3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a hazy orange with floating bits. Decent head. Aroma of yeast and peaches. After pouring, there was a very thick layer of yeast sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Much more than most. Which would explain the floaty bits. You can really tell the honey notes from the 2nd fermentation with honey. I didn’t think it was as sweet as some raters seem to have thought... Definite sweetness, but it is balanced with the yeast and the hops. Very complex beer. It was $5 for a single, so I’m not sure if I would get it again at that price, but a unique experience (and a great bottle to try and keep for something- trippy lable).
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
11.2 ounce bottle in Duvel glass. Pale hazy orange with huge dense thick lasting head and lace. Hoppy spicy yeast aroma. Honey vanilla sweetness apricot fruitiness with yeasty hoppy spicy finish. Medium body and medium carbo. Classic Beligan mouthfeel. Complex and incredibly delicious. Awesome.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(2003 vintage, 0.33 l bottle at Kulminator on 2008-05-22) Cloudy and orange. Big white head. Sweet and malty nose with some raisins. Fizzy palate. Malts, hops and raisin in taste.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
33cl bottle. Pours orangish golden in color with off white head. Aroma yeasty, sweet and spicy. Taste yeasty, fruity and bitter with bitter and dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: DEC 1, 2011 10% versjon: Flaske 0,33l på Heeren van Liedekercke i Denderleew 1 Mai 2011. En fantastisk mat- og ølplass hvor vi koste oss som avslutning på Tour de Geuze 2011. Appelsinfarget. Uklart. Høyt luftig skum som står som betong. Sterkt krydret aroma & smak. Litt mye kullsyre. Innholdsrik og forfriskende.
7% version on Reading Beer Festival 2 May 08. Pale golden colored. A fluffy white head. Sweet fruity aroma. Sparkling. Far too extreme on the sweet side for me. 6 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 10
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 4, 2009 De Dolle you amaze me again. I can’t seem to try a De Dolle beer that is anything other than remarkable. Everyone of their beers is chalky with complexity. Both in appearance, palate, and taste. This one is the least sweet of their beers I’ve had, but it chalks up an oily alcoholic thickness that is beautiful and complex covering everything from peaches to laundry detergent, in a good way. These beers deserve better than the high 90’s ratings they get, these beers are made in small 5 gallon batches and should be world class. I really can’t understand why more people don’t rate them in the 4’s. Well done De Dolle, well done.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared with Finn. 7% version, according to the Reading Beer Festival’s program. Rocky, light brownish head covering a hazy, amber body. Spicy sweetness to the nose. Candy sugar flavour, in part offset by tart apples and herbal malts. Dry ending with a mild touch of yeast (02.05.2008).
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A decent quaffer, but not bordering on greatness, but a decent seasonal product. This has a dense aroma of fresh citrus fruits, just cut open that fresh dancing acidity. Slighty herbal spices, and a very interesting mouthfeel. This really needs to be paired with food, its so much more appreciable. As it warms the maltiness becomes a lot sweeter, the candi sugar really comes out, and the finish becomes quite dry.
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