Op-Ale

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Ale
Opwijk, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottled. amberish copper colour, beige bubbly head, which last for a long time. Aroma is a lot of malts and caramel with some hops in finish. Flavour is metallic, malty, bready and grassy. The finish is dry and bitter hops, and stays for long in the aftertaste. Pleasantly done. Almost like a British bitter to the flavour.

Amber beer with a beautiful retentive head. Nice and refreshing. Like this more than Palm.

On draft at Beerpassion Weekend, Antwerpen. Amber/brown coloured. medium head. Typical ’British’ flavour, hops and caramel malts, bitter finish. Quite decent.

Slightly hazy brown color, medium head. Aroma of english hop, some caramel malt. Bit bitter taste, english style. Bad try.

25cl bottle labeled 25 10 05. Poured a medium orange color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of yeast, citrus and light caramel. Almost reminded me of oyster shells. Tastes of caramel, citrus, toffee and somewhat fruity. Thinner body.

Reddish amber ale with a rudely abrupt finish. Begins with a vague floweriness that hints tantalisingly at Leffe Blonde, but with all the aromatic length of that beer sucked out. Creamy head and some bitterness in the finish, but overall a watery disappointment.

A light, refreshing ale, pale amber with a creamy beige head, this has an aroma of yeast, toffee, and tart citrus fruits. Soft in the mouth, it delivers a sweet toffee malt taste with apples, a dash of orange, and some hoppy bitterness. It finishes on a mildy bitter, tart note. This has potential as a session beer.

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Light amber-brown colour, aff-white head, some carbonation. Arma is hoppy, finish is bitter with a little bit metalic in it.