Gaudenbier Belgian Pale Ale
Gaudenbier Cervejaria Curitiba Ltda.

 

 

I had it in bottle, directly from the brewery. Copper color. It made a decent amount of head with medium duration that left a thin ring.
Smell of spices, fruits and biscuit. Low carbonation and medium body.
Predominant malty flavor, hints of tutti fruit. Finish a little dry. Mildly bitter aftertaste.
Don’t really follow a specific type. I saw different comments about it, I guess they have changed the recipe, until reached this bottled version.

On-tap at Clube do Malte, on to the beer:

A shade darker than sandy blonde. There's plenty of good creamy head and an outstanding show of lace sticking to the glass. A great start. But then the performance falls in the nose, where faint spices and a little fruit are there to smell.

It gets a little worse. It's a little bit fruity, dry husk provides no great character, a touch of gum and plastic round out the taste, if that's what you want to call it. Quite underwhelming for a Belgian Pale Ale. The body is light with gentle carbonation.

When I see "Belgian" on a beer, my expectations jump, so it should be no surprise that this was a dissapointment. At best, this is a poor man's Palm.