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De Struise Brouwers
Brewed at Deca Services

Style: Belgian Ale
Oostvleteren, Belgium

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common

on tap
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RATINGS: 192   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.45   IBU: 31   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Assignment by John Vanloo of San Francisco-based Waterloo Beverages LLC to develop & manufacture the Westoek Ale – 6% ABV at & by the Deca Brewery. As this was a very complex recipe to deal with, Deca asked Urbain Coutteau, brew master at Struise to collaborate on this project. 4 grain Blond dry triple ale married to a soft English bitter. Urbain’s Magnum hops for bittering, Styrian Goldings for different aroma hop gifts in the boil, late boil & flame out, Hallertauer Mittelfrueh for dry hopping.


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3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mile (2113) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 31, 2011
Bottle. Golden, hazy, average to large and mostly lasting head. Moderate malty – lightly wheaty and lightly sweetish aroma, tropical fruitiness and light spiciness, some citrus hoppyness with some yeast. Body is medium, malty – lightly wheaty and lightly sweetish flavor, fruitiness and light spiciness, citrus hoppyness and some yeast. Finish is average, malty and lightly sweetish, fruitiness and some spiciness with light citrus hoppyness. OK fruity and lightly sweetish ale with citrus hoppyness. Perhaps bit too sweet for my liking.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
txspartan (878) - Wilrijk, BELGIUM - AUG 31, 2011
Delicious blond ale with interesting notes from the hops. Very enjoyable.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
zathrus13 (1628) - Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA - AUG 28, 2011
Pours gold, with a large, white head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, and hops. Flavor is are fruit, malt, yeast, spices. Drier than I thought it would be. body on the light side.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - AUG 27, 2011
330ml bottle, beer gift from the great guy known as Harrisoni. Pours a rocky white head with solid lacework to an unclear, orange coloured body. Sweet ripe fruits to the nose with background spices. Ripe and fresh fruity in the taste profile supported by bready malts, yeasty fruitiness, and woody dry herbs. Bitter oranges on the swallow. Medium bodied. Good wake-up drink after a festival siesta at the near by hotel room, Earls Court, London 02.08.2011.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
blankboy (5153) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 26, 2011
Draught at Little Delirium Café, Brussels. Pours a hazy copper-gold with an average size semi-lasting frothy white head. Aroma of a hoppy Belgian Ale with hops, herbs, yeast and some fruit. Flavour is herbal, hoppy and yeasty, a bit sweet with a touch of honey. Medium bodied. Pretty good, I enjoyed it.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ober (2765) - Bommelerwaard, NETHERLANDS - AUG 25, 2011
A little hazy golden colored beer, with a thick white head. The aroma of malts with fruits like citrus. Hints ofof caramel. Thet aste of sweet fruits like peach and citrus. There are bitter hops. The aftertaste is some sweet with bitter notes

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
INDASTRIA (129) - Berlin & Rome, GERMANY - AUG 9, 2011
A sort of Belgian IPA. Hoppy, yeasty, fruity aroma and taste. Not so pleasant. Good but not exciting, a little boring

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Countbeer (2853) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - AUG 7, 2011
Bottle: Small but vast white head on top of a light cloudy yellow colored beer. Smell hops, fruit, citrus, orange, flowers, herbs and a hint of yeast. Taste is a fine mix of fruits, citrus, orange, abricot, peach, lemon, tangerine, hops, yeast, bitter, some malts, herbs and something like flowers. Light dry nice bitter light fruity aftertaste. Low carbo, soft tingly and silky mouthfeel, medium to full body and a creamy texture. Lovely brew!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Ernesto987 (2375) - Connecticut, USA - JUL 31, 2011
UPDATED: AUG 1, 2011 Bretty nose, some sour notes come though in the aroma, not too much else. bretty taste without overwhelming tartness. Light and drinkable, finish ends slightly bitter. A very pleasant beer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
crossovert (4565) - Wisconsin, USA - JUL 29, 2011
This is a Belgian ale that is all over the place, hoppy, but light, and some sweetness and yeastiness. I good Belgian IPA I would say.


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