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Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

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RATINGS: 89   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.15   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A truly unique beer combining the best brewing traditions of Belgium with the natural goodness of manuka leaves, fresh picked from the native forests of New Zealand. When Cpt. James Cook first landed in New Zealand over 200 years ago, he brewed a beer using the leaves of the manuka tree in a quest to protect the health of his crew from vitamin C deficiency. Little did he know that the indigenous Maori people had been using manuka for centuries for its health giving properties. In 1996 the Mussel Inn refined Cook's original recipe and has since been harvesting fresh manuka from the surrounding hills to produce a beer of unique flavour and quality. Today, the same beer is being brewed in Belgium using the best of its brewing techniques and the same manuka leaves from New Zealand.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Bov (7098) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - NOV 29, 2009
courtesy of Allen - pours a cloudy golden reddish beer with a very foamy beige head; nice lace; aroma of herbs, honey and caramel; some notes of lemon too; thick and creamy, sweet with a long aftertaste of caramel and herbs - fortunately, I didn’t drink the whole bottle because somehow this beer gave me a very fast allergy (my bottom lip has quickly swollen) ?!

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
proesti (58) - Lille Nord, FRANCE - NOV 16, 2009
Amber in colour with off white mousse. Aroma is fruits, malts hops and dry. Taste is slight specey with hints of caramel, fruits and soft herbs, lemon and some bitters in the finale.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
TaxiDriver (1372) - Stadland, GERMANY - OCT 18, 2009
Bottle. A sweet aroma, perfume, also some nut. The white foamy head is medium large with a normal duration. The body is orange. The taste is light yeasty, light sour and bitter. The body is dry and medium strong with a lively carbonation.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
gunnfryd (6512) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUL 24, 2009
Bottle. Amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma is dry, malt, hop, spices. Flavour is sweet, dry, herbs, malt, alcohol, fruit, hop, spices. Medium body. OK beer.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
bhensonb (7137) - Woodland, California, USA - JUL 15, 2009
Bottle. Pours dark amber with a finely bubbled beige head. Interesting aroma of spice and greenery. Medium body with somewhat sharpish carbonation. Flavor is light caramel sweet with a little spice and something like tea. Finishes mildly bitter; very mildly. Certainly different. Definitely drinkable.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
bu11zeye (9614) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - JUN 23, 2009
(33cl bottle) Pours a clear yellow body with a medium white head. Aroma of citrus, wheat, smoked bacon (odd), caramel, and a herb that I am guessing is manuka. Flavor of wheat, yeast, citrus, coriander, and manuka.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Geokkjer (2790) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUN 10, 2009
Some malt and alcohol in the nose. Colour is amber.Tastes of malt ,cacao, typical Belgian yeast spiciness.Didn’t really find the Manuka .Medium body. Interesting

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
saxo (7442) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - JUN 5, 2009
Bottle. Nice head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, caramel, hops, pepper and perfume.


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