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Brouwerij Huyghe
- From:
- Brouwerij Huyghe
- Belgium
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #456 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 73
Ranked #38,946 - Avg:
- 2.61 | pDev: 27.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 30, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 07, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
73
Okay
73
Okay
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.52/5 rDev +34.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +34.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
1L howler, represented currently in Alberta as Keg n' Cork's 'Belgian Pilsener', in no small part due to the rep, I'm sure, product exclusivity a stupidly and often incorrectly hyped thing around here, IMHO.
This beer pours a clear, pale golden yellow hue, with one fat finger of tightly foamy, and slightly bubbly dirty white head, which leaves some random blotchy painted lace around the glass as it slowly bleeds away.
It smells of biscuity, semi-sweet pale grainy malt, further corn flakes graininess, a bit of apple and pear fruitiness, some middling yeast notes, a touch of acetone, and leafy, earthy hops. The taste is quite in line with the aroma, with more grainy, slightly biscuity pale malt, a fading earthy yeastiness, and mildly floral, weedy hops. Simple, but agreeable enough.
The bubbles are a tad frothy, but generally low-key and innocuous, the body a decent medium weight for this style, or at least for the one proclaimed here, and so-so in its smoothness. It finishes mostly dry, the grainy malt, in its various guises, leading the cause, while a certain vegetal and herbal hoppiness lingers in the background.
Not the most interesting of offerings, especially for a special tap exclusive at one of Edmonton's best bottleshops (and growler stations), though I could forgive them for thinking so. I'm always wary when a brewer who specializes in either ales or lagers dives into the other one's pool - things can then get tenuous. So, this lager from Huyghe is neither off-putting, nor outright laudable, by the same measure, but probably a-ok for Pils drinkers of most stripes.
Nov 05, 2013This beer pours a clear, pale golden yellow hue, with one fat finger of tightly foamy, and slightly bubbly dirty white head, which leaves some random blotchy painted lace around the glass as it slowly bleeds away.
It smells of biscuity, semi-sweet pale grainy malt, further corn flakes graininess, a bit of apple and pear fruitiness, some middling yeast notes, a touch of acetone, and leafy, earthy hops. The taste is quite in line with the aroma, with more grainy, slightly biscuity pale malt, a fading earthy yeastiness, and mildly floral, weedy hops. Simple, but agreeable enough.
The bubbles are a tad frothy, but generally low-key and innocuous, the body a decent medium weight for this style, or at least for the one proclaimed here, and so-so in its smoothness. It finishes mostly dry, the grainy malt, in its various guises, leading the cause, while a certain vegetal and herbal hoppiness lingers in the background.
Not the most interesting of offerings, especially for a special tap exclusive at one of Edmonton's best bottleshops (and growler stations), though I could forgive them for thinking so. I'm always wary when a brewer who specializes in either ales or lagers dives into the other one's pool - things can then get tenuous. So, this lager from Huyghe is neither off-putting, nor outright laudable, by the same measure, but probably a-ok for Pils drinkers of most stripes.
Reviewed by garcia2a from Pennsylvania
2.68/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.68/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
So I'm in Floris trying to get one of their fruit beers and since my Dutch is miserable, I end up with 2 24 ounce pours of this ditty.
This beer pours a straw tone and crystal clear with a half inch head. Light carbonation.
The taste is of light malt and grain, that macrobrew, 24oz bomber, purchasing it at a gas station in Omaha feel. There is light grain on the bouquet, slight musty undertones. Again, nothing overly special.
This is a very easy drinking beer with no real mouthfeel. Its a mass produced beer for the nightclub/ college/ three-man crowd. My suggestion: only buy this so you can say you survived a drinking game with a Belgian beer!
Mar 26, 2008This beer pours a straw tone and crystal clear with a half inch head. Light carbonation.
The taste is of light malt and grain, that macrobrew, 24oz bomber, purchasing it at a gas station in Omaha feel. There is light grain on the bouquet, slight musty undertones. Again, nothing overly special.
This is a very easy drinking beer with no real mouthfeel. Its a mass produced beer for the nightclub/ college/ three-man crowd. My suggestion: only buy this so you can say you survived a drinking game with a Belgian beer!
Reviewed by vancurly from Australia
1.54/5 rDev -41%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
1.54/5 rDev -41%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
Disgusting.
This is a lesson. Do not buy beers in "Taste of the world" packs. It's a bunch of middlemen taking near-expired beers and tarting them up. The previous two beers from the pack expired Sept 06. This too.... but this is misleading.... it should have been thrown against the wall 3 months ago.
Pours out all sorts of particles. It's not yeast sediment.. it's large flaky bits of god knows what....
The beer has had it... just caramel notes, no hop...
Sep 20, 2006This is a lesson. Do not buy beers in "Taste of the world" packs. It's a bunch of middlemen taking near-expired beers and tarting them up. The previous two beers from the pack expired Sept 06. This too.... but this is misleading.... it should have been thrown against the wall 3 months ago.
Pours out all sorts of particles. It's not yeast sediment.. it's large flaky bits of god knows what....
The beer has had it... just caramel notes, no hop...
Reviewed by rastaman from England
1.58/5 rDev -39.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.58/5 rDev -39.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Boring crap. Huyghe suck anyway, and then they go and make this shitty lager. Corny/ricey, sweet-ish malty, dry-ish finish and easy to drink, extremely boring, and very uncompliacted. Why do us Aussies end up with all the crap? This is a pretty pointless beer.
Jul 07, 2004
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