3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 rudolf (2229) - Buffalo, New York, USA - FEB 23, 2008
Gusher but pours cloudy tan with a giant ice cream float head. Nose is kind of messy - yeast, fruit, caramel, lemon, sweet malt. Flavor is buttery malt, yeast, some spice, honey, apples. Warming alcohol in the finish.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 jefcon (1104) - Arlington, Virginia, USA - FEB 22, 2008
Clear and golden with an out-of-control head and tons of heady lacing. Gorgeous aromas are unbelievably yeasty and champagne-like. Wow. Bright acidity and phenomenal hops. Some grass, hay, and woodsy flavors. Really delicate. Chalky, dry malts on the finish. I totally enjoyed this.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 JohnnyOS (646) - Golden, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 17, 2008
Pours hazy gold with thick white head. Aroma of light spice, yeast and grass. Flavor is smooth, earthy with spice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 MaxxDaddy (302) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - FEB 14, 2008
Bottle from my lady friend. Pours hazy gold with voluminous white head. So voluminous that it took almost 10 minutes for it to fade enough to the point where I could start drinking it. Plenty of lacing from this one too, certainly deserving of a 5. Aroma is decidedly Belgian, with coriander, yeast, and hay jumping out first. Also got a whiff of those earthy hops that people keep alluding too. Taste features the hops more prominently methinks, very earthy. Also get the hay again along with some spices. Sticky mouthfeel with a slightly bitter and yeasty finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Skou (21) - Kolding, DENMARK - FEB 14, 2008
vintage. Year 2005 (or 2004)
Yello/gold coulor. Nice white head - semi long stay. Spicey and yeast aroma. Still very alive and kicking with a long aftertaste.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 tytoanderso (1476) - SLP, Minnesota, USA - FEB 10, 2008
11.2 oz bottle. Heavy offputting funk initially on the nose. Lots of earthy mustiness. Mushrooms and wet moss. Some sweeter bubblegum and yeast, but the funk overrides the sweetness. Pours a nice looking copper/gold with a thick and creamy white head. Mushrooms and corn tortilla on the tongue. Some wet grass and wet tree bark. Perhaps a bad bottle. I’ll grab another and see...
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 AxlLives (18) - Maryland, USA - FEB 9, 2008
4/21/06: 11.2 oz bttl. Pours a hazy, amber-yellow with a huge, frothy, white, fully-lasting head rising like a ice-cream float meniscus... Aromas of heavy yeast, dough, soap and evergreen sap.... Initially lightly sweet flavor with bananas and bubble gum mixed in and a dry med finish... Light-medium body with lively carbonation and a metallic, taco-cornmeal finish... Pretty good, though the finish killed it for me... Much thanks to Will Knight...
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 kmeves (1098) - Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 5, 2008
Pours a pale golden/cloudy brown with a huge frothy white head and nice lacing. Very grainy aroma with some citrus and doughy yeast. Flavor has a more pronounced yeast element as well as peppar and sugary sweet. Very thick mouthfeel. Medium bodied, long yeasty finish.
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