3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle. Pours a completely hazed pale orange color with a monstrous off white head, good lacing. Nose is very sweet with tropical fruits like mango’s, pineapples, and some citrus with a yeasty background. Flavor was also quite sweet and fruity.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy murky orange with a moderate creamy off-white head that leaves some permanent lacing. Aroma is tart apple cider. Malt hits hard at first and then a sweet fruitiness. Caramelly notes. Finishes aggressively with a slight burn. Heavily carbonated and foamy in the mouth leaves the tongue almost numb.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a light-hazed, golden/amber body with mild yeast particulate (chunkier late) under a fast, fizz-away head of off-white froth. Huge spices meet dirty malts and ripe, fruity yeasts in the nose to make me step back and say, "wow". Palate is delicately fluffy yet decadently full, while the aftertaste is sharp and astringent. Flavor finds a crazy yet strangely balanced helping of yeast, malt, hop, spice and alcohol... banana, lemon/lymon, caramel, clove, honey, bread dough, menthol, etc., etc. Maybe it’s because I haven’t been spoiling myself too much as of late, but I found this to be rather exquisite. ~~~~~~~~ Cellared at least two years. Originally purchased at Sam’s, Highland Park, IL. Consumed July 2009.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 33cl from crackedkettle.com. It pours a murky copper beer with a huge head. Some yeast sediments floating in the glass. Fennel, apple, coriander, melon, grape, white bread and cherry showing up in the nose with yeast being predominant. Sweet yeasty taste. Some burnt rubber sneaking in. Hints of fennel, melon, cherry, coriander and apple. Peppery. Medium to full bodied. Good lacework. Some warming alcohol most present on the swallow. Long dry finish with lingering notes of nasturcium and melon.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml Bottle: Aroma of mint, citrus, yeast, a hint of fruit nectar, and pepper. Poured amber/flaxen/orange in color with a large, fluffy, foamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Good to very good lacing. Full of tiny particles throughout. Flavor is lightly bitter. Tastes of pepper, yeast, spices, slight pale malts, and a hint of menthol. Medium body. Smooth, lightly viscous texture. Average carbonation. Pale malt, yeast, and hint of menthol finish is a tad dry. 10%ABV is undetectable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Murky orange-brown with a thick mousse like dirty white foam and thick sheets of lacing. Aroma is zesty yeast, pears, apples, light fruits, a mix of toffee and citrus, lemons and oranges. Taste is caramels, more fruity esters, light trailing must and spice. Very creamy mouthfeel.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[2107-20090421] 330mL bottle. Sweet toasted yeast aroma. Murky, light orange brown body with a medium-lasting creamy white head and some floaties. Sweet yeasty toasted alcohol, not too boozy. Medium body. Yeasty and good.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Beer Table. Appears light gold with De Dolle’s classic huge white fluffy head. Aroma is softly yeasty with a sort of champagne-like fruitiness and an assortment of balanced spices. Flavor starts with a nice estery quality, and moves towards a spicy middle (coriander and grains of paradise?). The finish has some bitter-grass, a refreshing end to a solid Belgian ale.
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