3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
21/06/2011 330ml bottle. Ambrata chiara, lievemente torbida, con abbondante schiuma biancastra abbastanza persistente. Aroma intenso di malto e spezie, fruttato, con una punta di amarognolo. In bocca è simile a una blonde belga, ma con gradazione alcolica più elevata, con lieviti e malti ben in evidenza e un amarognolo finale a stemperare. Corpo medio, buona carbonazione. Non dolcissima, ben bilanciata, ma forse un po’ priva di carattere. Nel complesso comunque ben fatta.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Hazy golden with giant off-white head. Flavour is malt, yeast, spices, fruit, little sweet, bitter, hops, little caramel, little toffee and rip fruit.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Vintage ’09 bottle shared with Deanso. Hazy golden pour with large but quickly dispersing white head. Aroma has fruit, caramel and alcohol. Taste was influenced by the aging in a positive way. The fruit flavors are complemented by a sweetness that is reminiscent of aged Stille Nacht. Bitterness seems to have gone.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
33cl bottle shared with Kermis (thanks :-) Vintage 09
Good white head. Cloudy amber colour. Fruity aroma. Still a bit sweet. Very nice
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
330 ml bottle a golden yellow colored beer with a white head aroma spices yeast fruits citrus and hops flavor malts spices fruits some sweetness citrus and hops
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at home. Pours cloudy orange with a white midsized head.Yeasty orangey aroma with bread and coriander notes and alcohol, flavour is like beery orange-mango juice, though dry rather than sweet, and with a dry bitter finish. Only in the finish does the strength become apparent.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Brown and light clouded body, oretty big head. Hoppy start, with grass, hay, some candy and some citrus. Maybe even ginger. Medium bodied yet full tasting with the bitterness being most present. Nice high on carnonation too, giving it a lively mouthfeel. Long lasting aftertaste. I’d say it’s a brilliant example of a Belgian Stong Ale even though it doesn’t raise the bar for this delicious yet crowded style. Recommended still, which is no surprise being from De Dolle. (33cl botte)
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle from Greens in ATL. pours a deep hazy orange with a 3+ finger white head. wonderful nose filled with the perfect blend of Belgian yeast esters (citrus and light banana) and nice spices from the yeast phenolics. sweet medium body filled with sugar, honey, pale malt and layers of citrus, grapes and spice. lightly bitter. smooth and soft throughout with a crisp front. spicy dry finish with more bitterness and some light wood notes in addition to darker fruits that don’t really present themselves until the finish.
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