The Daily Beer

Blue Moon Belgian Style Pale Ale

Lucifer Belgian Ale

Allagash Dubbel Reserve

Today I tried an Allagash Dubbel Reserve from Portland, Maine.

Service type: 750ml bottle.
Style: Belgian Style Dubbel, 7.0% ABV.

Appearance: Ruby red in color with a lot of light creamy white foam and good lacing. A little hazy.

Aroma: Grassy hops, orange peel, dark fruits, caramel.

Taste: well balanced caramel malts, elegant complexity, chocolate and nuts.

Mouthfeel: meidum-heavy body with very low carbonation and a dry finish.

Overall: my fifth beer this year, and very much holding up to the expectations built with yesterday's Piraat.

Piraat Ale

Today I felt like something strong and subtle I asked around and came upon this one brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Evergem, Belgium.

Service type: 11.2 fl. oz. bottle.
Style: Trippel Belgian Pale Ale, 10.50% ABV. 

Appearance: golden copper in color with a very thick white head that fully receded within the first drinks without any lacing.

Aroma: very rich and citrusy, hops in the background; very clean, deep floral notes.

Taste: wonderful balanced taste keeping true to the aroma, with some sweet fruit notes as well.

Mouthfeel: very smooth carbonation; medium bodied-beer.

Overall: excelent beer, along with Delirium Tremens I have to say one of my favorite Belgian beers. No wonder it won gold medal for best amber beer  in the California Microbrew Beer Festival in 1995. I'm sure it's as good now as it was then. I'm scared now, I doubt (but can only hope) tomorrow 's beer is as good as this one.