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Bottled Belgian Beers

Thu, 03/09/2009 - 20:59 — DM
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Below are some of the bottled Belgian beers I've tasted.   I've not included the specialist gueuzes or lambics.

Brewery Beer Style Notes ABV Marks out of 10
Brouwerij Van Eecke Kapittel Blonde Alei typical Belgian blonde, vanilla & candy floss 6.5 8.0
De Halve Maan Brugse Zot Blonde Ale typical Belgian blonde, vanilla & candy floss 6.0 8.0
Hoegaarden Hoegaarden Wheat Beer Some corianderi & orange, fruity but not sweet, easy drinking 4.9 8.0
Leffe Blonde Lageri Turkish delight, creamy, vanilla 6.6 8.0
Popperings Hommel Beer Lager A little sugar sweet, very hoppy 7.5 8.0
Ramee Tripel Blonde Blonde Ale typical Belgian blonde, vanilla & candy floss 7.5 8.0
Ramee Tripel Blonde Blonde Ale typical Belgian blonde, vanilla & candy floss 7.5 8.0
Steen Brugge Blonde Blonde Ale typical Belgian blonde, vanilla & candy floss 6.5 8.0
Van Den Bossche Pater Lieven Blonde Blonde Ale typical Belgian blonde, vanilla & candy floss 6.5 8.0
Arend Blonde Blonde Ale more wheaty & peppery than a typical Belgian blonde 6.5 7.0
Brewerij Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet Blonde Ale Belgian vanilla-candy floss flavour, some sugar sweetness 8.0 7.0
Duvel Duvel White Label Strong Ale extremely pale beer, typical candy floss Belgian taste, alcohol warmth peppery 8.5 7.0
Leffe Brune Dark Lager malty sweet, molasses, candy floss-vanilla flavour, some bitterness in aftertaste 6.5 7.0
Morrison's Belgian Wheat Beer Wheat Beer Dryish, like Hoegarden but without the sweet-spiciness 5.0 7.0
St Barnardus Pater 6 Blonde Ale Typical Belgian brune ale, sugar-malty sweetness & stickiness 6.7 7.0
5 Flags Premier Lager Blonde Ale Vanilla, banana, full bodied 5.0 6.0
Chimay Chimay Ale alcohol warming, toffee malt but not sweet, a little grainyness 7.0 6.0
Chimay Chimay Brune Ale alcohol warming, toffee malt but not sweet, a little aniseed, 9.0 6.0
Brasseriere De La Senne Tara Boulba Blonde Ale lack of body, lots of hoppiness & very dry 4.5 5.0
Chimay Chimay Triple Ale alcohol warming, toffee malt but not sweet, candy floss, vanilla, 8.0 5.0