Bittere Waarheid (Bitter Truth) 330ml, 10% - Belgium

Pours deep orange with a creamy, white head. Lot's of settlement.

Yeast, spices, orange peels and apples in the aroma.

Boozy flavor! Hoppy with lot's of pepper and various spices. Orange peels are present.

Green Flash Le Freak 650ml, 9.2% - USA

Pours cloudy golden with a short white head.

Floral hops, exotic fruits and hints of herbs in the aroma.

Bitter hops in the flavor. Fruits and flowers. Quite refreshing.

Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 330ml, 9% - Belgium

Pours cloudy, pale gold with a white head.

Fruity aroma. Hops, yeast and sugar.

Bitter hops in the flavor. Malty with bready hints. Light spices.

Hop Master's Abbey Belgian-Style Double IPA 650ml, 8.5% - USA

Pours clear amber with a one finger creamy, beige head.

Lot's of flowers up front. Floral hops followed by and then just a huge amount of tropical fruits. Fine aroma!

Floral hops are quite pronounced here. Malts and tropical fruits.

Not too impressive really!

De Ranke XX Bitter 750ml, 6.2% - Belgium

Murky orange with a one finger head.

Hops, cloves, malts and spices in the aroma.

Hoppy bitterness, spicy and malty flavor. Quite an ok beer actually!

P.S. Sorry for the photo, totally forgot to remove the "white balance" gray card. :P

Poperings Hommel Bier 750ml, 7.5% - Belgium

Light blurry orange (cause of the settlement), topped with a rocky, tanish head. Some sticky lacing around the glass.

Hops and citrus up front. Exotic fruits in the aroma together with malts and citrus.

Hoppy flavor with a mild bitterness. Light spices, yeast, with a malty touch.

Gaspar Ale 330ml, 8% - Belgium

Poured murky orange with a one finger frothy head.

Sweet and fruity aroma. Citrus, passion fruit, hops and light spices.

Very floral and fruity flavor. Gently hoppy bitterness, caramel, citrus, peaches and yeast.

Alvinne Extra Restyled 330ml, 7% - Belgium

Poured blurry light orange. Lot's of carbonation, so I spilled a little. Some settlement is on the bottom of the glass. Rocky head settles slowly, leaving sticky lacing around the glass.

Belgian yeast and spices. Very fruity aroma.

Tons of hops up front. Bready and yeasty flavor. A bit boozy, spicy and fruity. Lovely bitter aftertaste.

Belgica 355ml, 7.2% - USA

Light amber color with no head, even after a hard pour.

Sour, citrus smell with some Belgian yeast in the background.

I get citrus with the first sip, then a light hit full of spices. Hoppy aftertaste with a pleasant bitterness.

Interesting combination by Great Divide.

Urthel Hop-It 750ml, 9.5% - Belgium

Bright orange, with a two finger whipped cream head. A lot of settlement in the glass. Lacing is showing after the beer settles.

Strong citrus smell, very refreshing and light.

Now this is a true Belgian taste! Very fruity, lot's of spices, pepper is noticeable, yeasty, some apples.

What an amazing beer this is! I just love it. It's now officially one of my top favorites!

I also got this original Urthel coaster.
















Just me, admiring this amazing brew..! :)

Piraat 330ml, 10.5% - Belgium

I've always wanted to try this beer, the name and that pirate ship made it so interesting for me. So, I finally tried it.

Poured into a Leffe glass, I don't have a tulip. Will buy one tomorrow, hopefully. Crispy two finger head which settled very fast. Good body, slightly dark orange color.

Smell is very fresh and inviting. Contains spices, a touch of lemon and a little sense of alcohol.

Sweet taste of honey which blends fast into a hoppy bitter after taste.

This is a typical Belgian strong blond with 10.5% ABV. Something you should drink slowly and enjoy.

Hopus 330ml, 8.3% - Belgium

This was reviewed as one of the best beers of 2008, so I definetaly had to give this a go. And of course for it's fancy pants bottle.

Poured into a Kronenburg 1664 glass, it's the closest I have to a Hopus glass. The foam is just amazing, two finger, cream white. Took quite some time to settle with lacing around, looks like a marshmallow floating in a glass. Now that's what I call quality.

Smell doesn't reflect any hops, although there should be five varieties of them. I smell yeast and no alcohol.

The taste is pretty good and it gets better after each sip. Citrus at first and ends with a tiny touch of bitterness. At 8.3% this doesn't taste alcohol at all.