Brouwerij Achilles was unknown to me a week ago. I happened upon a dusty bottle of this Serafijn Celtic Angel at the store and thought I'd give it a try. The bottle has all the markings of an eccentric Belgian brewery, it's label is Spartan and the colors are faded, the spelling looks familiar but there are a few extra Js in there... and it's in a 750 with a foil wrap around the top. What little information the label does contain identifies this as a Belgian Dark Ale. After pouring the beer and taking a few sips I'm convinced this is really more of a light dark ale... if that makes any since. The As a lighter version of a Belgian dark ale this beer the Celtic Angel had all of the basic flavor elements of a dark ale, just in lesser quantities and potency. Yes this beer is sour, citrusy and malty, but all of these flavors are mellowed out quite a bit. Don't get me wrong, this beer isn't watered down, just mellowed out.
