t Smisje Wostyntje

Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Vintage 2003: Amber gold with a off white head. Sweet herbal & spicy aroma and taste - nearly cloying. Medium bodied. Very concentrated & strong overall!

Brewed with mustard seeds but their flavor has well-integrated into the mash because I can’t taste it. Nice and refreshing beer, although also thin and not memorable.

Bottle sampled. Pours light amber with a one finger off-white head. Aroma of malts, mustard, some fruit, and a touch of hops. Flavor is sweet and acidic with mild caramel, fruits, mustard, and some spices with a tangy spicy finish.

I’m not gonna lie.. I’ve been a bit scared to try this. Poured a lovely shade of medium orange with a short cap of whitish head and large sticky bubbles on the side of the glass.. good start. The aroma picked up a whole bunch of sourness.. rather along the lines of a (Flemish) sour ale.. some spices (faint mustard along with some moderate-intensity-but-I-can’t-place-‘em spices) paired with hay and more sourness.. not quite right. The flavor also had a pervasive, dry sourness throughout.. some toffee sweetness, and a bunch of spices again (mustard was light).. dry, vinegary, not-so-pleasant finish. Too sour on the palate (infected?) and perhaps medium-bodied.. just a wholly unsatisfying experience, but not in the way I feared.

Bottle. Aroma has some floral, yeasty bread and mustard. Hazy gold body with white head. Flavor was spicey mustard up front. The spice diminishes and you get a sour tart not overwhelming to the palate by middle to finish of beer. Zesty sourness aftertaste left on the palate good brew.

Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a nice fizzy head. The aroma delivers the mustard seeds as promised and has some subtle floral notes. The flavor (more mustard and light malts) isn’t too strong, this beer is more about the aroma and texture... the texture has a fizzy start and is nice and oily the rest of the way. It’s a pretty nice and refreshing beer... I’m surprised is has such a low rating on here, it definitely deserves better than that.

Pours a cloudy golden amber with a off white head that leaves a lot of lacing. Nose is yeasty and alive with a touch of fruit edge. Flavor is unusual as it’s influenced by the mustard seeds. Smooth and even, there is a definite mustard edge to it, but not one so powerful that it makes things gross. Feel is thick with carbonation. Overall this one is definitely worth trying. I mean how often do you see beer that is brewed with mustard sees? Right? Even though it is sort of gimmicky, I might still consider going back to this one at some point. Just after I try all the other beautiful gems I happen to come upon.

Date: April 27, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: dark yellow, thin white head
Aroma: funky musty horse blanket aroma
Body: light body
Flavor: spicy malt flavor with lots of complex Belgian funkiness, earthy musty finish

Date: March 07, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: muddy burnt orange, fine beige head, sudsy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, sweet caramel with a candy quality, lots of spicyness, hint of funk
Flavor: rich and sweet malt flavor, lots of caramel candy, spicys adds a unique balancing character, light funk, light bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4