Belle-Fleur
Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar

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From:
Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian IPA
Ranked #30
ABV:
6%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,145
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
34
Ratings:
112
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 24, 2023
Added:
Dec 08, 2011
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  18
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Reviewed by Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania

4.01/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
FtB. Slightly hazy hay colour. Thick foam retains well. Standard IPA smell. Taste is sweet without too much of IPA bitterness. Starts as it is going to be dry, resinous feel, then goes sweet and then again very dry finish. That is exciting. Not the most aromatic IPA, but very dry, feels a bit like IPA merried with German Pilsner. Much drier and lighter than an American IPA. Lacks complexity for me, but this is an interesting angle on IPAs, adds continental balancedness and elegance to the typical IPA feel.
Feb 24, 2023
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

4.02/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Has a clouded amber color with a huge, stable and noisy white head atop.

Smell is defined by dried lime zest, juicy oranges and sweet toffee malts among grassy noble hops and a lighter hint of caramel.

Offers a light and well carbonated, surprisingly fluffy mouthfeel, showcasing a refreshing and well balanced beer.

Tastes of bitter limes, spicy and dry herbs, toffee infused grains and lighter earth among a resinous sweetness. Turns sweeter then with an accompanying mineralic quality and maintaining dry hops, enriched by a glazing caramel offering. Finishes utmost dry and bitter, spicy with a resinous layer of honey, crisp, with a long lasting, hoppy aftertaste.

This is pleasantly focused on its versatile and equally present hops, unleashing an old school west coast bitterness, balanced by a notably sweet malt backbone.
Jan 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Aug 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4.02 by arzt from Germany

Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by FZR23 from Romania

Jul 04, 2021
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany

4.03/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
L:
-pours an opaque bright orange with a big,foamy (gusher),white head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-mango,passionfruit,papaya,peach,herbal,onion
T:
-Follows the nose + spicy,honey,orange zest
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
-faint alcohol warmth
O:
A really nice, tropical New England-style IPA.
May 15, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.34/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6%. Deep golden colour, huge white head. Aroma of fruity hops and yeast. Refreshing hoppy flavour, piney and grapefruity notes. Medium bitter finish. Decent malts, not too dry, not too sweet. Pleasant to drink.
May 09, 2021
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.42/5  rDev -13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)…
L- A mid+ amber colour, slightly hazy and I see major sediment was left in the bottle. Pours with a 2Cm pillowy off-white head. 15mins+ later and down to 3-4Cm of beer there is still 5mm of foam left, so I'd rate the retention as very good.
S- The smell is bright, and I see how it gets it's name as it is indeed a clear floral scent here. Unsure what to make of it though.
T- Ooph... it's hoppy-dry! First sip of beer today and it's having an outsize impact. Major hops driven floral notes with a parallel minor fruit note, apple maybe? ... though hints of mild citrus seem to become apparent later on...
F- Contemporary, hoppy dry though not as much as I first thought now that my palate has chilled out a bit. Malts and that side of things are somewhat overshadowed by the hops, that to me rather defines this style/demographic of beer.
O- 'Modern', floral and subtle citrus. One for summer drinking in the garden/park. Probably the most ultra-restrained labelling you are ever likely to find on a 'hipster beer'. For the style it is it's a grown up and subtle iteration. No shrieking hop-hammers or alien invasions dayglo ray-guns blasting upon thine palate. 'Nice and easy does it, does it every time...' as sung The Stranglers.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed!
330ml bottle £2.66 BB: Apr/2022 Bought from BeersOfEurope, King's Lynn/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Apr 04, 2021
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Reviewed by mynie from Maryland

4.52/5  rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Rather classy, understated bottle art. "dry-hopped, the pure taste of hops," all pretty and plain and written without ostentatious flourishes such as capitalization.

The pour is anything but understated: a gorgeous orange, dark and filtered, topped with a two-finger, bone-white head.

The aroma is a fantastic blend of candy sweet malt, bread dough yeast, and bright floral and citrus hops. It's old school and distinctly European, and comes together excellently.

The flavor is medium sweet and yeasty up front, quite well balanced. The middle is a combination of fresh grain and citrus hops, with grapefruit and floral nodes mingling together on the back end and finish. Nothing groundbreaking, but very nicely composed.
Feb 02, 2021
 
Rated: 3.79 by DvdP from Netherlands

Dec 07, 2020
 
Rated: 2.87 by stephenlee93 from England

Oct 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Sep 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.78 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jul 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by S_McAteer_95 from Ireland

May 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Quafftastic from Virginia

May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by BelgianBeerChef from Romania

Aug 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands

Jun 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Walnut from Missouri

Jan 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Nov 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by emincems from Turkey

Oct 18, 2017
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