Vampire Pale Ale
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

Vampire Pale AleVampire Pale Ale
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From:
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.28 | pDev: 31.1%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
53
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 06, 2016
Added:
Oct 13, 2012
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by SuomiHobbit:
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Rated by SuomiHobbit from Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -16.2%

Aug 01, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by zshaft from Connecticut

3.78/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
looks nice and dark orange. smells like belgain funk with apples. tastes kind of like a saison but with less carbonation and more body. some pear and apple with some pepper in there. overall nothing I would seek out.
Mar 06, 2016
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Reviewed by vikinggary28 from California

3.8/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I've been anxious to try Belgium ales lately since having tried what seems like every IPA in the universe, and since this one was the only one in stock at my local store, I had little choice. But it was a good choice to start with. Poured from a 750 ml bottle into my 22 oz glass mug (no, it didn't all fit) it has a amber/orange colour and a thick off white head with some lacing. The smell is hoppy and fruity, not over powering. Taste much like the aroma, the fruity/citrusy under taste nicely compliments the hops. Not great, but certainly very good. If I had to rate the bottle though, I'd give it a 1. It comes in what looks like a wine bottle complete with cork and a paper label on it that looks like it came out of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Dec 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by Cold_1 from California

Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.31/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Pours a murky honey orange with a foamy beige head that fades to nothing. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is of malt, honey, fruit, and slight cardboard aromas. Taste is much the same with fruit, honey, spice, and slight cardboard flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of earth bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is drinkable, but there are some cardboard qualities that make this one seem a bit old.

Serving type: bottle.
May 19, 2015
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Reviewed by jneiswender from Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +25%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pored from a 750ml bottle into a pale ale glass. Served cool

Amber body. Nice thick white foam.

Faint grassy hops. Very fruity. Juicy fruit gum.

Candy, fruit stone , chalk

Very carbonated medium mouthfeel

Okay pale ale.
Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Feb 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by 2GOOFY from California

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by ItsPhipps from California

Jan 18, 2015
 
Rated: 2.94 by One1Asterisk from Florida

Jan 02, 2015
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Reviewed by mheberger from California

4.75/5  rDev +44.8%
Picked this up for $4.99 at the Richmond, CA Grocery Outlet. The label is awful, but it's from an actual Belgian brewery, so worth a try, right? I thought it was a fantastic brew, and went back and bought a bunch more.

Appearance: Poured into a chalice, golden, almost clear just slightly cloudy, nice white frothy head. No yeast in the bottle, so it's not bottle conditioned.

Aroma: Belgian ale esters, fruity, spicy.

Flavor: Complex, nice firm bitterness, fruit and spice in spades. Really pleasing. A bit of alcohol.

Mouthfeel: spritzy carbonation, lively.

Overall: Basically everything I'm looking for in a Belgian golden ale. Will keep my eye out for more offerings from this brewery.
Nov 12, 2014
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Reviewed by predikit from Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%
This was sitting by itself, the bottle seemed a bit silly, but even so I picked it up.

Pours a deep amber with a fluffy white head, that dissipates very slowly, leaves minimal lacing behind.

The smell hints of citrus and sweet malt, bread and some herbal or floral notes.

The taste is very interesting. Can't say I've tasted anything similar to this in any other brew, I honestly couldn't put a name to it. Hints of clove, there is a bit of concoction of spice in this that I can't pick apart, the bite from the hops shows up at the end, is fairly mild. The alcohol presence shows up at around the same time. Bitterness takes on a slight soapy feel to the flavor, but doesn't last too long.

This is fairly light bodied but is extremely fizzy, almost soda-like carbonation.

Good to try, but I don't think I would pick this over something new.
Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by azathot from Connecticut

Nov 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by chefdave37 from Massachusetts

Oct 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by todesengel135 from Michigan

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BrewCrew2010 from Mississippi

Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by sillyhed8 from California

Jul 06, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by jmathis from Florida

Jun 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Mar 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by TheDrunkenDeer from Idaho

Mar 14, 2014
Vampire Pale Ale from Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 53 ratings