4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Reviewed from notes. All 4 of the Armand’4 were reviewed together in early 2012. Herfst pours a dark, hazy amber orange in color with a large, frothy, off-white head. The head lasts for awhile and leaves a fair amount of lacing. The nose is classic 3F. There is must, earth, barnyard, horse blanket, and a little sweetness you dont get in much of the other 3. The flavor mirrors the nose, there is mustiness, sharp citrusy lemon, mineral, some aged cheese, and some light sweetness in the background. The mouthfeel is light with creamy texture, lively carbonation, and an enduring finish. Herfst had a nice balance of funk and sour compared to the other blends. At the time, I noted that this was probably my third favorite blend, but having just had this again over the weekend, I am inclined to move it up a little. We had it side by side with Armand + Tommy, and it was almost unanimous that it was better than A+T (which we all previously were head over heels for).
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
drank side by side with zomer
tasted like zomers younger brother. much less funk, that will mature with age. very pleasing on the palate. darker in color with a huge white head. very delicious
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle, purchased from Bierkonig in Amsterdam. Lively pour, slight gusher. golden maize pour. high carbonation. Horse blanket abound, lemon tartness, hay, hay & more hay. Wonderfully sour & tart. Lively mouthfeel. Excellent
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ CBC Clerkenwell. The pour’s deep amber gold with a medium white head. Strong, expressive nose. Plenty of greek yoghurt. Sharp woody, earthy, barnyard aroma’s. Unwashed dog. Some earl gray tea. Mild tart tang. The taste is similarly brash. Plenty of sharp acid, lemon. Key lime pie sherbet. A bit of sugared wood and marshmallow. Rustic brett goodness in the finish. Light body, full carbonation. Overall, probably the most aggressive of the seasons I’ve tried. Quite cool.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared at blue monk. Thanks a ton Swoopjones. Pours a hazy gold. With a big white head. Super carbonated, sour, tart, active. Very woody. Very lucky to have tried this.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottled.
Amber color with rich frothy foam. Dry woody nose with hints of oak, grapefruit and brett. Flavour is dry woody and grapefruit, with notes of goat cheese, ripe green apple and oak. Low acidity here. Musty mouthfeel. Almost puckering mouthfeel. Really complex.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ml bottle that was a huge gusher. Hazy dark amber with a nice dark biege head. Lots of funk, some farmhouse, somewhat sour, bit of leather, some lemon, musty. Full body, moderate carbonation, sour and tart, becomes quite dry, acidic, long finish, and I think right up there with Lente. What a beer.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 23, 2013 This Was not a was of time. Leather. Cowhide. Old musty cellar. Lemon yogurt. Nice drie fonteinen funk reminicient of zomer and blauwe. Dry. Awesome. Dogey park time.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at the CCB/RateBeer/Pre-Hunah Tasting (Tampa, FL). Pours a richer deep amber pour, darker haze, deeper with frothy with nice hazy frothy lacing head. Aromas are lemon, lime, a touch more vibrant citrusy, touches of bread, dough, and some oak. Gentle lactic, touches of sweetness, oak, touches of bready malts, some mellow sweetness, oak and brett. Initial is a bit more sour, citrus rind, lime and lemon, crab apple, pear. Some bready malts, yogurt and straw. Nice flavors. Middle is a bit more tart and wild, funky and straw, sweeter fruit and malt elements as we move on. A bit sweeter, a bit more mellow. Finish is dry, tart and sour, lemon and yogurt, oak and straw. A touch sweet and doughy. Least developed for me. Solid though
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
all 4 shared by Brad in the lobby of the wyndham, this one pretty much exploded when i opened it, and in a moment of terror- i stuck my thumb in bottle and everyone got a gueuze shower! .. .. "i didn’t know what to do!!!"
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 750ml.
Pours golden with medium white head.Good lacing. Aroma is of fruits, funk, citrus. Taste is of lots of fruits, funk, barnyard. Palate: Ligth body. A taddy tad watery, comparing to other Armand’4. Overall: Pretty good, extremely refreshing.
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