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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.


2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
JK54B (1202) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JAN 11, 2009
A 0.33L bottle shared with Mirjukka at Kiiski. White head. Cloudy amber colour. Round odd aftertaste. Some hoppiness. Medicine like taste.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
NoiZe (2325) - Amersfoort, NETHERLANDS - DEC 22, 2008
Amber colored brew. Spicy aroma. Malty flavored beer with lot’s of carbonation. Fruity and spicy taste. Maybe some dry wood or leafs. Unique maybe, but not highly enjoyable.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MoritzF (7137) - Bochum, GERMANY - DEC 11, 2008
[33cl bottle] Hazy, amber colour with a big, cream-coloured foamy head. Sweet malty and moderately yeasty nose with coriander spice and flowery accents. Sweet flavour, medium bodied with a lively carbonation. Malt-accented taste with fruity and flowery elements, most likely derived from the manuka blossoms. Pretty slim, but flowery, thus quite aromatic finish with coriander spice [11.XII.08].

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
tarjei (1941) - Bryne, NORWAY - DEC 5, 2008
33 cl bottle at Skallerup Klit. Cloudy amber color, big but disappering off-white head. Aroma is spicy with malt. Flavor is malt and maybe some hops. High carbonation. Watery.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Plovmand (4687) - Helsinge, DENMARK - NOV 19, 2008
Bottle. Courtesy of hallinghansen. Hazy amber colour with a medium head. Spicy bit herb like aroma with some hops. Flavour is light malty with some spices. Easy to drink but nothing special.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
mirjukka (748) - LOHJA, FINLAND - SEP 21, 2008
bottle 330ml shared at Vastarannan Kiiski with JK54B hazy amber bit head taste phenols odd herb sticky aftertaste. not my favorite at all. Tasted first time at One Pint few years ago..

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
SHIG (2530) - Osan, SOUTH KOREA - SEP 13, 2008
Bottle: Poured a brown with a tan color head. Aroma is leafy with spices (mint, cloves) and some light fruit/orange peel. Taste is sweet, there is a spice hint mainly ginger and leafs.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ethereal (2355) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - SEP 9, 2008
330ml stubby bottle at Quinns, 6th September 2008. Mid amber with not much head. Strange herbal and cough sweet aroma (I guess this is the manuka flavour). Spicy too, with a ginger-like bite. The flavour is similar - a ginger bit and then an interesting fruitiness emerges. Has a light palate but a pretty harsh aftertaste. An interesting curiousity but not something I’d drink regularly.


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