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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.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - MAY 14, 2008
Bottle @<a href=http://ratebeer.com/forums/thisted-kalder target=_new> Thisted Tasting by Maria.. Clear medium amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy spicy - coriander ! perfume, manuka leaves. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (120408)

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JUN 28, 2007
UPDATED: APR 7, 2008 Bottled. An amber beer with an average orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel and spices. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of spices, and some caramel.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (21781) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUN 8, 2007
(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, amber golden with an off-white head. Spicy, gingery nose. Medium-bodied with a fairly high carbonation, lightly sweet caramel with distinct notes of ginger - well, it must be the manuka leaves. Subdued bitterness. 130507

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.

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.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 22, 2007
Bottle. Cloudy orange coloured with a small off white head. Perfumed fruity and spicy aroma. Perfumed flavour of fruits and spices.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MiP (11256) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 25, 2007
Bottle, 5.7% at KØ07. The aroma is spicy, reminding me of ginger, but I guess it is the manuka. Hazy copper colour. The flavour is much like the aroma, with a slightly sweet finish. Thin mouthfeel.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - APR 26, 2008
Hazy amber with medium head. Sweet fruity aroma yeasty notes. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel, yeasty and hoppy notes.


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