Vissenaken Himelein

Brewed by Brouwerij Vissenaken
Style: Belgian Ale
Vissenaken-Tienen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 75cl. @ The Danish Summer Gathering Tasting, TSODRBSG09.
Clear light to medium brown color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, oxidide, old malt, light drak bread, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090822]

Bottled. A hazy chestnut colored beer with a thin beige. The aroma has notes of caramel, nuts, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, nuts, and straw, leading to a dry roasted finish.

75 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and slight yeasty fruity. Malty, fruity and slight yeasty. Lingering fruity and slight malty. Slight fruity and malty finish.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear orangey brown with a rough beige head. Hard roasted malt aroma. Medium body, hard roasted malt and dried fruit. Light malt bitterness in the finish. 220809

Bottle. Hazy orange red coloured with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, spices, hops and grass. Fruity flavour of caramel, bread, spices, hops and grass. Spicy finish.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty grainy bready aroma. Sweetish malty bready slightly yeasty flavor. Has a roasted malty bready finish.

Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2009. Pours cloudy brown with a small creamy bubbly head. Sweet malty caramel. Yeasty. Toffee and some ashy notes.

Bottle, 6%. OK roasted aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Very small head. The flavour is nicely sweet, good roasted note, a bit of brown sugar.

(750ml bottle) Pours a dark amber-brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of dark fruit, roasted malt, pine, sulfur, and anise. Flavor of raisins, yeast, black licorice, anise, brazil nuts, caramel, and mint leaves with a dry finish.

Bottle at ØLbaren - Thanks to ??? Clear brown - offwhite head. Roasted, grassy, chocolate, high malty. fruity, valnuts (light oxidation), red berries, light bitterness.