Urthel Tonicum Finiboldhus

Brouwerij De Leyerth
Brewed at De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ruiselede, Belgium

There’s an odd legend concerning this brewery and it’s beers, something having to do with gnomes and hairgrowth. Apparently, the consumption of this ale will significantly halt the death of hair follicles, and let’s hope so, for I’ve got to hope something can shake the curse of male pattern baldness! 750ml bottle. Appearance: hazy, amber hued, incredibly large, flowing head, soft, white. Aroma: a dazzling blend of sweetness and spice, fruit and booze (7.5 % isn’t "that" much, but I still feel a kick), puts me in mind of an Abbey Tripel, full of citrus and fruit, yeast and sugar. Big, buzzing, initial attack on the tongue, fading fast, but returning anew, every time lips meet glass. Light body, but everlasting flavor, long, ever-present finish. The spicy, fruitiness persists, and it’s quite an enjoyable beer, if a bit forceful at times! Fierce hoppiness never quits.

Large light tan head, Fair retention, no lace. Seroius yeast haze, tea like brown color. Hints of cherrys, wood and yeast in the nose. Medium body, coating mouthfeel. Good maltiness, fruit, pears and some ripe red apple. Yeasty , spicey with a medium sweet malty finish.

Draught at The Rover, Göteborg. Hazy pale amber colour. Soft malty, a bit plain mouthfeel with some fruitiness. Basset Tidbits and sweetness, a little woody.

Bottle. Thick foamy head on a honey colored body. Has a kind of banana, malt, grass, wood, cardboard, and foam taste to it. The spice is good. High CO2. Legion nailed it-reminds me of a mild Duvel. I didn’t like Duvel, and this isn’t much better.

A very satisfying example of the style. Not nearly as spicy as the Duvel, but milder. Pretty foamy white head with nice lace. Very nice malt and spice balance. I would put this in my top 10 of the style with out a doubt.

A fine beer. Much taste of fruit. At the beginning I thought ’a kriek’?

Cloudy amber appearance, small white head. Big malty aroma of caramel, toffee and honey. Malty flavour of caramel, toffee, honey, grass ryebread and wood. Medium bitter woody finish. Sharp carbonation. Good beer!

This pours a cloudy brown, fizzy with no head. Looks like apple cider, and the aroma is very strong with apples, sugar, and yeast. Not much really going on here, lots of apples and otherwise pretty boring. Drinkable at least.