Sainte Hélène Simcoe Lager

Brewed by Brasserie Sainte Hélène
Style: Premium Lager
Virton, Belgium

Serve in Lager glass

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UPDATED: MAY 4, 2013 bottle. pours a hazed off yellow with a big large bubble head that lasts for a longggg time, my brothers. aroma is big fresh cut grass, lemongrass. quite juicy. fresh herbs. bit of pine. potent. clean. quite inviting. taste is crisp clean biscuit and cracker malts. lemongrass. fucken awesome beer over hear. would drink this all the live long day. complex, tasty, sessionable, clean. grate. nice.

15cl sample. Blond liquid with big white head. Nose : soap, lemon zest, grains. Sip : low density with water like texture. Dry lemon zest feeling , bitter, really drinkable. The aftertaste is bitter zest. Overall this is one of the most lightest alcohol lagers but one of the best there is. Full of taste and refreshing.

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2012 29/IV/2012 - on tap @ ZBF 2012 (Leuven) - BB: n/a (2012-442)

Clear very pale yellowish beer, creamy white head, bit stable, very adhesive. Aroma: lots of exotic fruit, passion fruits and lychee, a little piny. MF: good carbon, light to medium body. Taste: very fruity start, pineapple, little sour, passion fruit and lychee, nice refreshing piny bitterness. Aftertaste: little cheesy, piny hops and resin, quite some citrus.

Draft @ 9th Rencontre des Brasseries du Luxembourg Belge. Very limited release. About 200 bottles made according to Raphael (brewer) and a few kegs. Sainte-Helene experimental brews as was their ltd barleywine release. Couleur dorée opaque, mousse soyeuse blanche. Superbe découverte aussi, avec 3.5% une pils facile à boire, légère et complexe. Mais une qui allie aussi un style typique avec un houblon noble américain, et qui me réconcilie avec le style et offre ici un produit de qualité dont les gros revendeurs devraient prendre un peu de la graine. Donc une pils de base avec des notes de malt pils/pale mais avec en retrait une touche de malt grillé allant sur une note de café amer. Le houblon Simcoe ajoute à cette pils une belle dimension citronnée ainsi q’une amertume qui se marie bien avec le style, qui est souvent vu dans les IPA américaines. Néanmoins, ce dernier est parfait pour ce que Sainte-Hélène a voulu faire. Je vois ici une bière hybride qui marie les styles en offrant, certes une pils de très bonne facture, mais aussi une touche IPA de par son houblon. A 3.5% ça se boit facilement, et c’est d’ailleurs ce que j’avais fait durant ce festival.

Bottle 750ml.

light unclear medium yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, flowers, perfume, citrus, light yeasty. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry, crispy hops, hay, grass, fruity, citrus, yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120914]

on tap @ the brewery, together with Cunningham
Pale blonde color with wonderful creamy white head. Smells very hoppy-spicy, grassy and fruity. Starts with lots of simcoe and some bitter fruity flavors. Finish is long-drawn hoppy and grassy, with lots of delicious simcoe and some sweet fruits.

Bottle, bought @ Brygshoppen.
Light hazy pale yellow with a small, frothy white head. Aroma has lemon peel, peach, fresh. Crisp. Medium carbonation, fairly light mouthfeel. Flavour is elegant, dry, hoppy, citrus, fresh. Good, lingering fresh bitter finish. Very lovely summer beer.

Bottle @ Really Late Ulfborg Summer Tasting, 2012. Pours cloudy yellow with a full white head. Fruity hoppy. Lemon, citruss and grass. Crisp and dry. Mild yeast and perfume. Dammn delicious.

@ 2nd RBBSG, thx to Sebletitje 75cl bottle

Head: medium, white, bubbly/foamy
Colour: pale yellow
Smell: hops, bitters, bit of irony, fresh
Taste: proves again that Belgium can make good lagers if they offcourse spend the time to brew it and think about the recipe. very refreshing, lots of bitter notes blended perfeclty with some yeasty and irony notes and a bit of hops and citric, nice and if every bar would serve this as their standard lager i’d be very happy, lovely beer !

Golden and light hazy colour with a thick nice foam. Mild fine hoppy and spice aroma. Lovely texture. Together with a well blended hoppy and mild fruity flavour. Refreshing mild biterness. Toghether with Nøgne Ø Pils. This must be the best premium lager/pilsner I have ever had! Outstanding.
[On tap at brewery together with Grima]