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LIEFMANS FRUITESSE KRIEK 3.5°/25 cl

Very red colored with big pink head. Quite artificial cherry aroma. Sweet cherry flavor with artificial wine gum and bubble  gum notes. There is some faint notes of wood and tartness which make it quite ok.

HOEGAARDEN WHITE 5°/33 cl

Hoegaarden White is the authentic Belgian wheat beer, top fermented and then refermented in the bottle. Hoegaarden White has a distinctive hazy yellow color, and an alcohol content of 5% vol. This is a sweet/sour beer with a little bitterness - slightly spicy, with a strong touch of coriander and a hint of orange. Decidedly interesting and very refreshing, Good stuff.

STELLA ARTOIS 5.2°/33 cl

Stella Artois is Interbrew's global lager brand. This classic European lager is a bottom fermented blond pils with an alcohol content of 5.2% vol. (Belgium). Only the very best barley and the finest hops are selected for this beer. Stella Artois is full-bodied but none the less exceptionally thirst quenching, and should be served cold at 3°C.

ROCHEFORT TRAPPIST 6°/33 cl

Deep dark brown with a good sized light brown head. Nice yeasty dark fruit aroma. Taste is very complex with dark fruits and malt sweetness with a nice earthy oak like bitterness that I really enjoyed, that made me favor this over the 10. Excellent!

ORVAL 6.2°/33 cl

In contrast to all the others, the Orval Trappist brewery makes only one beer for the general public. It has an intensely aromatic and dry character. Between the first and second fermentations there is also an additional dry-hopping process. Through this the beer acquires its pronounced hoppy aroma and extra dry taste.

Made exclusively from spring water, spring malts, aromatic hops, candy sugar and yeast, this beer has a very typical hoppy aroma and taste.

LEFFE BLOND 6.5°/33 cl

Leffe Blond has a balanced, gently aromatic flavor. The sweetness is full bodied yet delicate. The palate has restrained fruity hints and a nutty creamy texture. The aftertaste is pleasantly dry. It should always be served in its stylish Leffe chalice-type glass. Leffe Blond is a pale abbey beer, with a full, sunny, golden color. It has a smooth and full bodied taste and a rich creamy head. Like all the Leffe beers, it is a "connoisseur" beer that is easy to drink. Had this one from tap. Light citrus and malts aroma. Golden color with large bubbles. Vanilla and summer fruits aroma. Bit sweet, bit spicy. Nice bitterness in the finish.

LEFFE BRUIN 6.5°/33 cl

Leffe Brown is a full-bodied and rather fruity abbey beer. The flavor goes from a fruity sweetness to toffee or caramel with some roasted coffee notes, finishing with an oaky dryness. It should always be served in its stylish Leffe chalice-type glass.

A traditional Belgian abbey beer with a deep brown color and a full, sweet and fruity aroma. An all-around great beer. Pours a dark, thick brown with a sizable tannish head. A malty aroma is balanced with a nice blend of spice (my comrade and I couldn’t single out any specific kind), both of which are prevalent.

WATERLOO 7.5°/33 cl

Waterloo Tripel is brewed on huge amounts of pilsener malt. Aromatic Saazer and Spalter hops are added, but to no further extent than to give it a bitterness equal to a pilsener which gives more room to the beer’s sweetness. The beer is fermented with Du Bocq’s original yeast strain which is responsible for the delicate, spicy expression. After maturation and filtration the beer has a secondary fermentation in the bottle which causes its slight cloudiness.

KWAK PAUWEL 8°/33 cl

Full-bodied Belgian Specialty Ale. Amber in color with beautiful foam and slightly sweet, seductive malt character. Rich, satisfying Belgian experience. Nice cherry wood color with a tiny white head. Lovely malty, hoppy aroma and a sweet slightly spicy taste & unlike some other Belgian beers this one doesn’t have a massively bitter aftertaste. Sweet smell and taste, I thought that the alcohol was covered up pretty well. This is a good intro to Belgian brews. Fruity taste: apple, pear, grape.

DUVEL 8.5°/33 cl

Pours bright, hazy, very light colored yellow with a huge, rocky, thick white head. Yeasty aroma with hints of fruit (apples, pear, grape), citrus, a little bit of grain, and spice. I love the taste of this beer. It’s sweet, but in a very subtle way, fruity, yeasty, malty, and finishes spicy and dry with just a touch of alcohol. This beer has character without being excessive in any way. Always a good choice.

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