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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.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dedollewaitor (9254) - Odense, DENMARK - MAR 24, 2008
33cl bottle. Pours hazy amber/orange with a fully lasting white head. Dusty, yeasty, spicy aroma. Taste is very sweet & sticky - herbal nearly smokey - the manuka perhaps. Not bad overall - but not terribly interesting taste.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAR 22, 2008
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing off white head. Orange/citrus fruity and light yeasty aroma. Flavour citgric and sweet with a light yeasty mellow note. Ends light citrus fruity and fresh. Belgian kinda radler :), but a nice one.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
stouby (2725) - Holbæk, DENMARK - MAR 21, 2008
Bottle at home. Amber with a large beige head. Aroma moderate malty (caramel, spicy - manuka?). Flavor moderate sweet and bitter/spicy. Light body.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Quinten (1030) - zaandam, NETHERLANDS - MAR 19, 2008
Had to use google to find out what manuka meens,..o.k. Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka or Tea tree or just Leptospermum) is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast australia. Dark heazy orange/amber colour, full foamy head, full bitter start and aftertaste, some fruits in the middle, medium bottom. Can’t find out wat taste the manuka hase.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
HenrikSoegaard (7231) - Randers, DENMARK - MAR 8, 2008
Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Orange colour. Light malty heavy yasty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Fruity notes, especially orange. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Very nice beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Maria (7805) - Thisted, DENMARK - MAR 2, 2008
Deep orange with a huge, nice, creamy and lasting head. The aroma is spicy, I get coriander and something else, that very well might be the manuka. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of coriander, spice, a light, and dry bitterness - and again all of it probably from the manuka leaves. It’s a bit peculiar, but also quite OK.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
faroeviking (8598) - Kongens Lyngby, FÖROYAR, FAROE ISLANDS - FEB 20, 2008
Bottle. Deep amber. Good lacing. Nice sweet fruity bit spiced aroma. Good mouthfeel. The flavour is sweet with fruits, citrus, some yeast and bit of spice. The finish is a bit dry with a nice sweetness.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - FEB 18, 2008
Bottled. Goldenish amber colour with big off-white head. Aroma is fruity, grassy, vegetably with some mild notes of yeast. Flavour is citrusfruits, some yeast and a lot of grass. Very mouthdrying.


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