Motuecha
De Struise Brouwers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots going on in this unusual example. Serving a bottle bought at Deca, regrettably a good few months back, into a tulip. Interesting-looking for a pale ale, with a deep brassy color, slight opacity, but vigorous carbonation feeding a scrim of head, which a touch less than what a bar server might be going for. Next time I'll try a pilsener glass. But the glass nicely captured a substantive aroma of bread, wild and orange flowers, hay. Hops on the attack, clean and floral and herby up front, with the bitterness creeping in after a beat and then lingering. Some apricot, orange zest -- a tangy rather than sweet clementine, think -- light toast. Creamy mouthfeel, a bit of chew to it, with a mouth-watering (not entirely in a good way) effect that leaves a bit of an untidy finish. And is there a nosefeel? I feel it on the back of my palate and up into the sinuses. Unusual, again.

 

 

 

 

Brought back from Belgium and shared with rudzud, love the comic as the label thanks to Arne Franzel, and a single kiwi hop should be good.

Light fluffy airy head, hazy lemony straw color, spotty lacing.

Nose lighter than I expected, light sweet blond malts, a bit of grassy hops, light lemongrass hay like and some kiwi style hop but very little, light lemony light Belgian candy like.

Taste starts with grainy blond malts, light pilsner toasty like but mostly blond Belgian with light sweetness, and light candy like. Faint hops that are much lighter than I expected. Hop characters come in with light grassy and lemony flavors, faint fruity, very little kiwi hop character and very little bitterness, in fact very little hop altogether. Light lemony cereal too. Finish is dry with light bitterness, little more lemongrass and cereal grain lingering.

Mouth is med to lighter bod, good carb.

Overall way too light, nice flavors otherwise but they are to light, esp the hops.

Thanks to JLindros for sharing this bottle.

A - Poured into a Kate the great tulip a light hazy straw hue with a thin white blanket that fades to leave light lacing and light blanket.

S - Aromas of bready malts faint fruit esters. Quite pleasant.

T - Taste is on the sweeter side with slight thin and water malts, faint fruit esters, light bready malts and slight candy notes.

M - Mouthfeel is slightly thinner than I would have expected.

O - Overall I was slightly disappointed with this beer but still glass to get to try it.