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Poperings Hommelbier

Poperings Hommelbier

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Van Eecke

Poperinge-Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

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5033.53/5.03.53/5.07.5%66.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Hommel is the local abbreviation of humulus, from the botanical name for the hop plant. Confusingly, it also means bumble bee in Flemish. Poperings Hommelbier is a hoppy, golden-bronze, ale. It is made from a blend of winter, summer and aromatic pale malts.

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DrPiva (72), USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/54/20

Dec 27, 2007  
Bottle. Pours with a hazy golden color and a nice head. Aromas were primarily grassy. First taste - old grass and yeast and maybe some hops. Didn’t get any better. Some floral hops were the highlight. I won’t buy again.

 cheapdark (1609), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/101/511/20
Oct 9, 2008  
On tap at the Sharp Edge Brasserie. Looks like ubiquitous pale lager but with a decent creamy head. Aroma like no other, a plasticky sweet olfactory somewhat like the fabric softener sheets my wife uses in the drier, perhaps its more like a processed cotton candy smell, difficult to describe. Nice initial taste bud sensations but it morphs into something a little more bitter as the session continues. Very little carbonation if any. Says its hoppy but it is not hoppy as in an american ale way. Actually more laid back than I expected. Much more civilized than the 7.5% would indicate. Much more refined than than any american hoppy beer. Not bad, hides the alky well and finish is a medium mild nearly butyl lingering effect. One of the better srong ales I’ve tasted and I am not a fan of strong beers.


 BOLTZ7555 (531), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Lemony yellow brew with a HUGE white head. Very yeasty, buttermilk biscuit, citrus, and malt. Nothing extremely interesting here.


 Tripplebrew (285), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Pours a cloudy honey lemon with white head. Aroma is yeast and fruit with caramel undertones. Flavor is yeast with citrus and definite hops. Body is medium and a bit creamy. Carbonation is medium.


 General_Gao (2579), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Draft at Hop Leaf. Poured a clear light orange with a white head. Smelled of clove, light cereal grain, and grassy hops. Light to medium bodied. Tasted of pale malts, butter, and slight apple into the finish. Spicy accents were also present including the likes of clove and cinnamon.


 thenick (583), North Bellmore, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Tap @ Publick House, Brookline, MA. Pours a hazy amber color with a thick white head. Aroma is almost all yeast with a slight hop characteristic. The flavor is a bit yeasty but very heavy on the hops, with a slight spicy finish. It was a solid beer, but it never really took the good pieces to the next level.



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