Strubbe Trammelantje den Haene

33cl, exclusive brewfirm, from Willems Grobbendonk, not complex brew, not balanced, cloudy, small head, nothing special, needs to be revised

(33cl bottle) Slightly hazy, amber colour with a big and light-beige foamy head. Sweet and yeasty, slightly sugary malty nose with notes of band aid. Sweet flavour with a tinge of tart acidity, medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Sugary and slightly toasted malty taste with shy fruity notes, traces of licorice and a medicinal touch; sweet malty and minimal tart finish. No highlight (02.V.09).

Bottle, 33 cl. Thanx to Lefty. Almost clear amber color, with off-white head. Aroma sweet, little yeast, malts. Medium body. Taste sweet, malts, bit spice, some light bitterness and yeast.

A Mes rate: 33cl bottle from Kris Wines. Clear deep amber with a thin white film. Yeasty and spicy aroma with a little grain and burnt malt. Very slight lick of alcohol too. Flavour not so good. Perfumey and sickly, artificially sweet and possibly some diacetyl. Spicy yeasty finish. No balance and maybe a little over carbed. Pretty poor.

Bottle. Big off-white head on top of the clear, amber beer. Perfumy and strangely sharp and unpleasant herbal aroma. Sweet, herbal flavours. Cute name, named after De Haan tram station, but the beer has unfortunately derailed.

Bottled at Weekend der Belgische Bieren, Hasselt, Belgium
Sparkling, amber body. Off-white head. Quite bad, yeasty aroma. Moderately sweet flavour with some bitterness. Has some bad infected flavours. The infection is not really distroying the flavour, but it ain’t good either. The sweetness beats the infection quite well.

Good amberish ehad, receding over clear straw-amber beer. Toasted malts, grain, and a bit perfumey. Diacetyl, buttery, and an aroma of old, unaerated rooms. Old Flanders which I’d love to see gone. The diacetyl makes up for all the body & MF. Rubbish.