3.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
In the bottle at the Brickskeller. Pours flocculent amber in color with a thin white head. Has a fruity percimmon aroma. Slight nutmeg and cinammon. Aroma has a honey smell. Thin in body with a medium palate. Harsh biting aftertaste with a bit of metallic flavor. The use of spices are burning to the tongue and not flavoring. Swirling the beer produces an attractive fluffy head. Has some lacing, but the head dies rather quick. Aroma is orangey and coriander-like. Smelling this beer, not drinking it, is the best part. It is not chewey enough for this much spice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A fabulous example of what aBlegian should be. Aroma is strong floral hops with a citrus aftertone. taste is highly malty with fruit essance and a light syrupy texture. Mild Spicybut very flavorful.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
The aroma has a tremendous amount of esters giving it a fruity character along with floral hops and brown sugar. The appearance is medium brown with haze. The flavor is sweet and fruity with some spice. The palate is a little thin for a Belgian but not bad. Overall I like it.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Hazy reddish orange colour, mediumsized off-white head. American hops along with fruits and berries in aroma. The same in flavour, with some spices added. Also a plummy tone to it in the finish. Wellbalanced brew, and hides the ABV well.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle with sersdf, zeswaft, and cmubeerman. Honey color with a white head. Probably a bit old (batch 8, 2003). Slightly hoppy and alcoholic nose, slight floral and fruity notes. Flavor is spicy and fresh though, with nice small bubbles. Aftertaste is crisp and short.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Batch 8, 4/03. Murky copper, white head. Served pretty warm. 60+ degrees. Strong yet off aroma. Rotten fruits and alcohol. Flavor is yeasty, fruits, kind of funky sourness. Definitely passed its prime (though i’ve never had it before).
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Bottled] Cloudy amber, creamy head. Aroma of almonds and butterscotch. Medium sweet with full body and firm mouthfeel. Dominated by caramel and grass. A solid work.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAY 10, 2008 Pours a copper-ambercolor with thick head. Aroma is extremely malty sweet and fruity, reminiscent of strawberry jelly, with strong spicy undertones. Sweet, spicy, and toasty; this brew has nice complexity but gets a little thin after the initial sips. Still getting that strawberry jelly flavor though, which is pleasant, but not exceptional by any means. Some bitterness in the finish. Not overly sweet, the earthy and yeasty flavors really stand out to me.
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