3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 mathieuc (322) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 7, 2013
Pours a nice and clear golden with a out of control foam for a head. Aroma is fruits mixed with cloves (or some other generic spice). Taste is sweet but not cloying with a bitterness that goes largely unnoticed. Flavors of banana and again cloves and some other phenolics are to be found. Overall a good belgian ale!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Niko100 (1512) - New York, USA - MAY 7, 2013
Hazy golden color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of yeast, fruit, clove, some bananas, & hops; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, fruit, spice, citrus, and hops; Nicely balanced & complex; Solid.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 RABinVA (729) - Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA - MAY 6, 2013
Bottle. Pours hazy hay with a big, thick white head with thick lacing. Spicy yeasty, banana aroma. Taste is bready, spicy, fruity lightly peachy. Very clean, crisp, and refreshing.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Staffan47 (246) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - MAY 4, 2013
Inte illa för en blond. Imponerande. Bästa blond snudd på? Sista kvällen i Bryssel...
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 GSAP (252) - NETHERLANDS - APR 30, 2013
Fantastische dikke vaste kraag op heftig bruisend, licht troebel blond. Aroma van bloemen, honing, hooi en licht citrus. Smaak zet wat zoeter in, vluchtige suikerspinsels strelen de mond, tropisch fruit en een aangename zoetbittere nasmaak. Verfijnd blond voor het warme weer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Hoppypocket (187) - Trois-rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - APR 29, 2013
Pours a clear blond with a HUGE white head and beautifull lacing. Aroma is yeasty, malty, a bit grassy and fruity. Taste is yeasty, malty, again a but grassy, a bit spicy. Medium body and good carbonation. Very enjoyable.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 jvhemert (252) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - APR 29, 2013
Aroma: citrus, dough
Appearance: pale, large head, white foam, rocky
Taste: light bitter, light sour
Palate: slick, bit watery
Overall: refreshing, but not as good as the bruin
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Beergeek23322 (530) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - APR 28, 2013
March 2012. Bottle. Citrus and grassy aromas. Hazy pale yellow color with a white head. Citrus, spice, malt and yeast flavors. Balanced and complex with a bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 sfontain (678) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - APR 27, 2013
11 oz bottle, Whole Foods. Hazy pale yellow; very very large head dissipates into nothingness; almost no lacing. Aroma yeast, hay, barn, bubble gum, spices, fruit esters, alcohol. Flavor bright and spicy and yeasty; alcohol is present and warm but not astringent. Medium-full body, lightly sticky. Very nice in the style.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 tom10101 (1166) - Quebec, CANADA - APR 20, 2013
Bottle (330 ml). Clear golden with a frothy white head and heavy lacing. Aroma is yeasty with malt, fruits, caramel, spices, bread notes and grassy presence. Taste is moderately sweet with a lot of yeast, malt, spices, fruits, caramel, earthy notes, grassy notes and citrus finish. Medium to full body. Good carbonation. Well balanced. Drinkable. Very good Belgian!
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