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Big Boss Hells Belle Belgian Blond

Big Boss Hells Belle Belgian Blond

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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Big Boss Brewing Company (ex Edenton Brewery)

Raleigh, North Carolina USA

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393.18/5.03.16/5.07%49.2 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This style originated in Belgium to compete with the pilsners from Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Poland. It is a fruity ale with very strong carbonation, with complex, spicy flavors like cloves.

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 polomagnifico (388), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20

Apr 18, 2008  
12oz bottle. Aroma of banana, yeast, candi, spice. Hazy dark gold hue with a large mostly lasting frothy white head that left good lace. Flavor is spice, yeast, bread, candi, fruit. Palate is light bodied with lots of lively carbonation. Not bad but leaves a coating on the tongue. Not bad otherwise.

 iowaherkeye (1366), Back in Iowa City!, Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 14, 2008  
12oz bottle, notched on May (bottled on, 2008) thanks to TURDFERGUSON, thank you! Lightly hazy orange caramel with a ring of white head. Pears, apricots, and a bit of apples. Fruity. Cotton candy and spicy yeasty esters are also present. Flavor actually got a bit more fruity, but seemed a bit off somehow. Peach pits show up in the flavor, and it’s a big friggin’ fruit cocktail. Semi-dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 1 to 2. Pretty low carbonation with a medium body. Too much sweet and overripened fruit is going on here, though it wasn’t bad, by any means.


 keepersj12 (384), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 7, 2008  
The aroma is very nice typical of the style. Something in the flavor didn’t seem right. It had a bit of sweetness and some sourness as well but there was something else almost fishy. Since I’m drinking it on the beach, I am discounting the fishiness. Still it’s not bad.


 Ty5592 (1002), Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Hazy yellow in color with big fluffy white head. Aroma of yeast,belgian canbdy, and light sourness. The taste was the same with various spices dancing around. Firm on the palate with some dryness in the finish.


 mar (518), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 28, 2008  
bottle thanks to turdferguson. cloudy, deep gold pour with a thin cream head. slight sour scent along with that lovely belgian yeast and dried fruits. nice thickness and a very spicy aftertaste. a mild fruit flavor with clove stands out as well.


 The_Beer_God (2803), Newport News, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Bottle. Light amber body with a small white head. Strong perfumy and Belgian yeast aroma with spices, light flower notes, and fruit. Taste is sweet malts, Belgian yeast, fruits, spices, and candy. Body is medium with a strong, but dense, carbonation. The finish adds some bitterness atop of flowery notes, Belgian yeast, candied fruits, spices (clove), and sweet malts. Nicely done Belgian style beer.




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