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RATINGS: 10   MEAN: 3.47/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 177   ABV: 5.9%
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This blonde abbey-style ale is named for the physical process of turning solids into spirits. A semi-sweet nectar with just a hint of herbal bitterness.


3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
savnac (1467) - Anchorage, USA - OCT 7, 2009
On tap @ The Brewers Art. Clear golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma of yeast, mild hops and sugar. Sweet with a decent amount of hop bitterness. Very smooth and drinkable, very sessionable.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
JDBaker11058 (677) - Maryland, USA - JUL 23, 2011
Appearance: buttery gold, half-finger of bright white head, shimmering lace. Aroma: light, sweet and crackery, with notes of champagne, citrus zest, and a hint of herb garden. Taste: biscuity and sweetish, with notes of white grapes, yeasty spices (clove), some citrus, grass, pepper and herbs. Finish: smooth, slightly prickly, champagne-dry, and bittersweet. Notes: Flavors were very similar to those found in their Ozzy, but the palate was more on the oily/syrupy side. Very nice flavors, great balance. For a blonde, it’s a bit of a sipper.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
nuplastikk (2612) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - APR 29, 2009
Draft. Filtered orange-tan color. Fluffy head. Rich, yeasty flavor. Some pleasant Belgian Candi sugar balanced by some hoppy bitterness which grows after a few sips. Creamy and sweet, a very nice Belgian Golden Ale.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
badlizard (4410) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 10, 2008
On tap at brewery. Pretty orange amber with a fizzy white head. Sweet malt and grain aroma and taste with some nice straw notes to the finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Skeegle (566) - Maryland, USA - JUL 14, 2008
Great sweetness in this one. Very smooth flavors of plum and watery cloves. Some yeastiness but it isn’t very noticeable for a Belgian style ale. Very good.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
weeare138 (936) - Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 14, 2006
Thanks to Matt Capone(BA capones) for buying me this one... Appears a transparent gold with a fluffy white head that slowly fades into a mild cap. Small amounts of CO2 pump to the top. Scattered lacing is left around the glass. Smell is of citrus, flowery, with earthy, spicy notes and perhaps a touch of diacetyl and yeast found in the nose. Taste is of the same aromas with a more balanced Saison grassiness and funk coming through. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, gently spiced, with a low level of carbonation and citrus coming through.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dickinsonbeer (5076) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - NOV 10, 2006
On tap at Capones in Norristown PA. Pours a moslty clear- slight chill haze at first with a nice lasting sticky white head. Aroma is pils malt, bready, lgihtly yeasty, and light fruity esters with just a bit of spicy hops. Flavor too is very malt accentuated, bready, with some fresh yeastiness, lgithly phenolic and clove-like and a hint of fruti as it warms. Smooth and goes down easy. Nice brew.

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
blank (997) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - MAR 22, 2006
RDF tasting with MJ: A redish orangish brown ish beer with a very flowery aroma, almost candy like. Strangly, i got a very sour taste from it.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
argo0 (9224) - Washington DC, USA - DEC 17, 2005
Clear apple juice body with off-white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, candi sugar, some orange, bubblegum. Taste is medium sweet, pepper, orange peel, bubblegum. Watery light-medium body.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
dolemike1 (1288) - Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 12, 2005
Draft: New release from Brewers Art, described as a blonde abbey style ale. True to form it is blonde in color, slightly hazy, with a tiny white head, slightly fruity, sugary nose, flavor is sweet, some citrus, some sugars, and a hint of spice. Finished lightly bitter. Not bad.


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