t Smisje Speciaal

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before first quarter of 2012, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on November 22 2010; eye: copper, hazy, a bit of suspended matter, light effervescence, light lacing; nose: malt, yeast, light Madeira, light fruity; mouth: malt, spices (including pepper), light Madeira, yeast, light alcohol, light fruity, finale in spices with presence of Madeira, medium body, good carbonation, foamy texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant le premier trimestre 2012, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 22 novembre 2010; œil : cuivrée, voilée, un peu de matière en suspension, légère effervescence, bonne mousse blanche qui tombe et se transforme en une bonne couverture, légère dentelle; nez : malt, levure, léger madère, léger fruité; bouche : malt, épices incluant le poivre, léger madère, levure, léger alcool, léger fruité, finale en épices avec présence de madère, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, texture mousseuse; en résumé : correct

Bright hazed orange and a lively puffy white head. Orange banana spice nose. Rich spice and pulpy pumpkin and mango fruit bready finish. Odd grating carbonation. Has some good flavours but seems crudely put together.

Bottle. Pours cloudy orange with an off-white head.Aroma of spicy yeast , malt and yeast.Flavor is malty , yeast, spice and sweet alcohol.Medium to full body ,average carbonation.Long sweet syrupy finish.

The aroma of honey and syrup are dominant. The appearance of bright golden honey, but not too light, with a nice white head on top. The flavor is sweet, honey-like notes, and a smooth settling on the palate wherre alcohol notes are tame.

UPDATED: APR 19, 2011 33cl bottle, cloudy dark blond color with a white creamy head. Aroma is very special, slight citrus notes, pumpking and caramel. Taste has caramel, citrus and coriander. A special brew that you either like or don’t.

Picked this one up during my trip to Belgium. According to the bottle, this beer is brewed with water, barley malt, candy sugar, pumpkin, hops and yeast. Bottle conditioned. Looks like it’s best before third quarter of 2013 and is brewed 5 years before the "best by" date, fall of 2008. Pours a luminous hazy orange with a thin but persistent snow white head. Smells of peppery spice, green apple and tangerine. Alternately dry, sweet and spicy in the mouth. Dry up front, I suspect from the alcohol but it’s not hot or boozy. Next the peppery and sweet spice takes over with black pepper, juniper berry and clove, perhaps a bit a ginger. The big sweetness washes all of the previous flavors away. Big fruity maltiness, sweetened apples and pears. Sweetish finish with a thin hop bitterness peeking out. Big flavors here, all battling for attention. Somehow it all works. This is not a casual drinker, this is a beer that demands your attention. Worth a taste.

Very hazy, almost dirty looking dark orange. Very large but light foam with huge bubbles that fall back quickly. Massive yeast sediment in the bottle. Very rich spicy flavour. A lot of yeast and warmth from the high ABV.

Bottle. Hazy golden pour with some white lacing head. Notes of pumpkin seeds and bit of alcohol. A bit too strong for a pumpkin beer imo, but nice change.