3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20Bottle from Hopscotch and poured quickly in a Duvel snifter: Yep a gusher here as well but sort of knew about so I was ready and only lost a wee bit of beer. Cloudy golden hue with the expected initial huge head but surprisingly it faded pretty quickly even in the etched glass. Good but not great lace. The aroma has notes of orange, melon and mango, some grapefruit and pear along with grassy herbal hops. A slight note of pils and aromatic hops, very faint Saison like esters from the yeast. Ginger and just a touch of coriander. The taste is highly fruity and grainy with a moderate tannic wood finish. Herbal bitterness, flowery and some aspirin like notes. You do get some alcohol as it warms but not overpowering. Yes there is a slight sourness and ginger twang to this as well that seems quite Orval-ish. The mouth feel is lightly sprite and sharp with a light medicinal tone. Overall it is quite drinkable but must say my least favorite of the three wood treatment of the Dos Costas Oeste I have had. The aspirin and sour-y notes have a lot to do with that.
0.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
0,75l bottle @ home (bought at Ølbutikken july 2012):
BOTTLE BOMB! 90% of the bottle exploded all over the kitchen almost instantly. It took me hours to wash away the shit, thank you very much Cigar City! Whatever left in the bottle tasted like shit…
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sample @ CBC. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, grapefruits, wood, yeast, malt and hops.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ CBC. Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aorma of malt, yeast, grassy, little spice, citrus. Flavor is malt, yeast, grassy, little dusty, wood, grapefruit. Medium body, lively carbonation, dry finish. 040315
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Gusher! Pours unclear golden with a frothy white small head. Aromas is quite tangy wooden, caramelized orange peel, caramel, coriander and clove. Taste is medium sweet and light+ bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily and light slick, Finishes light sweet, wooden and sour-fruity. Too wooden.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Botella. Gusher big time! Hazy amber colour, medium white head.Sweet fruity spiced citrus like aroma. Good mouthfeel. Sweet fruity citrus spiced yeasty flavour.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Gush, gush, gush. Unclear with a thick frothy good lacing white head. Aroma is orange peel, cedar like wood, coriander, tea, light hay. Taste is medium sweet, light bitter and light fat. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Lingering wood and orange in the finish with some alcohol lurking around the corner.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle pours a hazy golden amber color with a nice white head. Aromas of grapefruit, citrus, ginger. Light bodied with a lot going on flavor wise, and nice dry, spicy crisp finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750mL bottle. Poured cloudy medium orange with a dense, well-retained off-white head. The aroma picked up cloves, grapefruit, lemon, and black pepper over bready notes.. spicy citrus and peppery boozage on the back of the nose. The flavor opened a touch sour with grapefruit and woody notes leading.. floral notes, white pepper, and dank, Brett-like notes around.. finished very dry and a bit warm, with lots of floral and spicy notes. Medium-bodied and dry as mentioned on the palate.. filling carbonation.. a bit tacky and messy in the end.. solid overall.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle shared at the March tasting in Santa Cruz. Well I guess we shoulda known from the reviews.... This bottle gushed like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Explosive foam spray all over the room. Maybe a couple inches of beer left in the bottle afterward. The beer itself? Kinda banana-y, caramel-y. Belgian and sweet tasting. Not saison-ish at all. I don’t know.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
i just hide it better .. . Tap @ CCB, Tampa .. . woody tartness, dentist mouthfeel .. . grapefruit and mild spice .. . not really my cup but unique for what it is .. . . i don’t want none, unless you got buns hun...
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