drewbeerme (2223), Chicago, Illinois, USA Mar 15, 2007 Updated: Jun 29, 200811.2oz bottle. pours golden with huge fluffy head. nose has really nice zesty orange and pear, coriander, and yeasty. flavor is very crisp, peppery, orange, pear, banana, and yeasty. alcohol is well hidden. mouthfeel is a tad thin and watery. a very tasty one from de dolle for sure, perfect to quench your thirst and get your belgian fix on a summer day.3.7.
6/29/08, 33cl botlte. pours hazy dull amber with foamy off white head. no so golden like i’ve had before. aroma is sweet, grassy, white grape, yeast. flavor is spicy, musty, dried fruit, yeasty. lively mouth feel, sort of a sweet alcohol finish but not boozy or hot. i still like this but I had it in my head it was going to be yeasty and hoppy golden strong ale not this. 3.6. KnutAlbert (3110), Oslo, Norway Mar 12, 2007 Cloudy gold. Fine bitterness, some sourness over a well balanced malt base. Deceivingly easy-drinking. Some yeast, but that might be the bottle. Nice. ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA Mar 7, 2007 Slightly hazy, pale body with a small, off-white head. The aroma is bread, honey and herbal. The flavor is slightly tart, lemon, bread, honey and lots of herbal hops. Medium body with biting carbonation and slightly medicinal. wheninhell (485), louisville, Kentucky, USA Mar 4, 2007 on tap at richo’s. clear golden with a big fluffy white head. nice lacing. nice apple aroma with a hint of clove. tart apple cider flavor with a hint of clove and lots of dry grassy hops. dry bitter grassy hop finish. creamy medium body. nice interesting beer with a light feel. kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA Feb 20, 2007 Draft, Max’s 3rd Annual Belgian Beer Festival. Hazy, honey-golden appearance; headless. Tart, honey and candy sugar in the aroma. Light carbonation; full, viscous mouthfeel: honey, yeasty, and full of esters. Medium, chewy finish; slightly floral and citrus. cathcacr (586), Portland, Oregon, USA Feb 20, 2007 Much like the Achel 8 Blonde, a "Belgian Strong" that presents like a Tripel but with more of a floral(?) character, i.e., more bittering elements in the flavor countering the big malt character. Bit more grassy but without the crisp carbonationy mouthfeel that often goes with that. In hindsight, this would have been a better #300. I love these cloudy deep-gold-type Belgians, though they seem to more-than-seldom come at the cost of a big foam eruption upon popping the bottle cap.
elektronikfagteknikerlærling (892), kbh, Denmark Feb 20, 2007 bottle. murky yellow orange color. large creamy fluffy head. very dry. very complex. bit hoppy. quite alcohollic. Fantomas23 (463), Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA Feb 19, 2007 Fascinating De Dolle fizz. Straw colored. Smells of honey and Fresca. Golden fruits: apples, pears, apricots (dried), raisins. Spicy hops, cinnamon fire and musty nutmeg. An unsurprisingly good beer.
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