2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden amber body, huge tan head. Aroma is very interesting; woody/roasty with some sweetness as well. Unfortunately, the flavor is extremely watery and bland, some carbonated bite and a lingering malty finish. Too bad.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours a clear amber with a nice white head. Aroma was malt and corn? Kind of a wierd mash up. Flavor was off. Very much on the vinegar sde of sour but with enough malt hiding in the back to save it a little. Not a good beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From the Van Steenberge Sampler 6 pack.
This was the most unique and interesting beer in the sampler pack. I really love Piraat, but I’ve had that one before… it’s best after a few months in the cellar though.
Pours a copper / amber body and a medium tan head. The aroma and flavor are in total conjunction! Vast notes of grains; cracked wheat and oats, also, large suggestions of walnuts and Brazilian nuts. This really smells and taste like HoneyNut Cheerios. Sweet beginning and a tart yeasty finish…. I can’t recall ever sampling a beer with character like this!
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Nice dark brown color, but a little excessive on the head. Aroma is heavy on the yeast, and some of and some leafy notes. The flavor isnt that up to par. More of a bite than needed, and less of a full flavor than wanted.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Poured a lighter amber color with a smaller white head. Aroma was biscuit, malts and toffee. Flavor was toffee, toast, and caramel. Medium body. Some hops in the aftertaste. Not as bad as the ratings might suggest on here.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This one caught my eye since Bruegel has been one of my favored painters. Pours a golden amber with steady billowing carbonation that keeps a constant film. Nose is of gentle spices and freshly raked leaves. Body is somewhere between light and medium and that is where this easily quaffable beer begins to fall apart into a water mush of disapointment. A slightly rounded bitterness is the finish, which is also watery. This seems like a second pressing or third wash of wort. Kind of a Belgian-Lite redux.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
330 ml bottle from LCBO (part of gift pack). Pours a clear orange gold with moderate, slightly off-white head. Aroma of banana, caramel and cirtus. Taste is a little blander with fruit, caramel and light citrus. Somewhat watery. Nothing special.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
The beer pours amber-yellow with a dim haziness and a fluffy, half-inch head that never goes away. The aroma is of sweet malts and very buttery and yeasty. Any hops are not entirely evident but there is a crispness associated with a vague hop character. The body is medium to bold and somewhat carbonated. The taste is both bitter and buttery and unique in this fashion. I found it to be a likeable beer.
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