Hommeles Bokkepruik
Brouwerij Hommeles

 

Honey falls away from the strong smoky flavor that gives a too bad mouth, with less smoke the melting taste and the honey would come right now too weak

Quite a gusher: it takes a while to get the contents of the bottle inside the glass, but it's got a fluffy head indeed. It comes with a dark brown beer underneath it. A nose full of smoke. A mouth full of smoke as well. This beer is sold as a honey bock, but there is not a lot of honey going on here. Come to think of it, it's not your archetypical bock either. It's quite sout actually, with a smokey-malty profile. Some hints of sour fruits, like berries. Not what i expected, but it kinda grew on me. Still a bit one-dimensional though, it lacks complexity and development. Mouth feel is okay, though the body might have been a bit fuller.