Verboden Vrucht / Fruit Defendu (Forbidden Fruit)
Brouwerij van Hoegaarden

 

 

33cl bottle, slim style dark brwon belgian. around 6 degrees celsius, 8,5 abv.
Poured in a tulip glass,
Opens with some smoke.
Pours with quite some foam, 3-4 finger head. off white beige colour head, Medium fast disolving, Hazy dark amber colour,
Active micro bubble fermentation,
Complex aroma. Fudge, orange, clove, nutmeg, and some creaminess roundness.
Taste follows smell, but reveals more caramell, roasted hazelnuts and grapefruit marmalade
Probably the best beer Hoegaarden nowadays makes.
I enjoy,
But like they say, there is nothing like it.
It is not a tripple, not a double, not a white, not a quadrupple.
But it is a very good beer.

 

 

Very dark cloudy amber colour. Dark pale generous head that holds it's volume. Good carbonation. Roasted notes, caramel, fruit malt, spice, sweetness and banana. Crisp clean finish. Refined smooth mouth feel.

this is a very nice bspa i’ve got to say, got some really nice chocolatey flavours, burned toast, oaky, cigar smoke, nutty, black bread, vanilla, liquorice, black pepper, fig, cherry, hint of banana, medium bitterness on the finish, body is medium and carbonation is high, bit of alcohol warming, slight dryness on the finish, i quite enjoy this, this is a fireside beer… shame i don’t have one. it’s cold rainy night gratefully indoors beer, and i sure have that

 

 

 

 

L- It's evening here, and under lamp-light this is a paler shade of chestnut. It has a tiny amount of haze, and it seems there's some sludge left on the bottom of the empty bottle. Poured carefully yields a 1Cm ultra pale tan head.
S- Ok, woah! Quite a lot going on, on the first sniff I get woody, hints of leather, a touch of smoke.
T- Boof, it's pungent! ... ... Man it's making me sneeze too! It has a liquor-ish note that goes well with it's quite deep and pungent flavour.
F- For me it's 'classic winter warmer', one to slow sip, it's too full-on for me to hurry it at all. It's pretty deep, pungent and complex.
O- I like it, there was zero out of place or balance here for me. I'd happily drink +/or buy this fine thing again.
330ml bottle Bought from BeersOfEurope (UK) BB: 07/08/2021

De color ámbar, con una buena cabeza espumosa de buena retención. De cuerpo medio y alta carbonatación. Aroma intensos a plátano, levadura y cilantro. En boca es muy rica, con un excelente equilibrio entre dulzor y amargor.

 

 

Look: Dark, cloudy brown with a white head.

Smell: Sweet dark fruits, brown sugar

Taste: Reminded me of red wine; fruity and sweet with a robust aftertaste that had notes of tobacco.

Feel: Normal carbonation, left a sticky mouthfeel

Overall: Very tasty beer!

 

Pours a creamy head.
Has a very fruity aroma loaded with figs, prunes, raspberries as well as a strong yeast smell.
Taste has raisin and apple notes as well as mild bitterness from the alcohol. The malt also provides lots of sweet caramel undertones.
Lovely mouth fell and carbonation
Very good beer definitely worth a try, has very powerful fruity notes making it unique.