear, yellow apple. Palate is not cloying. Actually, this was surprisingly good.

Bottle. Cloudy blonde super carbonated with a massive foamy head. Aroma is musty/earthy, spice, malt and herbs. Flavor is old musty and dusty malt with some faint hop bitterness. Probably an old bottle, not so good.

Aroma: Grass, citrus, bit of yeastAppearance: Yellow , hazy, fine foam and lace Taste: Fresh, grass, bit of cheese

floral hops, some lemon/citrus, lacks malts... very sweet, but the finish is nicely bitter... don’t really like it, the flowery stuff annoys me... but it’s light bodied, leaves something warm and quite drinkable

Had two, drank them at home out of a wine glass and an oversized wineglass. Had the first one real cold, at 5 degrees, the second one more around 10. Faint aroma, definitely a touch of citrus present, which I only noticed after I switched to a truly oversized wineglass Pale to golden color, slightly hazy with a minimal head. Appearance wise all is good. Head disappears rather quickly. Bit of a poor palate, with a promising sweet first glimpse (personal taste), which disappears abruptly, leaving only a slightly bitter aftertaste, with a subtle alcohol flavour. Overall, an easy drinking, terrassy/sunny - lazy-afternoon-beer, nothing too sophisticated. I like this type of beer, if served on the right occasion.

Bottle from Falkenberg with Nic. Hazy slight yellow. Spicy. Earthlike banana yellow fruity notes. Some bitter sweetness. Interesting.

Bottle. Pours golden with an off-white head. Aroma of fruitiness, sugar, some spicy and floral notes. Flavor is sweet and fruity with some alcohol, floral and malty notes. Medium body, lively carbonation.

Bottle. It pours a diminishing white head of moderate size over a clear, golden body. Rather boring aroma, fruity and sugary, with some cellar hints. Dry and quite thin on the palate, with some alcohol warmth, soft carbonation. The flavor is sugary and fruity, a faint spiced hint chimes in, and there’s also some alcohol. Bitter towards the end. A rather disappointing one. 130430

Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, sugar, yeast and alcohol. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle 0,33ltr: Golden hazy brew with big foamy head. Starts with grassy smell but the taste is pretty sweetbitter.