Schwendi
Brasserie de Silly S.A.
- From:
- Brasserie de Silly S.A.
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.23 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 19, 2006
- Added:
- Jun 19, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheLongBeachBum from California
3.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Presentation: A surprise recently sampled at Les Armes de Philipeville, which is situated in the quiet town Philipeville, itself in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Some background: This brew was originally brewed at Brasserie Devaux; a small Brewery dating from the 1860s situated just outside Philipeville. They specialized mostly in low gravity Table beers but started to brew their one serious beer, Schwendi, back in 1991. At 6.5% it was a strange Pale Ale allegedly made with Rodenbach yeast. Sadly they went out business around 1999.
That said, the Schwendi brew was still on the beer menu at Les Armes de Philipeville. A slight label change and strength change alerted us to the fact that this was not the old Schwendi, but a new one. It seems that the modern day Schwendi is now (contract?) brewed by Brasserie Silly according to the bottom left of the new label. It is also listed at a higher strength, now 7.5%.
Whilst the bottle label and beer had changed, one thing had not changed though; it was served in its trademark Earthenware mug.
Appearance: Hard to tell from the Earthenware Mug, but some was poured into an accompanying glass and revealed an amber color with an off-white head. Creamy head at first, but it soon collapsed to reveal a large bubbled broken surface. Average conditioning with fair looks.
Smell: Sweet malts with a musty background, some toffee too. Low strength nose I have to say, at times I more got more from the Earthenware Jug that from the beer itself.
Taste: Average flavors, malt profile start to finish. Amber-like entrance with a Brune-like centerpiece. Sweet middle with a malt finish which has a toffee aspect to it.
Mouthfeel: Typical of a bottle Belgian brew. Enough carbonation to keep the brew alive but not too much to over power it. Soft touch to the tongue with a lively presence. A light body on the palate overall.
Drinkability: Nothing too bad, nothing outstanding either. One of the so-so brews that tries to break from obscurity but never seems to get away from a mundane mediocrity.
Overall: I got to try the original Schwendi some years ago; as it happened at the self same bar I tried it at this year. This latter Silly version has none of the dry Pale Ale Drinkability of the original, and is indeed a little stronger and sweeter. Nothing like the original. But if you get to Les Armes de Philipeville it is worth trying this local specialty nevertheless.
Jun 19, 2006Some background: This brew was originally brewed at Brasserie Devaux; a small Brewery dating from the 1860s situated just outside Philipeville. They specialized mostly in low gravity Table beers but started to brew their one serious beer, Schwendi, back in 1991. At 6.5% it was a strange Pale Ale allegedly made with Rodenbach yeast. Sadly they went out business around 1999.
That said, the Schwendi brew was still on the beer menu at Les Armes de Philipeville. A slight label change and strength change alerted us to the fact that this was not the old Schwendi, but a new one. It seems that the modern day Schwendi is now (contract?) brewed by Brasserie Silly according to the bottom left of the new label. It is also listed at a higher strength, now 7.5%.
Whilst the bottle label and beer had changed, one thing had not changed though; it was served in its trademark Earthenware mug.
Appearance: Hard to tell from the Earthenware Mug, but some was poured into an accompanying glass and revealed an amber color with an off-white head. Creamy head at first, but it soon collapsed to reveal a large bubbled broken surface. Average conditioning with fair looks.
Smell: Sweet malts with a musty background, some toffee too. Low strength nose I have to say, at times I more got more from the Earthenware Jug that from the beer itself.
Taste: Average flavors, malt profile start to finish. Amber-like entrance with a Brune-like centerpiece. Sweet middle with a malt finish which has a toffee aspect to it.
Mouthfeel: Typical of a bottle Belgian brew. Enough carbonation to keep the brew alive but not too much to over power it. Soft touch to the tongue with a lively presence. A light body on the palate overall.
Drinkability: Nothing too bad, nothing outstanding either. One of the so-so brews that tries to break from obscurity but never seems to get away from a mundane mediocrity.
Overall: I got to try the original Schwendi some years ago; as it happened at the self same bar I tried it at this year. This latter Silly version has none of the dry Pale Ale Drinkability of the original, and is indeed a little stronger and sweeter. Nothing like the original. But if you get to Les Armes de Philipeville it is worth trying this local specialty nevertheless.
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