Bersalis Kadet
Origin: Brouwerij Oud Beersel (Beersel, Belgium)
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
ABV: 4.5%
IBU: Not Listed
Description: When I saw this beer I was truly excited. I had never seen Beersalis Kadet in B.C. and have never had the opportunity to try it. Oud Beersel is a wonderful brewery that offers many different varieties of sour beers at an affordable cost. This is one of the reasons I love this brewery. They are making beer styles that are usually some of the most expensive and offering them at a price that even a non-beer geek wouldn’t cringe at.
Beersalis Kadet is wonderfully bright golden that has a wonderful aroma of spicy noble hops, pilsner malt, with light fruitiness, hay, and spicy character from Belgian yeast. Upon first sip flavours of pilsner malt and hop make themselves present in the front of the palate followed by a light earthy, barnyard character. This beer finishes extremely clean and has a high carbonation that immediately dissipates on one’s palate.
Belgian pale ale is a wide style category. That being said, there are not very many options for an alternative beer that would be close to this one. The closest one available at Legacy Liquor Store is Luciernaga from Jolly Pumpkin. Luciernaga is still crisp and refreshing; however, it is much more complex with a very assertive funk character from the yeast and tannic bite from oak aging.
If I were to pair this beer with food I would choose medium-light dishes that are very aromatic: moules frites, chicken Cacciatore, and Khoa Soi ( a Thai coconut milk-based noodle soup from Thailand that is assertively spicy and has a fragrant aroma). Beersalis Kadet is a very versatile beer to pair with food and wouldn’t overpower delicate dishes while still having enough character to hold up to more assertive dishes.
Overall I felt this was a wonderful beer that if it was easily available I could drink every day. This beer had a solid flavour profile yet was still crisp and easy drinking that would be perfect for any occasion. – O.P.
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