Op-Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Malt and raisin aroma, also some notes like strong black tea from the hops. Dark amber, lace clings to tha glas. Incredibly complex hop taste: A background bitternes like from bitter tea , accompagnied by a range of aromahops which fill the whole spectrum. Medium body, a tad watery exit, but all in all a really lovely beer.

Lemon tea with caramel aroma. Amber color, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, soft hop bitterness, caramel and herbs. Bit dry and bitter finish.

Bouteille de 33cl. Belle couleur entre le blond et l’ambré, trouble, la mousse retombe assez rapidement mais un résidu reste tenace. Elle exhale un puissant parfum agréable. Au goût, j’ai rarement bu une bière à 5% avec autant de corps, elle est vraiment bien équilibrée et agréable au palais. Une bonne alternative quand on veut pas se prendre une claque avec une strong Ale, bref, une petite qui a tout d’une grande! Trouvée à Vanuxeem - Ploegstaert.

UPDATED: JUN 16, 2005 Bottle - in a side-by-side tasting with the GB spéciale Amber-beer (wiich I heard of as being the same beer as Op-Ale)
Clear, amber body. Moslty lasting lightly brown head. Fair lace. Nose of yeats (light - dough) and hops (moderately - flowers) Lightly bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly bitter finish. Result of the side-by-side: the beers aren’t exactly the same. They are very similar, but the GB beer is a little bit more watery.

Nice amber ale with an off white head. Malty aroma with notes of candy sugar and light resinous hops. Fresh crisp malt with light hops but nice cirtusy notes in final, with pepper. Medium bodied. Bought at Delhaize.

Bottle. Clear light to medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate yeasty, bubble gum, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (091207)

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.