Palm Speciale (Palm Export) - Brouwerij Palm, 5.4% ABV - 330ml, (Steenhuffel, Belgium)
“PALM is Belgium's Amber Beer. The special malt gives it honey-like mellowness, its own yeasts provide a fruity aroma and arome hop grown in Kent gives its refined character. (containsmaize)”
Style: (amber) Belgian Ale
Taste Profile: Malts -> honey/orange -> crisp med-bitter hopped finish.
How much: $3 (after 10%), July 2012
Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
Would I recommend this to beer aficionados: no
Tasting notes: pours medium brown-amber, small head, micro CO2, not much retention, light lacing, some slow moving streams. Medium malts on the nose. Drinks with straight-up malts, minor notes of honey, orange, and mildly crisp bitter hops on the finish. Medium complexity, medium depth, good transitions, okay carry, good drinkability. An okay Belgian, although somewhat light and flat on the palate.