Echternacher Hellen

New brewery:

• Name: Echternacher Hellen, 4.9%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Pale golden, clear. Good size white head.
• Aroma: Pale malt, herbs.
• Taste: Pale to medium malt, herbal. Some hops and grass. Slight honey sweetness. A bit harsh.
• Bought: Auchan Cloche d'Or (Luxembourg), 330 ml, €1.16
• Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 1/11-2024, BB: 26/10-2024

Hinkelsbaacher Lager

• Name: Hinkelsbaacher Lager, 4.9%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Orange golden, hazy. Enormous, white head.
• Aroma: Pale malt, light hops. Fruits and spices.
• Taste: Pale malt, medium fruits. Some hops. Spices. Low bitterness.
• Bought: Auchan Cloche d'Or (Luxembourg), 330 ml, €2.79
• Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 1/11-2024, BB: 16/12-2024

Heerlijk Pale Ale

• Name: Heerlijk Pale Ale, 5.4%, Germany
• Appearance: Light to medium golden, mostly clear. Small, white head.
• Aroma: Tropical fruits, good hops.
• Taste: Medium fruits, tropical fruits. Good amount of hops. Decent, lingering bitterness.
• Bought: Upper Glass (Mannheim), 330 ml, €3.69
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 31/10-2024, BB: 31/3-2025

Landgang Schwanensee Alsterwasser

• Name: Landgang Schwanensee Alsterwasser, 3%, Germany
• Appearance: Pale yellow golden, slight haze. Small, fizzy off-white head.
• Aroma: Mostly lemon, some beer notes.
• Taste: Lemon, light fruits. Some beer flavours underneath.
• Bought: Upper Glass (Mannheim), 330 ml, €2.99
• Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 31/10-2024, BB: 1/12-2024

Wolff Brewing Holy Abstinence

• Name: Wolff Brewing Holy Abstinence, 8%, Luxembourg
• Appearance: Light brown, hazy. Big off-white head.
• Aroma: Spices, pale malt, light caramel. Sweet fruits.
• Taste: Medium fruits, some pale malt and spices. Sweet.
• Bought: Monoprix (Luxembourg City), 330 ml, €2.80
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 25/10-2024, BB: ??/??-????

Brixius Boenk!

New brewery:

• Name: Brixius Boenk!, 10.5%, Belgium
• Appearance: Medium golden. Huge white head.
• Aroma: Honey, spices, Belgian yeast.
• Taste: Pale malt, Belgian yeast, spices. Some decent fruitiness going on.
• Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml, €3.75
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 24/10-2024, BB: 28/2-2025

Vissenberg Viswijf

New brewery, brewery #1810 (2024 goal reached!):

• Name: Vissenberg Viswijf, 7.5%, Belgium
• Appearance: Medium golden, hazy. Small to medium white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, spices. Belgian yeast.
• Taste: Medium fruits, Belgian yeast. Spices and some honey.
• Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml, €?.??
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 24/10-2024, BB: 30/4-2026

Dubuisson Bush Triple Blonde

• Name: Dubuisson Bush Triple Blonde, 10.5%, Belgium
• Appearance: Medium golden, clear. Small, white head.
• Aroma: Spices, fruits, pale malt, yeast.
• Taste: Medium fruits, Belgian yeast. Pale malt, spices. Banana?
• Bought: Pairi Daiza, 330 ml, €5.30
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 23/10-2024, BB: 9/10-2025

Dubuisson Cuvée des Trolls

• Name: Dubuisson Cuvée des Trolls, 7%, Belgium
• Appearance: Medium blond, hazy. Big, white head.
• Aroma: Pale malt, spices, light fruits.
• Taste: Light fruits, honey sweetness. Pale malt, Belgian yeast. Spices.
• Bought: Pairi Daiza, 330 ml, €5.00
• Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 23/10-2024, BB: 1/2-2026

Tall Poppy Bones Help Nobody

Saison / Farmhouse - Dark #6, new brewery:

• Name: Tall Poppy Bones Help Nobody, 8%, Belgium
• Appearance: Brewed 24/10-2021. Dark brown, tiny light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark fruits, prunes. Some malt and earthy.
• Taste: Dark, tart fruits. Some malt, warming. Tart aftertaste.
• Bought: Galerie FRITS (Antwerp), 330 ml, €?.??
• Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 22/10-2024, BB: 31/10-2025