Clown Shoes Muffin Top

Clown Shoes Beer
Brewed at Ipswich Ale Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ipswich, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 22fl.oz.

Clear medium to dark yellow orange colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, dark exotic fruit, citrus, alcohol, wood notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, dry, hoppy, yeasty, caramel, warm fruity, dark citrus hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120914]

Bottled. An unclear dark golden beer with a huge yellowish head. The aroma has notes of hops, malt, lemons, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruits, yeast, malt, straw, alcohol, and lemony hops, leading to a dry finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is grapefruity and peachy. Dry, peachy and grapefruity. Bitter, bone dry and grapefruity. Bitter, citrusy and crisp hoppy finish.

Bottle 65 cl. Pours a cloudy opaque orangey golden bordering amber with a rich and frothy off-white head with quite some laces. Fruiy, yeasty aroma with some perfumy aroma hops. Rich body, sweet fruit, a leathery Bretty note, loads of Belgian yeast, syrupy almost, with a solid late hop bitterness. Still, Belgian yeast and aroma hops is no favourite of mine. 100912

Bottle at yespr. Muddy amber coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Fruity aroma of citrus peel, oak and spices. Fruity flavour of citrus peel, spices and hops. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

Bottle @ Really Late Ulfborg Summer Tasting, 2012. Pours cloudy golden with a creamy head. Yeasty and fruity. A bit of vanilla and caramel. Medium bodied. Bitter dry end. One of the most overrated breweries in the database.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are yeast, caramel, hops, fruits, citrus, pine, flowers and malt.

(22oz, bottled 9/23/11) Pours a cloudy golden orange body with a medium cream head. Aroma of orange, Belgian yeast, nuts, caramel, grain, apricot, and pine. Flavor of grass, pine, orange, toasted grain, and Belgian yeast.

Bottle in Hotel Room, Brooklyn - shared with Mette. Cloudy red/brown - offwhite head. Sweet malty, orange, fruity, light yeasty, light esters, nice hoppy, ok bitterness, light spicy notes, light marzipan notes, citrus, nice.