Head to West Flanders, Belgium and you'll find the tiny brewery of 't Gaverhopke where rich, interesting beers are produced in small quantities. I recently tried their "Bitter Sweet Symphony" which was very interesting, and equally delicious.
't Gaverhopke 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' Belgian Ale, Double IPA (Stasegam, Belgium)
Extracted and intense in flavor and aroma. This is a cloudy, funky, yeasty, amber-colored beer that has been heavily hopped. The hops smell dark & extracted, resiny, like old pine trees. The beer also has an earthy, rich aroma like raw cacaco nibs. The flavor is bitter but in a great way. I'm not afraid of sediment, and there is a bunch of this wonderful stuff waiting for you at the bottom of the bottle.
't Gaverhopke 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' Belgian Ale, Double IPA (Stasegam, Belgium)
Extracted and intense in flavor and aroma. This is a cloudy, funky, yeasty, amber-colored beer that has been heavily hopped. The hops smell dark & extracted, resiny, like old pine trees. The beer also has an earthy, rich aroma like raw cacaco nibs. The flavor is bitter but in a great way. I'm not afraid of sediment, and there is a bunch of this wonderful stuff waiting for you at the bottom of the bottle.
My favorite part of this label, though, is the beer-bottle drummer with the intense expression and sideways-hat banging a snare and cymbal in the back of the orchestra. This is why I pulled this bottle off the shelf, and I'm so glad I did!
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