Leute Bok
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

Copenhagen 24/6 2018. 33 cl bottle from Lidl, Gladsaxe. Van Steenberge is going all in with German paraphernalia with a goat crawling up on a barrel of beer. I only miss a big breasted blonde waitress to feel that I am in Bavaria.

Pours dark brown with a red hue and a white head. Settles as a lumpy layer of foam crawling up the side of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is sweet and dark. Sweet malts, caramel, humid basement and a solid undercurrent of alcohol.

Light carbonation. Thick, oily texture.

Flavor is heavy sweet followed by distinct yet weaker bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish and with a healthy dose of alcohol.

Does not live up to it's German inspired name - but certainly a decent, Belgian brew with a more than decent ABV.

Bottle 0.33L.
Hazy brown body with reddish nuances; large, frothy, tan head, mostly lasting with nice lacing.
Moderate malty (roasted) aroma with a very light acidic note; notes of red fruits (berries).
Moderate sweet and very light acidic flavour; average-lasting sweet finish with a light acidic note.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.

Bottle at The Situation, served in a trappist glass. Dark brown color, small head with short retention, just a line of lacing. Aroma of dried fruits, bananas, berries, malts, caramel. Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation. Sweet finish. Taste follows the aroma. Pretty good.

 

 

 

Beautiful very roasted malt and coffee and vanilla notes. Bitter aftertaste. Quite sweet. Got a reduced 4 pack in Lidl and an absolute bargain

 

 

Pours dark brown with tan head that fades into clouds (in a Rochefort glass). Smell of burned sugar and ethanol. Taste is very malty, quite heavy but smooth. Some bitterness with slightly pronounced alcohol. Some sweetness and fruitiness fighting to get through like a proper bock but being held back by the malt and alcohol.

A very unusual drink that tries to make an ale out of a bock with limited success but worth trying.

Nice fruity malty beer that pours a deep plum color. Smell is quite unpronounced but taste makes up for it even if the mouthfeel is let down a bit. Would highly recommend. The glass is a class act that looks great on the shelf.

Bottled in a funny little stubbie that I got as part of a four pack from budget supermarket Lidl as part of there Dutch & Belgian food festival
Pours a dark brown body with spotty off white head
Aroma is sugared plums
Flavour is sugared almonds and chianti

 

This one pours a hazy deep plum topped by a small caramel froth. Reasonable lacing with moderate dissipation. I like the look of this.

Plenty of fruit fig and plum notes, a real spice to this one too. Some artificial fragrances but does not distract.

Taste is also very good, swap out the spicy aroma for a maltiness in taste.

Feel is a little disappointing, very watery and given its appearance and taste, this seems very wishy washy. A shame.

Overall this beer has me on appearances and taste, just let's itself down in the feel.

Good but not a class winner.

L- Deep chestnut, clear*. Pours with 2mm pale tan head.
S- Deep malts with a roasted edge.
T- Deeply malty then a gentle roasty-toasty edge follows.
F- It is somewhat rich, though thankfully not over into sweetness. A decent ABV% is clear to my palate, though I don't think it's feels as high as 7.5%.
O- Rather disappointing for a 7.5% Bokbier with a 90 year history, I'd expected to find more character.
Bought from BelgiumInABox in Antwerp/BE for home delivery to me in London/UK
330ml bottle BB: 21/01/2021,

* and I didn't pour it particularly carefully. Despite which I see there is a small amount of creamy sediment residue left in the bottle; presumably it settles and sticks comparatively well (vs some others from the same purchase).

 

August 6th, 2015 - I am far too amused with the label art on this beer. Its a little ambiguous, but I am pretty sure the goat is making an adorable licking attempt with his tongue, but that also might be part of the grid. Either way, it's a sweet beer and best served for after a meal. The nose on this is bright, with cherry and hits of cough medicine, and the flavor is semi-sweat with an arc of fruit flavors playing out over the tongue. Pecan, honey, meade and old wood, it reminds me of my early days drinking Belgian ales in college. For that, it gets high marks.

Dark reddish-brown beer цith 2-finger beige head, nice retention.
Smell - hazelnut, toffee, brulee, dark fruits, very rich.
Taste - hazelnut, chocolate, dark fruits, roasted.
Medium body and carbonation, round/smooth traits.

 

Look - Cork explodes from bottle but no gushing. Crystal clear deep brown with chestnut highlights, looks quite proud in its ostentatious glass, possibly one of Belgium's most ridiculous. Thin, off white head with lace persists through the glass. Legs up just a little.

Aroma - subdued but rich - deeply bready, raisin, date, caramel, toffee, cashew, molasses -no D, acetaldehyde, or sulfur, only a whiff of alcohol, only the faintest hint of herbal hops. Damn this smells like a good bock should.


Flavor - Damn. Really tight, smooth flavor just like any good lager. extremely well-attenuated but rich caramel malt base , with biscuit tone and just a hint of chocolate in the finish. Medium-low blackcurrant/ herbal hop flavor is detectable, the though the finish is sweet. No overt fruitiness, No D, or any other fermentation flaws except the alcohol is a little on just the hot side, but not solvent.


MF - This is an interesting aspect of this beer, it is rich but fairly light bodied, just barely getting to medium-light range, mouth-filling soda-like carbonation. I could actually do with less carbonation, I almost never say that, but it hurts drinkability slightly. It does have a slightly long finish with a slightly papery- oxidized tinge to it. Alcohol is a little forceful for only being 7.5%

Overall - Wasn't sure to expect here. When you try a Belgian interpretation of another European style the results can be anything. This seems to be a pretty straight-ahead bock, though I do wonder if it was made with candi sugar. I am also fairly sure this bottle is really, really, old but I've wanted to try this beer ever since I saw a picture of it in a Michael Jackson book from the 80s. I gotta say I'm not disappointed. Was probably even better fresh.