3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours clear orange amber with a nice beige head leaving nice lacing. Aroma is fruity, malty, bready, a bit yeasty and sweet. Flavor is malty, a bit phenolic, fruity, alcohol, pungent and bitter. Finishes pungent, malty and bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Bottle) Pours clear golden with and off-white head. The aroma holds nutmeg, white pepper, cardamom, bread spices, honey, dry syrup, crackers and (tropical) fruits like apricots, juicy oranges, ripe apples and pears. Light touch of fancy marzipan, minerals, coconut flakes, other yellow fruits, candi sugar, mint and woodsy alcohol. The nose is a bit too sterile for my liking. The flavour is near medium sweet, light to medium bitter and light acidic. Spicy, fruity, malty, honey-ish, light alcohol-driven and mild sugary. The mouthfeel is round, robust and tiny sticky with a light to medium carbonation. Tart and woody alcohol finish. Medium bodied.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 660ml @ RBNAG-11
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, pepper, berries, and some fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Shared bottle at the RBNAG-11 grand tasting. Pours clear golden and headless. Spicy, Belgo yeast aroma. Spicy, light sweet and bitter flavors. Medium bodied. Nothing unexpected.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured hazy yellowish orange with nice white head, dissipating quickly. Aroma has notes of lemon, grass, fruity pear, apricot notes in there as well, biscuit, spice notes in there with a touch of earth from the spice. Taste fairly smooth with hints of lemon and orange notes, some slight bitter grass leads into some nice white fruit with apricot, pear and some slight peach, hints of earthy spice bring it back with some biscuit, finishing fairly sweet but dry.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Whole Foods, P St, DC 22oz ($7): Pours a light copper color with a white head. Aroma is fruity, spicy, and a whole bunch of Belgian yeast (the kind I like). Taste is of spicy, peppery, and quite dry. Taste is a little sweet. Nice hop flavor. There is a booze moment here and there. Good mouthfeel overall. Definitely the kind of Belgian ale that I like.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
0.75l bottle @ RBNAG11. Pours a near-clear to light hazy golden body with a thin almost transparent bubbly head. Aroma has Belgian yeast, spices and some fruits. Average carbonation and a light watery to oily mouthfeel. Light fruity, caramel, alcohol with a flowerish and light fruity finish and a light spicy aftertaste. Really good stuff.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks Slovaksniper. Pour bright orange with terrific white head nice head. Aroma Belgian yeast, sweet, some spice, bready, caramel, mild spice, fruity, citrus. Taste fruity, bready, light sweetness, mild spice, caramel, nice flavor hops, stone fruits. MF medium sticky body moderately dry with nice mild carb. Nice brew good flavor not overly sweet like smell may indicate overall pretty tasty but somewhat forgettable.
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