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Jopen Meesterstuk 2017 – Jopen Beer review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 16:30:54 +0000

Meesterstuk 2017 is, as the name implies, a masterpiece (meesterstuk). The beer is brewed at brewery Jopen in Haarlem. This beer has matured in Bowmore barrels for 365 days and therefore it has a strong special flavour of Scotch whisky.
Moreover, this beer is brewed with fresh ginger, Celtic sea salt and cocoa. Due to these unique ingredients, they created a beautiful balance between sweet and salty and soft and spicy.

Since we really love whiskey, this was absolutely an excellent beer to drink! It has quite a smokey whiskey flavour and its colour is pitch black. Furthermore, the beer has an alcoholpercentage of 12,5% and it has a very strong smell of whiskey.
Unfortunately the beer was not very foamy but this was not a big deal to us since it still tasted amazing.

We were happily surprised by the wonderful taste of the Meesterstuk 2017 and we would absolutely like to buy this one again. Therefore we rate this beer a 4,8/5

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Let There Be Light – Jopen beer review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Let There Be Light stands for the longing for warm and sunny days after the cold winter months. This beer from brewery Jopen is a fresh and soft blond beer with a low alcohol percentage of 3,3%. Perfect for spring and summer.

The beer has many fruit notes such as tropical fruit, grapefruit and citrus from the American hop varieties. The beer is quite cloudy and is has a soft taste profile as well. We were happy to taste this beer, but it wasn’t really our favourite beer from this brewery. To us, it tasted a bit watery and we didn’t tasted the fruit notes in this beer that much. It smelled really nice though but we wouldn’t drink this beer again. Therefore, we rate this beer a 2/5.
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Jopen Verloren Zoon #7 – Jopen Beer review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 16:30:00 +0000

The name ‘De Verloren Zoon‘ refers to the Bible story of the prodigal son and thus to the home of Jopen: the Jopenkerk Haarlem. Jopen celebrates the return of the ‘Verloren Zoon’ because he has been found again. ‘De Verloren Zoon’ hid in whiskey barrels.

This Barley Wine has matured for 304 days on Bowmore Sherry Finish barrels. While drinking this beer, you will discover hints of caramel. Also, the dry body makes the whiskey stand out clearly. Moreover, the beer has an alcoholpercentage of 10,7% and it is a malty but sweet beer.

We absolutely enjoyed the taste of whiskey and sherry in this beer. It was an easy beer to drink despite the high alcoholpercentage and the strong taste of whiskey. Therefore we rate this beer a 4,5/5.

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Wheat Weet Mag Het Zeggen – Jopen- Beer review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:30:00 +0000

Imagine an English garden full of lush borders of colourful flowers. The soothing fragrant of daisies and sage. Actually the perfect time for an English Wheat Wine right?

Wheat Weet Mag Het Zeggen from the dutch brewery Jopen is an English Wheat Wine brewed with wheat, sage and daisies. It is quite a powerful beer with a rich flavour due to the use of wheat malt. Also, the beer is slightly bitter with a floral aroma and a minty aftertaste.

The beer has an alcoholpercentage of 11% and it is therefore quite a strong beer. This limited edition beer spent two months in Monbazillac, sweet white wine, barrels. This has added notes of grape to the taste pallet.

We enjoyed this beer but unfortunately it almost had no foam. This was a bit of a pity to us. Also the taste of white wine was, to our opinion, to much represented in the beer. Therefore we rate this beer a 3,5/5.

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Jopen – Ex-Girlfriend BA Ruby Port & Jamaican Rum – beer review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:30:00 +0000

This beer is brewed as cold as your ex-girlfriend’s heart. So stop whining and crawl out of the dark corner of your room. This beer will warm your heart.

This limited edition beer is aged on Ruby Port and Jamaican rum barrels. Therefore, the beer has aromas of red fruit and wood. These aromas are followed by warm notes of chocolate, red fruit, nuts and spiciness from the rum.

The beer has quite a high alcoholpercentage of 11,3%. Therefore, it is a relatively strong beer to drink. We absolutely enjoyed the smooth, but full taste of this beer.
The flavour of Port and Rum are also reflected very well in this beer. Therefore we rate this beer a 4/5.

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Jopen Meesterstuk 2019 – Beer Review

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:30:59 +0000

In the Middle Ages, craftsmen produced a masterpiece (Meesterstuk) as an aptitude test. To honor the patron saint ‘Sint Maarten’ of the Haarlem brewers guild, Jopen started to brew a masterpiece every year in limited edition.

The Jopen Meesterstuk 2019 is packed with hints of chocolate, caramel and honey. Furthermore, it has an alcoholpercentage of 10%. The beer has quite a malty taste which we absolutely loved! You can also taste the grassy or floral notes when you drink it.
We had never drank a beer with these kind of flavours before, which made the flavour of this beer a true surprise to us.

We truly loved the smell of this beer and we were happily surprised by the flavour! The taste is definitely special for a limited edition beer. Therefore we rate this beer with a 4/5

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Jopen – Blame It on the Monks

Nick Riethoven — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:30:00 +0000

This Brut IPA is brewed with Monk Beer from Schnitzelburg, Louisville. The story goes that the Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon played an important role in the development of champagne. So, let’s blame it on the Monks!

Brut is a actually a very dry champagne. Therefore, this IPA is quite dry just like a Brut, but it also has a lot of fruity hops. The beer has a very refreshing taste due to flavour of white grapes. This makes it an excellent beer to drink in the summer. The beer also has an alcoholpercentage of 7,5%.

We truly loved the refreshing taste of this beer. The unique combination of a dry but fruity beer is something we would recommend! Since we absolutely enjoyed this beer, we rate it a 4/5.

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