origin: Belgium
ABV: 5.0%
location: house
served: 250ml bottle to glass
I acquired a bottle of this purely because it had (most of) my name on it.
As good a reason as any, I feel, and one that turned out to be quite fortuitous, as the beer is actually pretty decent.
It's a product of Duvel Moortgat Brewery, and while many breweries are happy just to make a basic, pale beer with a bottom-fermenting yeast and call it a Pilsner, it's good to see Duvel making a bit more of an effort. The average euro-lager tends to be a disappointing affair, with little taste, little aroma and little head retention, engineered to be bland and therefore inoffensive. Proper application of hops is evident, and while it's not exactly a world-class Pilsner, at least it's identifiably a beer, and therefore scores better than more commercial brews.
Smell: light, fresh Saaz hop aroma, with a hint of malt coming through. 3/4
Colour: a pale yellow, with a great, frothy white head. 3/4
Taste: a little bit of toasted malt, with a balanced hop bitterness and a dry finish. 3/4
Overall: a very drinkable European Pilsner 9/12
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