2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20Clear, sparkling and golden with a good two fingers of head on top. There’s an immediate aroma of astringency, but upon sticking the nose into the glass it becomes a little funky along with stale cheese. I write that but it isn’t nearly as pejorative as it sounds. The cheese has been left out for a little too long and has started to sweat and go hard. There’s also some citrus peel aroma. I’m undecided whether I like that aroma or not.
In the mouth there is prickly mouthfeel and then sour juiciness. The sourness is the lengthy dominant flavour here. Again, undecided whether I like this or not.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
33cl bottle at Lobbes. Hazy yellow/orange with a medium white head. Medium carbonation. Yeast, malts and fruits. Slightly bitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
off-white, medium, creamy, good retention. Colour: golden-amber, hazy.
Aroma: fruity, vinous/dry, spicy, bit of alcohol. Taste: delicate sweetness, just a bit of sourness, spicy bitterness - well balanced.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a golden beer with a big white head. Smells pretty standard. The taste is ok I guess. Good carbo and a dry texture.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Golden colour, ample head that stays long. Mild caramel, medium bitterness towards the end. Alcohol comes through pretty clearly. Still not offensive, a nice Belgian ale.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Carrefour Bruxelles Midi, split on split on the not so 300kph tasting part II on Train 9437 to Koln, 26/04/13.
Hazed pale golden with a decent sized off white head.
Nose is burnt toffee, sugars, yeast, citrus, orange pith, burnt alcohol.
Taste comprises lemon rind, orange, caramel, light booze, wheaten notes, barley, sugars.
Full bodied with fine carbonation, sweet bitter notes in the finish which carries a little booze.
Ok stuff but nothing I’d rush back to.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
January 2012. From bottle. Poured amber color with a short white head. Caramel aromas blended with fruit, malt and yeast. An OK brew.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of the staple belgian ales available across most of the Low Countries. Lots of yeast, some lemon and cloves. A small amount of pepper. Golden and delicious.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Typical Belgian Strong Ale. A little bit hazy with not too highly noticeable alcohol content.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle @ home. profumo un po’ di miele, un po’ luppolato agrumato (sparo a caso : cascade?) e un po’ di malto. la schiuma è cremosa non molto persitente, il colore è ambra/rame, lievemente torbito. il gusto è piacevolmente caldo e alcolico, forse un po’ di miele, mai troppo dolce, ben equilibrata col luppolo e tornano gli agrumi. Finale alcolico. una bella sorpresa.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
0,33l bottle. Orange hazy colour with thick head, which dissapeared nearly immediatelly. Aroma is sweet, fruity, yeasty and a bit spicy. Dry bitter finish.
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