Thouroutenaere

33cl bottle courtesy of Stefaan: poured golden yellow into my Gouden Carolus glass. Very little head but what was there subsided quickly. Mainly hops in the aroma with a touch of fruit, yeast, and grain. Slight banana in the flavor with moderate hoppiness and a touch of bubblegum. Hard to believe this is 8.5%. Mild sweetness on the palate followed by a slight bitterness. This beer is clean and easy drinking.

Bottle Creamy, white head. Hazy, yellow body. Nose of hops: flowers, grss, hints of citrus. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Moderately bitter, moderately sweet finish.

Thouroutenaere is probably the same as Hapkin. Webbs' GBG calls it an organic version. Highly unlikely - this would be mentionned on the label. With the closing of Louwaege imminent, this beer is supposedly still brewed in Kortemark (BBd: 11/03) Pale golden with greenish shine (Chablislike). Very thick, white head, big bubbles. Nose is yeasty, banana, honey-ish, edicinal. taste is very dry, then a sweetness develops, slightly spicey, a bit fruity. Mouthfeel characterised by the dryness, nearly dusty. A bit af adstringency even develops. Alcohol. Aftertaste is bitterness becoming pronounced - in a very dry way. Intersting, complicated 'taste-traject'.

I liked this one, tasts like something between Duvel and the average white beer, some hints of honey, but also bitter.