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Valeir Extra
Brouwerij Contreras
- From:
- Brouwerij Contreras
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 11.75%
- Reviews:
- 46
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 23, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2009
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany
3.71/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy orange color with a huge, spongy white head.
Smells of floral herbs and toffee malts, together with a hint of fruity oranges and bread crust.
Has a medium carbonation level with a light, refreshing body to it, which makes this highly drinkable.
Tastes of herbal orange zest, dried lime peel and lots of white bread dough. Turns more lemon forward, once sweeter toffee malts come up. Finishes with a light lemon bitterness and more toffee malts.
Has a light and refreshing interplay of pleasantly nuanced hops, sweet malts and a light mouthfeel.
Jul 23, 2018Smells of floral herbs and toffee malts, together with a hint of fruity oranges and bread crust.
Has a medium carbonation level with a light, refreshing body to it, which makes this highly drinkable.
Tastes of herbal orange zest, dried lime peel and lots of white bread dough. Turns more lemon forward, once sweeter toffee malts come up. Finishes with a light lemon bitterness and more toffee malts.
Has a light and refreshing interplay of pleasantly nuanced hops, sweet malts and a light mouthfeel.
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.95/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From the bottle, it pours a hazy orange-amber with a large, thick, just off white head that ever-so-slowly dissipates. Light scent of some fruit and malt. Taste follows nose and has a pleasant aftertaste.
Apr 12, 2018Rated by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands
2.5/5 rDev -34.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -34.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Decent ipa, really can't say much more about this beer.
May 12, 2017Reviewed by janubio from Spain
3.63/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a deep orange-amber colour, with medium head and good retention. Sediment is present. It keeps a layer and a compact lace. Lots of bubble exploding. Aroma of tropi9cal fruits, clove, oranges, chocolate. Medium t light body, cider like palate, good carbonation. Taste of chocolate, oranges, vanilla, spices. Strange, kind of a cross between an IPA and an Weissbier.
Nov 14, 2016Reviewed by OlaB from Norway
3.83/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: pours a orange cloudy color. A Good top of head that disolves quickly. Decent lacings on the glass.
S: fruity and floral smell. I sense herbs, citrus fruits, light malts,floral hops and spices
T&F: it starts of fruity with light sourness in the background,I sense light malts and spices in the middle. It finishes of with hoppy bitterness in the finish and the aftertaste I also sense some sourness in the aftertaste. I personally think the taste could be more balanced,but I also like the fruity profile on this beer
O: an good and easy drinking beer, refreshing taste. Ipas is not my favorite but this one was good I think
Jun 26, 2016S: fruity and floral smell. I sense herbs, citrus fruits, light malts,floral hops and spices
T&F: it starts of fruity with light sourness in the background,I sense light malts and spices in the middle. It finishes of with hoppy bitterness in the finish and the aftertaste I also sense some sourness in the aftertaste. I personally think the taste could be more balanced,but I also like the fruity profile on this beer
O: an good and easy drinking beer, refreshing taste. Ipas is not my favorite but this one was good I think
Valeir Extra from Brouwerij Contreras
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
84 ratings
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