bridge (659), Sydney, Australia Jul 8, 2006 Another unique beer dumped on the Australian market. Cloudy light amber with a generous fluffy white head. Strong, sweet belgian yeast aroma. Some spicy plum pudding notes. Strangely underwhelming flavour, but it’s well balanced. Seems fairly sugary, even for a belgian, but it doesn’t seem too sweet on tasting. Pleasant if not challenging. Stew41 (899), Caulfield, Australia May 14, 2006 Another high rating to add to the evidently volatile opinion of the Aussie contingent! This is one good looking beer. Thin head on pouring and excellent visual complexity - cloudy orange glow lightens notably to a dull gold at the edges. Powerful nose, well cooked malts, not roasted (if that makes any sense), a touch sugary. Impressive. palate has power but lacks the smooth, well integrated structure of the nose. Big malts, stewed, some blocky alcohol notes, but settles nicely nicely in the back palate. vanvenlo (784), Glen Iris, Australia Mar 10, 2006 5 Mar 06 - Spiritous spicy malt hop aroma. Cloudy yellow-brown colour, good retaining head and suds lacing. Big spiritous spicy fruit malt flavour. Tangy hoppy malt aftertaste. Lunkie (1020), Glen Iris, Australia Mar 10, 2006 10th Aussie to rate this one! I guess us Aussies must be able to get this one fairly easily. Spice hop malt aroma. Murky yellow colour with great head and lacing. Spice malt hop flavour with spiritus. Smooth palate. highlandlad (1203), Sydney, Australia Apr 11, 2005 Mystifying name but an interesting tripel. I found this very satisfying. Lemon marmalade colour, with a towering frothing head. Aroma had banana and honey notes. Creamy mouthfeel, smooth and very drinkable for its 9% abv. Flavour palette dominated by wheat, lemons and cedary hops. Very well balanced for its strength. (Bottle, 2003)
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