Duvel Green

pa990

i've two bottles of Duvel Green, sitting in a press. (250ml)
I picked them up on holiday's and never got around to opening them.
Now the date is 4 months out, but that doesn't worry me.

Has anyone tried this before.. What should i be expecting ?

BeerNut

It's a lot like Duvel, though not quite as good, IMO. It was designed as a draught version, so putting it in bottles kinda defeats the purpose.

pa990

hmmm.. Enjoying a few regular duvel's at the moment..
I think i'll put these green babies back in the press for another day

BeerNut

7% ABV? Well that makes a bit more sense than the 7.5% ABV one I had, being that bit further away from normal Duvel at 8.5%.

Yeah, they're best approached the other way around -- drink them first, then follow with Duvel red.

pa990

i picked them up in a shop in the netherlands.. They were the last two on the shelf.
Put into a cupboard when i got home, and kinda forgot about them..

I'm sure i'll find them again in a few months

kenmc

I really enjoyed the one or 2 I had in amsterdam a couple of years back, slightly more grassy than the regular. Story I heard was that they made a lighter one for drinking at music festivals, straight from the bottle, so I believe it's also filtered too (edit as I see it confirms on the label in the pic).

pa990

i heard that story too about music festivals.

I might try and pick up some more on my next visit to holland., all depending on what i make of it when i do eventually crack one open

pa990

it's interesting that the beer nut had a bottle that was 7.5%, while the one's i picked up were a mere 7%

kenmc

Mine were 7 also