Baladin Super Reserve

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Bière de Garde
Piozzo, Italy

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 3     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 2     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 4   Bread : XX   Dough : 3   Esters : 4   Phenols : XX   Dusty : XX   Spicy : 3   Apple : 2   Banana : 2   Tropical Fruits : 4   Brett : XX   Barnyard : XX   Leather : XX   Wood : 2   Vinous : 3   Cheese : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 3   Pilsner : XX   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Toasty : XX   Hay : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 2   Wheat : 2
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : XX   Perfume : 2   Orange : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : XX   Cloves : XX   Coriander : 2   Ginger : 2   Orange : 5   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 3   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 1   Farmy : XX   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 1   Mineral : XX

Comments: Also a 2003 bottle bought in Milano. A pleasant, mature, sour Belgian style with a very spicy yeast profile and a juicy, orangey palate.

White weak head. Cloudy orange colour. Aroma is moderately malty, fruity with spicy, sour and nuts notes. Flavor is malty with fruity (peaches) and light spicy tones, ending in a moderately fruity finis. Medium bodied.

Bottle. Hazy yellow colour with pretty low head. Aroma of sewer, sugary malt, pepper and slight sourish. Light ciderish appley flavour with caramel and good fruitiness. Pretty light body at this abv-level. Bit low on the Belgian yeast profile.

from old notes Cloudy, brown-orange hue; thick, off-white foam. Spicy nose like pineapples and Parmesan with walnuts and apples; perhaps some dark sugar as well. Sweet and savory flavor, perhaps a bit sour, pineapple and orange in the aftertaste. Slick texture, lively carbonation, medium-full body. Yeasty, coating quality. Interesting, to say the least.

Bottle. Nice head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, sugar, alcohol, cheese and hops.

Bottle(thanks Rickgordon) Yellow hazy colour, with a thin head. Aroma of yeast, citric , citrus, sour,alcy nose. Flavor is almost the same, but has also a nice maltynes, and oragnge mouth feeling..Medium body,and a medium orange/fruity finish.

Super du Baladin Reserve 2003, 4 years old
Cloudy orange to light amber color. The aroma is spicy, peppery, with a very light sourness. The body is thinner than expected, with some malt flavor, residual sweetness and pepper spicyness, but also a light sourness that I wonder how much desired it was… Quite fresh for a beer of 4 years ago. The result is a beer of some average complexity, refreshing, but not exceptional.

Bottle vintage 2003 and my #1400. [Courtesy of fiulijn, another great session @ Papsoe] Alex delivered this very special bottle from Baladin. Large bubbly off-white head that mostly diminished. Cloudy golden color with a fair display of lacework. Aroma was yeast, light vinegar, pepper, spice, caramel, fruit. Medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation. Light to moderated sweet flavor with balancing acidic. Light spice sweet finish. 31-08-2007

Coppery colored with little yellow head. Strong spiciness here with slight toffee and nuts, somehow biting aroma still with green apple. Medium bodied, somehow soapy palate. Flavor is more crispy with apple and lemon in sweet start, slight toffee also here. Aftertaste gets sour with lasting apple still.

UPDATED: JUL 4, 2010 (Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fiulijn. Bottle bought in Italy in the summer of 2007, but label states 2003 - probably meant for cellaring before release? Hazy, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Fruity nose. Rather full-bodied, sweetish fruity, slightly oxidized with some spices and a light, underlying acidity. No bitterness. 310807