This beer is a bigger, dry-hopped version of the Noblesse Belgian Pale Ale, which we had in one of our first beer club packs over three years ago.
The extra hopping pushes this beer more toward Belgian IPA territory, but it is stops some way short of the mark. Which means once again we are describing a Dochter beer that sits between styles.
It pours a slightly hazy orange-gold colour, with an inviting tropical fruit aroma, with caramel malt and a little spicy Belgian yeast.
A semi-sweet malt body greets the palette, with fruity notes of lemon citrus, apricot and pine. It is a nice balance of the fruity caramel malt body versus fresh hop bitterness.
The beer finishes dry and slightly spicy, with a really smooth mouthfeel and very little hint of the bigger ABV.
A second version of this beer, with a dominant display from the Morpheus yeast supported by Cascade and Chinook hops
A Belgian IPA with Challenger, Smaragd and Citra hops, finished with a Belgian saison yeast
Hop bitterness, with dry spicing and just a hint of wild earthy funk
A Belgian classic - Duvel - with a current hop-driven twist
The classical Belgian Strong Blond Ale, jazzed up with an extra hop that changes each year
The 2015 special edition Duvel Tripel Hop features the Equinox hop
The 2016 version of Duvel's Tripel Hop, featuring an experimental hop from the Yakima Valley
This is now the permanent feature in the Duvel range, with the Citra version being voted the favourite of all the Duvel Tripel Hop varieties
The 'other' Duvel Tripel Hop in the range shows of Cashmere hops
The favourite of the Duvel Tripel Hop series is the Citra hop version
Five old-world hops are used in this fresh grassy Belgian IPA
The original Belgian IPA, from one of the three breweries in the 'Brewers Town' of Watou.
A seasonal batch of Hopus brewed in Spring, which is dry-hopped with Citra
by Brasserie d'Achouffe (Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat)
Best described as an extremely hoppy Belgian tripel style
A Belgian IPA with a strong citrus character and nice earthy bitterness
A Belgian IPA using Mapuche hops grown exclusively for Leffe on the plains of Patagonia
Another riff of the Troubadour Magma, this one is a more sessionable, last of the summer sun type of beer
The 2016 variation of Troubadour's flagship beer Magma features Maris Otter premium malt
The 2017 variant of Magma sees a change in malt and hop quantities, resulting in a fruity, earthy and dry IPA
The 2019 variant of Troubadour's Magma is a beer that has been made more sessional, with the addition of El Dorado and Nelson Sauvin hops
A perfectly balanced Belgian IPA, deceptively drinkable for the 9.5% ABV.
Not really fitting in to a style category - inviting sweet malt backbone with a good dose of hop bitterness.
Ella hops from Australia provide a tropical fruit character to this crisp and refreshing Belgian IPA
A Belgian style IPA, taking a step back to an older style IPA recipe
The second incarnation of this beer, featuring Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial hops
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An Anglo-Belgian style IPA, with a big malt body and balanced hop character
The new beer from the good 'Dochter' is a dry-hopped saison with bitter orange
An old-school triple dry-hopped IPA, with a solid malt body and a Belgian yeast
A tasty sweet milk stout with the addition of smoked wheat malt and whole vanilla beans
A Belgian double IPA, with fourteen different hops added continuously during the brewing process
A (restrained for the style) American Pale Ale from the good Dochter
A delicious Imperial Stout with the addition of Rooibos, a little lighter and drier than a typical IS
A strong dark ale pitched somewhere between a trappist quadrupel and a Belgian stout.
A fantastic rich and creamy triple style ale, made from three grains - wheat, barley and rye
A balanced Belgian blond ale, with a beautiful hop bite that lasts.
