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Very Spéciale Belge
Brasserie de la Senne
- From:
- Brasserie de la Senne
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 9.74%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 12, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
Collaboration with Allagash Brewing Company
A cross cultural collaboration brew between the Allagash and De La Senne brewing teams on April 12th, 2011.
A cross cultural collaboration brew between the Allagash and De La Senne brewing teams on April 12th, 2011.
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyable Belgian ale. Malty, creamy smooth mouthfeel, with a spicy hoppy finish. Fuity and grapefruit citrus.Very drinkable. Pours very light brown with lace. Aroma light, pleasant yeast.Carbonation right there. Spicy, lightly bitter and drying aftertaste.
Oct 17, 2012Reviewed by jdhilt from New Hampshire
3.35/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a three finger cream head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Hazy light amber color, some yeast left in bottle. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Grapefruit hop nose and flavor is grapefruit hops, lingering bitter aftertaste. More like an IPA than a Belgian pale. $4.99 for a 330ml bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.
Sep 03, 2012Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.08/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A: The beer is hazy golden yellow in color and has some small particulate matter visible floating in suspension along with a high amount of carbonation. A careful pour was needed to limit the beer from having more than a two finger high dense white head and overflowing from a snifter glass. The head gradually died down but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles coating the surface and down the sides of the glass.
S: There are moderately strong aromas of spicy yeast in the nose along with some hints of citrusy hops.
T: Like the smell, the taste has flavors of Belgian yeast and spices such as pepper are particularly evident towards the finish and linger through the aftertaste. A light amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very dry on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I really enjoyed this beer because it had a nice kick of dryness and peppery spices but neither of these were overpowering.
May 21, 2012S: There are moderately strong aromas of spicy yeast in the nose along with some hints of citrusy hops.
T: Like the smell, the taste has flavors of Belgian yeast and spices such as pepper are particularly evident towards the finish and linger through the aftertaste. A light amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very dry on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I really enjoyed this beer because it had a nice kick of dryness and peppery spices but neither of these were overpowering.
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting beer. I can see the barrel aged influence from the Allagash side pretty clearly. Reminds me of a lot of their other releases, in a mild way. The wild and uniquely vibrant tone reminds me of De La Senne. Overall, it's a pretty good beer with nice character.
May 09, 2012Reviewed by tony223366 from California
4.2/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Light caramel orange colored beer. I poured the whole bottom of the bottle in so I got some yeasty swirls too. Head was three fingers and really rocky. It's a really dynamic head that looks great. Beautiful lacing too.
S: Wow, I definitely get some beautiful hop aromas in here. It smells earthy, piney and very fresh. I get some nice fruitiness as well as some spicy yeasts too. A little bit of caramel and bready malts. But the star of the show really is the hopand fruity presence.
T: I think this is actually pretty good! I really like Belgian Strong Pale Ale's and Orval is one of my favorite beers of all time so Belgian Pale Ale's are right up my alley. The hops provide a piney, earthy spicy flavor and there's a really great fruitiness that you get in Belgian beers. Malts are bready and a little bit of caramel. Finish is bitter. This is a really great beer! I love the finish too.
M: Mouth is medium with great carbonation. No problems here.
O: Way better than I anticipated. I really need to seek out some more Belgian Pale Ale's considering this is one of my favorite styles!
May 06, 2012S: Wow, I definitely get some beautiful hop aromas in here. It smells earthy, piney and very fresh. I get some nice fruitiness as well as some spicy yeasts too. A little bit of caramel and bready malts. But the star of the show really is the hopand fruity presence.
T: I think this is actually pretty good! I really like Belgian Strong Pale Ale's and Orval is one of my favorite beers of all time so Belgian Pale Ale's are right up my alley. The hops provide a piney, earthy spicy flavor and there's a really great fruitiness that you get in Belgian beers. Malts are bready and a little bit of caramel. Finish is bitter. This is a really great beer! I love the finish too.
M: Mouth is medium with great carbonation. No problems here.
O: Way better than I anticipated. I really need to seek out some more Belgian Pale Ale's considering this is one of my favorite styles!
Reviewed by cavedave from New York
3.38/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.38/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Recent random pick at Decicco's interesting collab., it pours a very murky and sorta unappealing dark golden, topped briefly by a finger of lackluster beige head.
Luckily the aroma is better, a nice blend of fruity tart that I think is from both hops and yeast, a nectarine/sweet citrus aspect, a bit of candy sweet, some spice comes into my nose on some sips. Pretty nice aroma.
Med. strength taste, not as strong a yeast in the taste as nose, all the other aromas here now as flavors, and quite balanced and tasty they are. Hop flavors do come forward in the end of the sip, nicely, with some righteous notes of herbal bitter keeping it dry, and not too dry. Hardly as fine as some others in taste, but interesting and tasty for sure. Warm, it develops a bit of medicine in end of sip.
Mouthfeel is med. body, med. carb., med. viscosity, with a decent finish, almost as though the brewer aimed to make this beer have average mouthfeel.
Not a great beer, not a terrible beer, an interesting, hoppy take on style. Not recommended for lovers of the finer selections in this style, this one will disappoint.
Apr 09, 2012Luckily the aroma is better, a nice blend of fruity tart that I think is from both hops and yeast, a nectarine/sweet citrus aspect, a bit of candy sweet, some spice comes into my nose on some sips. Pretty nice aroma.
Med. strength taste, not as strong a yeast in the taste as nose, all the other aromas here now as flavors, and quite balanced and tasty they are. Hop flavors do come forward in the end of the sip, nicely, with some righteous notes of herbal bitter keeping it dry, and not too dry. Hardly as fine as some others in taste, but interesting and tasty for sure. Warm, it develops a bit of medicine in end of sip.
Mouthfeel is med. body, med. carb., med. viscosity, with a decent finish, almost as though the brewer aimed to make this beer have average mouthfeel.
Not a great beer, not a terrible beer, an interesting, hoppy take on style. Not recommended for lovers of the finer selections in this style, this one will disappoint.
Very Spéciale Belge from Brasserie de la Senne
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
43 ratings
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