This beer is timed for this months pack as it was brewed to commemorate the 65thanniversary of the Bloemencorso Loenhout last year. The event is an elaborate flower (bloemen) parade, with groups preparing colourful floats to drive through the city streets.
The event takes place on the second Sunday of September each year, so we’ve just passed the 66thannual celebrations!
The name ‘Amis Fleur’ is actually a type of Dahlia, and is recorded as number 892 in the worldwide Dahlia Register. (Hopefully you can use that tidbit in a trivia night some time!)
The label tells you its an IPA, but I’m going to call it a Belgian IPA. It is full of hops, but of the European kind rather than the punchy American hops we are now so used to. It has a strong citrus note, with a good level of earthy bitterness.
It is a little cloudy and has a little tart funk to it from the yeast, and at stages while you are tasting it might remind of a light saison. Whatever we call it, enjoy it on a warm afternoon, basking in the knowledge you now know more about Dahlia’s that you did before!
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 bigger, hoppier version of the Noblesse Belgian Pale Ale
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 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
A hoppy blonde ale which is the official beer of the Antwerp University
An award winning quad that kick-started the commercial brewing careers of two twin brothers
