The first time i tasted this beer was about 8 years ago (back when you couldn't get it in this country). My brother carried a 750ml bottle with two glasses in a timber crate all the way but from Belgium, for me. A very good man!
Beautiful colour, genuinely golden and clear. The head is stunning, fine little beads moving like they would with a champagne and into a beautiful white foam.
There is a lot of alcohol in this brew 8.4% and you can really taste it. There is a strong, lingering warmth from the 8.4%. The flavours are caramel and apricot which are petty standard for this type of beer but there is also a little soft butter scotch and some hints of banana giving some sweetness.... beautifully balanced. The finish is not dry but it is rich and a tinny little bit astringent but mostly its very smooth (apart from the alcohol).
Karmelite is a very attractive beer which looks great in the glass with some wonderful, typically Belgian characters but boy does is have a strong warm finish which is perhaps better suited to winter.
Dan
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Nice beer indeed. Everytime I log onto this site it makes me thirsty. Good work boys.
Muzz
Thanks Muzz. Hope your well
Dan
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