Palm Speciale

Brewed by Brouwerij Palm
Style: Belgian Ale
Steenhuffel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Draft. Golden color, grassy floral aroma. Not so interesting, but not bad.Because at same time I had more experiences with other belgian beers, Palm was not so attractive.

From the bottle. Lovely dark golden colour and definitely drinkable, however could be a little more distinctive on the palate. A fairly light bodied beer with some fizz. Tasty but nothing special.

not much aroma, slightly sweet but buried under a white frothy head that seems to be nitrogen infused... surely not? Warm nutty light brown colour that matches the nutty warmth on the tounge. But fades away too quick, without a lot of character or depth, to a slightly rotten aftertaste. If I didn’t know better I would’ve thought it was a ham-fisted attempt by a mass light-lager brewer to create a "traditional ale" style; inoffensive enough for those who like things safe.

on tap- a little on the light side but flavors were tasteful..double the recipe and this is a pretty nice Belgium ale..not bad overall maybe slightly underrated..

Bottle 30cl. A beautiful clear amber beer with a small white head. Aroma of bread and caramel. Sweet taste and a little bitter, watery ending.

Tap. Amber pour with light brown head. Spice, bread and grass. Light body with short and funny finish. Not exciting and not offensive.

Drank from the tap at Ron Blacks in White Plains, NY. Grain and malt flavors dominate this beer with a little bit of a straw, skunky aftertaste.

Interestingly light ale, moderate maltiness and some hoppiness, though not--by my admittedly hop-hating standards--overly so. everything i’ve just said means "not very offensive", but that’s the problem with this beer--it has nothing positive going for it, just an absence of things bad with it! (Plaza, SY)