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Van Eecke: Poperings Hommel Bier

This Belgian-style IPA is/was brewed by Van Eecke in Watou, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 53.38%. Based on 5 tastings, the average ABV is 7.50%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: MAY 30, 2011 Slightly cloudy, big bubbly head. Citrus, hops, hay. Not sweet at all, to my surprise. Hoppy taste, yet not too bitter. Those Poperinge hop fields produce a very nice, dry base for this beer. Medium carbonation. Very tasty. (33cl bottle)
330ml bottle. Half a glass filled with thick white foam sitting on top of a base of hazy apricot coloured beer. Sweet aroma with some sour notes, spiced fruit. Flavour is reasonably mild with some tartness in the finish.
On 75cl bottle bought at Johnnys Off License beer shop, is one of the beer I like mostly. Hazy, yellow-orange, persistent froth, a little bit sweet and spiced. Very nice beer.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
5th May 2001 at 10:20 pm bottle The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.50 light golden and cloudy Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 0%
55.239% lively 2
7th Oct 2001 at 9:50 pm bottle The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.50 medium golden and cloudy Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
49.458% lively 9
19th Nov 2001 at 11:20 am bottle De Telegraaf, Ieper, Belgium 7.50 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
51.553% blanche 11
9th Jun 2002 at 9:50 pm bottle The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.50 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
48.963% different 22
28th Jul 2004 at 9:35 pm bottle The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.50 light to medium golden and cloudy Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
61.662% strong 101

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Other Beers (etc.) by Van Eecke

Apart from Poperings Hommel Bier, Hop Horizons lists 10 others by Van Eecke. These are:
Het Kapittel Watou Blond
Het Kapittel Watou Dubbel
Het Kapittel Watou Pater
Het Kapittel Watou Prior
Het Kapittel Watou Tripel Abt
Livinus Blonde
Pipelette Triple (for Real Tobacco)
Poperings Hommel Bier (aged 7 years)
Vlasbier
Watou's Wit Bier

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