Thursday 5 January 2017

Vuur & Vlam

Brewery: Brouwerij De Molen
Supplier: Beer52

Another from the core range of this Dutch brewery, this being their IPA. Made with a simple malt base with a large mix of hops for both bittering and dry hopping, including galena, cascade, chinook, simcoe, and amarillo. The name of this beer translates as Fire & Flames, but I served it chilled.
Appearance: A caramalized orange colour with and medium off-white head
Aroma: Lots of hops on the nose including rose and citrus notes. 
Flavour: Sweet malty caramel with some cirtus notes.
Body: Very smooth and quite syrupy, but a little fresh in the back
Aftertaste: This is where it gets nice, the flavours develope into a nice floral notes with rose and lemon prevailing. A slight grassy bitterness developes with drinking. 

Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 7, lovely to drink but maybe a little too sweet for an everyday drink.

Price Range: £2.55 (usually £3) for a 355ml bottle, a decent price for a decent beer.

Food Pairings: A syrupy dessert to go with the syrupy beer, maybe something like baklava.


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