3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle. Pours a deep/dark amber color with a nice 1-2 finger offwhite head. A nice looking beer. Very cloudy. Aroma of carmel malts, doughy yeast and spice fruit. Malts and doughy/banana-y yeastiness come in first upon taste. Then moved on to notes of spiced fruit/honey and finishes with a hint of wheat and alcohol. Mouthfeel is very soft and velvety. Hard to drink alot, not because its heavy (although it is probably a medium-heavy body) necessarily but b/c of just the soft mouthfeel. Carbonation is assertive but very nice. Compared to some other similar Belgians (Delirium Nocturnum is first to come to mind) it is significantly more smooth, balanced and complex. The slightly lower alcohol also makes it more pleasant to drink and it lacks any of that metallic aftertaste.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle - Pours a deep golden color with a thick carbonated head, and spiced caramel aroma. Fruity spice flavor, with a nice medium body really good Belgian.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours an orangish red with a thick white head. Yeast and fruity hops aroma, reminds me of a tripel. Flavor is sweet with hints of spices and citrus. Pretty average in my opinion.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep golden in color, almost copper, with a bit white head whcih settled down into a nice wite layer. Nose of malt and hops. Taste of malt, spices, particular coriander. Fizzy due to the wheat. Alcohol in back. Not amazing, but pretty good! Very refreshing.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz bottle - Cloudy medium orange color with smallish pure white head. Aroma has notes of caramel, slightly chewy malts, fair amount of honey, black pepper, lavender. Flavor is crisp, with light caramel, touch of oak, hint of grains of paradise, touch of wheat and honey. Finish is fairly dry, slightly sweet.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml Bottle: Aroma of spices, Belgian yeast, coriander, pepper, and caramel. Poured copper/amber in color with a large, foamy, creamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Many tiny particles. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of spices, coriander, pepper, caramel, apples, and a hint of citrus. I do not detect any smoke or licorice. Medium body. Chalky texture. Average carbonation. Medium-dry, spiced finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle. Poured into a Trappist glass. Deep golden in color, almost copper, with a bit white head whcih settled down into a nice wite layer. Nose of malt and hops. Taste of malt, spices, particular coriander. Fizzy due to the wheat. Alcohol in back.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Finally got around to opening this one. Bit carbonated, but otherwise much lighter than other sweeter, maltier grand crus I’ve had. Little bit of spice and that Belgian ale taste. I’d like the caramel a bit more pronounced...like Alesmith’s.
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