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I've been tidying the garage all day, and treated myself to a patersbier from @Caramel Ox as a reward.
Please excuse the cloudiness - that was due to my pouring rather than the beer itself. The top half of the glass poured perfectly clear, then I got excited and the yeast came out.
No head... It was like cider.
Ding ding, ring the bell. My word, this is a fine beer. Lovely aromas of gently browned toast. Wow. This is lovely. Perfect carbonation. Light but full malt flavour, that gentle biscuity type. The malt flavour is perfectly balanced with a light bitterness from the hops, which are present but not a lot more, which is exactly what I'd like from a Belgian blonde ale (which is pretty much what this looks and feels like).
This is amazing for a 3.5% beer, and I could imagine the monks drinking, but then I realised it was 5.3% and that's where the extra flavour came from
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Did the head vanish? Yes. Did it have lacing? No. Do I care? Not on your nelly! I don't stare at the beer whilst drinking it and I honestly "how much it sticks to a glass" I don't care a jot about what's left in the glass at the end. All I care about is how nice it smells on the way to your face, and how delicious it is as you drink it - and you've delivered a cracker here! Top job!
(Are you entering it into the monthly Belgian comp?)
Please excuse the cloudiness - that was due to my pouring rather than the beer itself. The top half of the glass poured perfectly clear, then I got excited and the yeast came out.
No head... It was like cider.
Ding ding, ring the bell. My word, this is a fine beer. Lovely aromas of gently browned toast. Wow. This is lovely. Perfect carbonation. Light but full malt flavour, that gentle biscuity type. The malt flavour is perfectly balanced with a light bitterness from the hops, which are present but not a lot more, which is exactly what I'd like from a Belgian blonde ale (which is pretty much what this looks and feels like).
This is amazing for a 3.5% beer, and I could imagine the monks drinking, but then I realised it was 5.3% and that's where the extra flavour came from
.Did the head vanish? Yes. Did it have lacing? No. Do I care? Not on your nelly! I don't stare at the beer whilst drinking it and I honestly "how much it sticks to a glass" I don't care a jot about what's left in the glass at the end. All I care about is how nice it smells on the way to your face, and how delicious it is as you drink it - and you've delivered a cracker here! Top job!
(Are you entering it into the monthly Belgian comp?)
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