3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry hoppy and mild fruity. Smooth fruity and barrel like. Bitter, dry and distinct grapefruity. Mild citric note. Light fruity impression. Mild acetone to phenolic note. Lasting cherry fruity to wooden impression.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(Sample Date: 1/20/2010 Source:Mekong) Woody aroma with spicy and earthy hop and yeast character. Cloudy golden with fine white head. Flavor is complex earthy woodiness with some light sour fruity notes. Not a classic IPA….but an interesting combination of flavors.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Courtesy of the one and only Gillard. It pours hazy copper with orange hues and loose thin off white head. The aroma is a bit musty with malts, spicy hops, dark berry fruitiness and smooth sweet sweetness. The taste is a bit bright with a mix of berry sweetness and tartness as well as caramel candy. The finish fades away with the aid of modest berry tartness.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
06 Vintage- thanks to the Tampa Crew for sharing this one. Pours murky brown with an off-white head. Nose is malt, tartness, lemonade, some citrus, and peach flesh. Flavor is similar with tart, sour finish and a medium body.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
POurs orange/amber. Nose is a strange combo of funk and floral/citrus hops. Noticeable tartness. Flavor is oxidation, flowery hops, earthy hop, dry toasted malt, lactic sourness and funk.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of cocoa, licorice, caramel and scotch, Appearance is dark brown with creamy head. Flavor matches the nose, with an emphasis on the scotch. Palate is bubbly and creamy. I was surprised to see that this beer isn’t a Scotch Ale. Delicious anyway.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Almost a red body with a medium off white head. Somewhat high bitterness and sourness, pronounced alcohol, some fruits. Decent.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
This beer foamed up hugely upon decapping. I filled four glasses with foam before it died down enough to pour properly. The appearance is somewhat marred by the carbonation kicking up all of the yeast. At any rate, it pours a light brown color with an excellent, creamy head. The aroma is sweet and fruity with earthy complexity. The beer tastes similarly, a balanced sugar sweetness with notes of apricots, oranges and plums. There is also a balancing bitter herbal flavor and a good but somewhat light Belgian earthiness. The feel is smooth and creamy and drinkability is very good. Overall, it’s a fairly delicious beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
5th July 2008. Cloudy brown beer. Strong orange and grapefruit with a little spice. Dry zesty finish. Just a shade too sour to be great.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A very strange but interesing beer. The pour left a very thin head that also left a very sticky layer of lacing on the glass. Initial flavors on this one certainly come across as having some serious belgian wild yeasts. Hops come across as well, though I think its more on the aftertaste. The carbonation is very smooth, leaving behind a nice feeling on the lips. In the end, this beer really is an interesing combination of a rather sour and citrus like ale with some generous hop profile to keep the sourness at bay. Intruiging beer but not something to buy on a regular basis.
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