4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a hazy golden yellow. Aroma of citrus, spice and dark fruit. Flavour follows accordingly, with a fruity aftertaste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle purchased and enjoyed during Mardi Gras 2010 in New Orleans! Slightly hazy yellow pour, plenty of carbonation and a nice honey aroma. Flavor was also honey, pepper, strong malt backbone and finished with a tiny bit of alcohol. Tasty and very enjoyable!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A: A cloudy pale golden color with a very fluffy white head.
S: Banana, clove, yeast, mild hops.
T: A honey like sweetness, ester fruitiness, cloves, a nice hoppy finish that is mildly bitter. The yeast flavor is not as present as is typical for Belgian yeast strains.
M: Nice dry mouthfeel, quite solid in terms of body.
D: A very different beer, good flavors and mouthfeel. Glad to have tried this one.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bread, coffee, alcohol, orange, hazy
3 finger pillowing head, lightly sour, medium body,
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle. Pours a hazy, orange-gold colored body with an inch thick, very foamy, pure white head that dissipates slowly, leaving a veil of lacing on the surface and glass throughout the session. Aroma is sweet and complex. Delicate, medium-sweet malts, fresh pepper, dusty and gentle Belgian yeast spiciness, banana esters, lemon-grass and citrus hops, candy sugar, and clove. Flavor is nice, but maybe a bit jumbled at times. Medium-sweet malts with a light bread and a lot more yeast that is much spicier than the aroma. I like the spiciness of it though. More pepper, estery bananas, a good amount of grassy hops, lemon, pineapple, and other soft spices. A light, malty sweetness comes back in the end as this finishes spicy and dry with a noticable alcohol heat and a light bitterness. Medium length aftertaste after a lighter body and higher amount of soft, lively carbonation. Overall, a pretty cool beer. I liked the complexity of the aroma a little more than the flavor, but it had a really enjoyable, unique yeast spiciness. A very vibrant strong ale.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours hazy, sparkling yellow with a huge white head, lasting with good lacing. Aroma is grainy, straw malt with fruit (peach, pear), spices, and yeast. Flavor is spicy (pepper), malty (grainy, bready), yeasty, with a fair dose of hops. Medium body, high carbonation, and an alcohol warmth.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sample at the Belgian tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 1/28/10. Hazy gold pour with a big off-white head. Slightly funky aroma with banana, some pepper and a bit of hop. Banana and honey flavor with some lemon and a crisp finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml. bottle from Mac’s. I should be in bed, or studying, but you know what, there is always time for beer! Nice fluffy head that doesn’t recede, even after a few minutes. Haze dark orange, with a LIGHT brown hue. Nice looking Belgian strong. If it were a bit darker, I couldn’t see a reason not to give this appearance a 5. Hints of banana, yeast, dark fruits, and spices in the aroma. Dark grapes, with slight hints of raisins. There is also some sugar, and bubblegum aromas coming through. Fairly nuanced aroma. Carbonation is a bit too astringent for me. I find this to be a common problem with Belgian ales.To me, this astringency gets in the way of actually enjoying all of the flavors. Some sugar and yeast come through while I am tasting this. The raisins and dark grapes are BARELY noticed. Wish the texture were a bit better, that way I could enjoy the depth of the flavor(s) here. Fairly solid Belgian.
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