Tulip Beer Reviews
The tulip glass is a glass that’s shaped like a tulip. But seriously: the tulip is one of the most aesthetic beer vessels on the shelf. It focuses the eye and the nose, capturing flavor and aroma while also maintaining a big foamy head.
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
Probably known more for their Fruit Lambic, Lindeman’s crafts a fine product in this grand cru with a nod to one of the Head Brewers Rene Lindeman. Based on my research, this gueuze differs from their standard offering due to this unfiltered nature. Classic...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Oud Beersel, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
Winning best ‘World’s Best’ & ‘Europe’s Best’ Lambic/Gueuze in 2011, I was interested to see how this beer would rank among the ones I’ve sampled. To be honest, after sampling one style all the different breweries...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans, Flute Glass, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
This is one of those unique beers only found in Belgium. The sub-style started when bartenders would put a little sugar or syrup into a young straight lambic right be for serving. In effect, the sugar would help balance out the high acidity found in these beers. A...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, De Proef Brewery, Denmark, Imperial / Double IPA, Mikkeller Brewery, Snifter, Tulip, Wine Glass |
I stumbled upon this beer at my local liquor store and by the looks of the new label design (Keith Shore) this beer would be a hop bomb in a bottle. Doing a little research I found out that this is part of a 2 beer series where Mikkel uses a top fermenting ale yeast...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgian IPA, Belgium, Brouwerij de Musketiers, Goblet, Snifter, Tripel, Tulip, Wine Glass |
In my experience there are two ways to make this beer. 1) Brew an IPA in the US, where more hops is better, then add Belgian yeast and 2) Brew a Strong Golden Ale in Belgium and add hops. I’ve found that I prefer the latter and this beer confirms it. The...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Belgium, Flute Glass, Gueuze, Hanssens Artisanaal, Lambic, Snifter, Stange, Tulip |
I was not able to find much information on this brewery, but I’ve seen them on the shelves for some time now and they make a gueuze I decided to give them a try. This blended lambic was aged for over three years before being sent out into the world so there in...