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Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melle, Belgium

bottled
common

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unknown

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RATINGS: 152   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.27   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned.
Abv reduced from 9.4% to 9.0%
Cuvée Spéciale. Extra Strong Beer.


madmitch76's rating

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, - OCT 19, 2009
2nd April 2008 Crisp amber beer. Typical Belgian zing and slightly fruity.


most recent ratings

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
EddyBeer1 (61) - Brussels, BELGIUM - MAY 7, 2013
Blonde filtrée, peu de mousse et de pétillance, un peu de dépôt en suspension. Maltée avec retour houblonné, caramélisée, un rien sucrée avec une touche d’épices.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Lore (422) - Budapest, HUNGARY - MAR 30, 2013
clear golden colour, some white head; aroma of alcohol, yeast and some sour apple;spicy taste of malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness;alcohol can also be felt.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
tommann (1994) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - OCT 17, 2012
330ml bottle at 9.4%. Pours gold with a large, frothy head. Aroma is banana and clove, with a little straw malt. Taste has lots of clove banana, strong wheaty finish.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
teddybeer (1484) - Madrid, SPAIN - SEP 22, 2012
33cl bottle. Dark golden colour with a good initial formation of a white head but that quickly dissapear. Aroma is sweet, plumbcake and alcohol. Flavor is sweet, bready, fruity, slightly yeasty, cookies. The final has a decent bitterness, light sweet, dense on palate. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium to high. Texture is moderate oily.

1.5
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
OllieBBommel (676) - NETHERLANDS - JUL 28, 2012
Bottle@home, 33cl. Head: much white colored foam. Color: gold. Aroma: citrus, old malt. Taste: some sour, bitter. Palate: dry, lots of CO2, long lasting. Overall: you don’t notice the alcohol.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Wim (2331) - Weelde, BELGIUM - JUN 24, 2012
gold blond coloured sparkling body with a huches white head a yeasty citrus hoppy aroma a spicy yeasty hoppy fruity bitter taste with a alcholic bitter finish

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
kermis (2492) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - JUN 6, 2012
Bottle shared at De Paas. Pours dark golden with a medium white head. Aroma of fruit with light garbage and slight floral aspects. Flavour I citrus, fruity, yeast, floral and caramel. Medi bodied with medium to high carbonation.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
deanso (3194) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - JUN 6, 2012
Bottle at the paas shared with kermis. Dreadful label. Decent white head. Slightly. Hazy blond pour. Ok beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tderoeck (3000) - Gent, BELGIUM - JUN 6, 2012
31/V/2012 - 33cl bottle @ De Dulle Griet (Gent) - BB: X/13 (2012-564)

Clear blond beer, big white creamy head, pretty stable, little adhesive. Aroma: lots of oranges, orange peel, some yeast, bread, dough, spices, alcohol, some sugar. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: some citrus, grassy bitterness, green banana, yeast, somewhat off. Aftertaste: bitter dry hops, but not a really pleasant bitterness, medicinal, sugary.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
MrHangover (1101) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - MAY 26, 2012
Bottle. Pours a orange colour with a white head on top. Little floaties in the glass. Yeasty, belgianny aroma... as well as the flavour. Nothing special going on here..


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