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

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RATINGS: 93   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.15   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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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.


2.8
   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.

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.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
joergen (14985) - 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.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
caesar (3748) - 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 (4160) - 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.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
SHIG (2703) - Anchorage, Alaska, USA - 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.

2.6
   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.

2.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Hansen (4616) - Assentoft, DENMARK - AUG 4, 2008
Looks good, dark amber and clear. Has a fine, off-white head, mostly lasting. But I dont like the aroma, too perfumed, perhaps the "manuka" leaves.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bager (2121) - Copenhagen N, DENMARK - JUL 10, 2008
Bottled thanks to Sune. Clear and deep golden coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Kinda sweet with notes of malt, caramel, honey, yeast an da hint of woodyness . Not too well balanced.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JUL 10, 2007
Cloudy amber colour with a small off white head. malty, sweet and fruity aroma with loads of perfume notes. Sweet flavor with herbal notes and a light dry finish.


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