Here are a few beers I sampled on our recent travels in Amsterdam (not counting the six-pack of Grolsch I bought at the Albert Heijn store).
Beer: Hertog Jan Pils
Brewer: Hertog Jan Brouwerij
Source: Draft
Rating: ** (6.7 of 10)
Comments: A bright gold beer with a must pilsener aroma and a crisp, dry taste. Foamy lace lines the glass. A nice, drinkable beer.
Beer: Wieckse Witte
Brewer: De Ridder Brewery
Source: Draft
Rating: ** (6.3 of 10)
Comments: This is a cloudy, blond beer with a citrusy aroma and a dry, fruity taste. The head evaporated quickly and did not leave much lacing. Not my favorite style of beer, but not bad.
Beer: Budels Pils
Brewer: Budelse Brouwerij B.V.
Source: Bottle
Rating: * (5.8 of 10)
Comments: “Just Beer,” a pilsener with a foamy, flat, golden appearance and a dry, grainy flavor. The beer retains its carbonation and leaves a light lacing on the glass. An OK, everyday beer.
Beer: Hertog Jan Springbier
Brewer: Hertog Jan Brouwerij
Source: Draft
Rating: *** (7.0 of 10)
Comments: A deep amber beer with a fluffy head. The scent is musty, like cannabis, or perhaps the scent pervades everything here? Sweet & malty with fruity highlights. Sporadic lacing lines the glass and the head disappears quickly. A decent beer for the season.
