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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.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
caesar (3722) - Bunnik/Utrecht, NETHERLANDS - MAY 18, 2009
Bottled. Hazy reddish color, off-white head. Bit sweet taste, some caramel malt, bit spicy. Some carbonation. Ok.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
skortila (4035) - Baarn, NETHERLANDS - MAY 13, 2009
Bottled. Aroma has fruits, caramel, some hops, some spice. Hazy, red-orange coloured with a lasting of-white head. The taste is sweet, has caramel, some spice, some carbonation and it has a light-medium body.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
sfhodense (3254) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - MAY 6, 2009
Golden with at white head. Aroma is lightly hoppy, flowers and some spice. Taste is malty and some grass hop.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Pinball (7771) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAR 24, 2009
33cl bottle. unclear caramelly orange, large thick head. Beer spilled over quite a bit when i opened it. nice citrusst and sweet and spicy aroma. lemon, grape, sweetness. flavor is lemon, orange, malts caramel, mild bitterness, very faint banana. A very refreshing brew, that still has a distinct belgian touch to it. This will appeal greatly to the occational beer drinker that gets put off by too strong or too flavorfull a beer.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
cgreb (348) - Marburg, GERMANY - FEB 19, 2009
bottle - hazy amber beer with thick white head. Fruity aroma with hints of flowers and peach. Flavour is spicy and has a fruity touch. Not very bitter. Good carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Christian (8042) - Odense, DENMARK - FEB 16, 2009
Cloudy dark orange with a firm and very lively head. Fruity yeast, some pineapple and grapefruit in the aroma. Dry with a slightly tart edge, spicy and fruity flavour notes.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
asheft (2030) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 21, 2009
[bottle] Floral aroma with some Orval-like woody bitterness and a touch of yeast. Also spicy in the nose with some white grape and pear. Hazy orangish-brown with a rocky, lasting, off-white cover. Brown sugar and spicy flavour with a little black pepper, white grape, cranberry, and walnut. Medium, woody bitterness that resembles Orval, and balances the beer quite well. Nice caramel flavour too. Medium to high carbonation, bitterness does not last too long in the finish, light to medium body.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
trapez (1295) - Hilleroed, DENMARK - JAN 17, 2009
Bottle. Slightly smoked malt and grass aroma or it could be the manuka leaves. Great storu by the way. Unclear amber colour with beige head. Slightly bitter, herbal taste. Moderate carbonation. There is a characteristic undefinable herbal flavour which must be the manuka leaves.


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