Brunehaut Bio Ambrée Gluten Free
Brasserie De Brunehaut

Copenhagen 21/4 2018. 33 cl little chubby bottle from Den Gamle Købmand, Skt. Annæ Plads, Kbh. K. Drawing of idyllic Belgian village on the label with a Magpie in the foreground.

Pours hazy dark amber with a big bubbly white head. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick head covering the surface of the beer.

Aroma is medium intense and sweet and roasted. Roasted malts, caramel and sugar with metallic hints.

Soft carbonation and slightly thick texture.

Flavor is medium sweet followed by light bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish and roasted. Lingering.

Nice Amber Ale - A bit on the sweet side.

Feb. 2018: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Organic & gluten free. ABV is 6.5%. Amber to reddish brown colour, large to moderate off-white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, brown sugar, mild spices and salt of hartshorn. The flavour has a moderate sweetness, with the same elements as the aroma. Minimal hops.

Copper colour, compact medium head with long retention, compact lace.
Aroma of raisins, yeast, berries.
Medium to full body, sticky texture, good carbonation.
Taste of yeast, like if you were eating raw flour, raisins, licorice.
Not my cup of tea

 

 

 

L: Turbid, copper amber with a little foam head.
S: Smells malty, caramel.
T: Bittersweet, weak hop taste, bready. Very good balanced.
F: Alcohol very good hidden. Smooth.
O: Very smooth. Like it.

 

330 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 6/2014. Pours hazy deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of apricot, strawberry, plum, pear, apple, pepper, clove, caramel, toast, biscuit, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of apricot, strawberry, plum, pear, apple, pepper, clove, caramel, toast, biscuit, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of apricot, strawberry, pear, apple, caramel, toast, biscuit, brown bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Belgian amber ale style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

 

 

 

 

 

A: Copper amber and almost a metallic beauty to it, hazy all the way, 4 fingers of creamy beige head. Nice random lacing.


S: Caramel, fruity, strawberries, fresh peaches, hint of smokiness, sweet and floral.


T: Orange, a little caramel, green strawberries, peaches, a dull hit of bitterness, a little smokiness, light sweetness.


M: Medium lightly syrupy body medium carbonation.


O: Got and drank in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec 5th, 2014. Really enjoying this beer, especially with Burmese Chicken and Potato Curry, as well as Burmese Mango Salad. The Mango salad is much milder than Thailand’s, and it was a good match. Also tried it with standard Thai fair, spicy chicken which was also a great match. Really well crafted brew for a Bio, gluten free beer.