3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours orange -golden with a thick white head. Aroma is fruity, yeasty, with some grassy hops, and sweet malt. Flavor is hot, grassy, fruity, with some belgian spice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. What a nice surpise from Avery considering that I’ve been disappointed from most of their beers. This one turned out to be fabulous! Poured a clear golden body, thin head but left a nice ring and lots of carbonation. Aroma is of mangoes, grapes, spices and yeast. Flavor was sweet but with a dry mouthfeel. Very happy with this one.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Big and robust. The aroma has hops and dried fruit. The appearance is light but very golden. The 9% ABV doesn’t really overpower the taste, which is always great.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 16, 2011 (bottle). Clear gold color. Medium off white head, with good head retention. Moderate sweet malt and honey aroma, with light yeast, spice, and citrus. Sweet malt flavor, with light honey sweetness and light spiciness. Avg duration. Light dry finish with moderate alcohol. Medium body. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Good lacing.
(on tap at the brewery). Clear golden color. Medium white head. Light sweet aroma. Sugary sweet flavor. Avg duration. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. (original rating 2.9)
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Aroma is a sweet cider like scent. Color is a deep golden with good carbonation and almost no head, there is just a thin ring around the edge. Taste is thin and winy. Starting with a light/medium body that goes down crisp with a wine like sweetness come in then there is a sour twang that leads into a bold alcohol feel. A bitterness come out as the alcohol taste fades. There is something just not right about this brew, there is almost no Belgian yeast taste, but there is an odd sourness and the alcohol is to prevalent on the end. Its just not a good Belgian-Style Ale.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Golden pour with large-bubbled, white head. Strong aroma of cinnamon with sweet fruits, including apple, with clove alongside. The flavor is similar tothe aroma, but stronger. Baked apple pie with cinnamon sprinkled on top comes to mind. But ther e are flavors of other spices, including nutmeg, and a background of European, grassy hops. The body is medium with a bit of a syrupy texture — just enough to help extend the spicy finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2004 bottle. 2 years old. Bright orange color. White spatches of film. Aroma is sweet and malty. Flavor is pretty smooth except for a bite of spice. Pretty nice, but not something I would seak out again.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Another tasting at the Salida brewers gathering. All beers are out of small kegs. Hold the glass up to the light, hang out in the park with your friends, and enjoy brews as they should be taken. This is a lovely creation, light, with high alcohol nicely hidden. It had a big head. Was the last reviewer unfortunate enough to have had it from a bottle?? Even my wife said it tasted GOOD!!
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