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Gouden Brugge
Strange Roots Experimental Ales
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- From:
- Strange Roots Experimental Ales
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 9.16%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 08, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 21, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was poured into a tulip glass. The appearance was a hazy and semi-burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving no lacing. The smell started off with a orange and lemon flavor opening up with some Belgian sugar. Light Belgian spice balances nicely. The taste was sweet to spicy to even having a sly floral element. There’s no aftertaste but a gentle sweet citrus to spicy finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sipping to sessionable feel about it. Carbonation seemed good for a Belgian ale and felt good to me as well. Overall, I say this was a pretty nice Belgian ale that I would have again.
Jun 08, 2017Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.96/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Draai Laag "Gouden Brugge"
12 oz. brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$6.45 @ The Beer Shoppe, Ardmore, PA
Carefully poured to leave the lees behind, Gouden Brugge is a clear deep gold beneath a full head of creamy bright white froth. The head dwindles to a wide collar but still manages to leave spots and splashes of lace behind with each sip.
The aroma expresses lemon juice and pith over rock candy and a sweetish malt base, and that carries over into the flavor with the lemon softening amidst the sweetish and very gently caramelish malt base. There's an acidic edge to it, and coupled with the restrained bitterness it finishes drying with some residual lemon amidst honeyish notes of malt. What takes it beyond the two central components of lemon and malt is the yeast, which lends a lightly mineralish, fruity, and mildly phenolic side (clove, white pepper) that's quite authentically Belgian.
In the mouth it's full bodied and dextrinous, but with a gently bristling natural carbonation that livens the tongue. The creamy and smooth character lends to the sweetish lemon giving it an almost dessert-like quality.
As I have no idea how old my sample is I'll have to assume that it's pretty fresh and suggest that a little bit of age should sharpen it up a bit, although it's quite agreeable as-is. Charming, and satiating.
Mar 04, 201512 oz. brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$6.45 @ The Beer Shoppe, Ardmore, PA
Carefully poured to leave the lees behind, Gouden Brugge is a clear deep gold beneath a full head of creamy bright white froth. The head dwindles to a wide collar but still manages to leave spots and splashes of lace behind with each sip.
The aroma expresses lemon juice and pith over rock candy and a sweetish malt base, and that carries over into the flavor with the lemon softening amidst the sweetish and very gently caramelish malt base. There's an acidic edge to it, and coupled with the restrained bitterness it finishes drying with some residual lemon amidst honeyish notes of malt. What takes it beyond the two central components of lemon and malt is the yeast, which lends a lightly mineralish, fruity, and mildly phenolic side (clove, white pepper) that's quite authentically Belgian.
In the mouth it's full bodied and dextrinous, but with a gently bristling natural carbonation that livens the tongue. The creamy and smooth character lends to the sweetish lemon giving it an almost dessert-like quality.
As I have no idea how old my sample is I'll have to assume that it's pretty fresh and suggest that a little bit of age should sharpen it up a bit, although it's quite agreeable as-is. Charming, and satiating.
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle for 10 bucks. Poured into a teku, the beer appears a hazy golden color with a white cap. As the head fades, it leaves patchy spotty lace on the walls of the glass.
The aroma contains notes of clove and banana with some sweet grain scent that getsnslightly herbal and grassy with a bit of a hop impact. Overall this is a pretty clean smelling brew, nice and yeasty without much noticeable inclusion of the listed adjuncts.
The taste is sweet with alcohol/yeast driven esters and notes of pear and apple skins. As it warms a bit of spicy clove and pepper come out. The aftertaste includes a wheat graininess with a flavor reminiscent of pink bubblegum.
This is a medium bodied brew with a moderate amount of carbonation. It is an interesting mix of character. A big bubblegum presence with typical clove, banana and pepper aspects. Strangely none of the advertised lemon addition came though to me.
Aug 05, 2014The aroma contains notes of clove and banana with some sweet grain scent that getsnslightly herbal and grassy with a bit of a hop impact. Overall this is a pretty clean smelling brew, nice and yeasty without much noticeable inclusion of the listed adjuncts.
The taste is sweet with alcohol/yeast driven esters and notes of pear and apple skins. As it warms a bit of spicy clove and pepper come out. The aftertaste includes a wheat graininess with a flavor reminiscent of pink bubblegum.
This is a medium bodied brew with a moderate amount of carbonation. It is an interesting mix of character. A big bubblegum presence with typical clove, banana and pepper aspects. Strangely none of the advertised lemon addition came though to me.
Reviewed by thecheapies from Pennsylvania
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Has a honey color. Lost carbonation from the transfer into a masin jar. No visible head. Looks flat.
Apricot, pear, candi sugar, lemon peel, assorted citrus, and some fleshy apple. Rather nice. Not yeast overblown.
Lots of lemon peel. Notes of apricot and candied pear are also evident. Really follows the nose. Some white wine fruitiness and crispness with a hint of woodiness. The combination of lemon and booze gives it a slight cleanser quality. Still, very good.
Very much flat, but that's my fault. The body has a softness that feels round and enveloping. Good.
A very good Belgian Strong Pale. Recommended. Enjoyable.
Mar 10, 2014Apricot, pear, candi sugar, lemon peel, assorted citrus, and some fleshy apple. Rather nice. Not yeast overblown.
Lots of lemon peel. Notes of apricot and candied pear are also evident. Really follows the nose. Some white wine fruitiness and crispness with a hint of woodiness. The combination of lemon and booze gives it a slight cleanser quality. Still, very good.
Very much flat, but that's my fault. The body has a softness that feels round and enveloping. Good.
A very good Belgian Strong Pale. Recommended. Enjoyable.
Gouden Brugge from Strange Roots Experimental Ales
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
26 ratings
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