’t Hofbrouwerijke Hofdraak

Brewed by ’t Hofbrouwerijke
Style: Belgian Ale
Beerzel, Belgium

Bottle that was very kindly left for me at The Chequers, Little Gransden by Hughie, cheers mate, consumed 06-10-09 Pours very dark brown in colour its a little murky, with a light beige head. Some coffee grains on the nose and a little bit of bitter cocoa. There is a nice combination between the cocoa, coffee, and also fruit. Touch of light cinnamon also, but chocolate, sweet fruits start to dominate. A nice slightly different Belgian beer. A7 A3 F7 P4 Ov14 3.5

Bottle. A light aroma of liquor, malty and light alcoholic. The head is beige, medium large and creamy with a normal duration. The body is nearly black. A strong taste of malt and chocolate (mostly bitter chocolate), which gets a little bit bitter after a neutral start. The finish is long and malty. The carbonation is normal, the body is medium strong and creamy.

33cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Bottle almost exploded upon opening, leaving just enough to sample the beer. Unclear reddish brown colour, creamy off white to beige head. Thick aroma of caramel, malts, molasses, anise, a hint of mint. Flavour is sweet, malty, caramel/toffee/fudge, some yeast, some subdued sour spiciness. Light bitter finish. Fullbodied, soft, light prickly mouthfeel. Tasty beer.

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Cloudy dark mahogany colour, small creamy head. Fruity viola and licorcie aroma. Fairly dry with aniseed, menthol and grass. Fresh and alive with medium body and some late bitterness- Complex and tasty.

Bottled. Pours out in a hazy dark ruby brown colour with a low tan foam. Compact and well-rounded aroma of fudge, nuts, raisins and whipped cream. Solid yet cottnly rounded flavour of fudge, raisins, prunes, crackers and yeast. Long balanced finish of fudge, nuts, yeast and mild anise.

Bottle Deep brown to black, clear body. Creamy/fizzy, small head that diminishes fastly. Aroma of mint chocolate ("after eight"), molasses, caramel, medicine, ... bit weird. Moderately bitter, moderately sweet flavour which is also quite medicinal but nice.

Bottle: Unclear, chestnut-amber coloured, small persistent beige layer; sourish-woody nose with a distinctive fruitiness and some liquorice underneath; sourish-sweetish flavour, relatively light bodied; lactic acid detectable in the woody and fruity finish. Pleasant, but nothing special.........

Brown in color with a medium sized beige head. Aroma is of honey, honeysuckle, and sassafras. Flavor is slightly fruity with fig, brown sugar, and floral undertones.