3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2008-03-03. Hazy pastel orange-yellow body with a large white head, some lacing (4+) Aroma has yeast, and a melange of floral hops and spice. Occasional grassy notes. (7+). Dry flavour, can’t put my finger on it. Dry, light zippy yeasty floral alludes to lemon zest, very brief announcements of alcohol presence that do not linger. Very mild hints of straw, and lemon seeds in the finish (7+) Average palate. Nice.
Bottle at Cambrinus, Brugge
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Crystal clear golden coloured body with a very frothy white head and millions of small bubbles rising from the bottom - looks absolutely great! Stunning aroma of clover honey, yeast, pears, figs, fennel, grass, flowers, wheat and a bit of coriander seed - very nice! Medium-bodied; Effervescent taste up front with a good malty backbone, almost bitter leading to a sweet honey flavour fading to a very herbal and floral finish - complex for being a rather light beer. Aftertaste shows bitter overtones with some sweet tastes as well. Overall, very pleasing for such a light beer! This one could be drunk pretty much anytime during the day, even early in the afternoon on a hot day. I’ve never seen this beer in the states, so I had to purchase it overseas when I first saw it - even though it is popular as a De Dolle! I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Bier Temple in Bruxelles, Belgium on 28-February-2008.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy honey gold hue, with a frothy white head, leaving some laces, yeasty, spicy coriander nose, with some fruity notes of grapefruit, mango and ripe apples, with a sweet pale malt accent, and a faint floral hop mintiness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, cheesy, zesty, spicy character, with some honeyed pale malts, with a touch of coriander, some flowery hop grassiness ending in some lemon, grapefruit fruitiness, leading towards a hoppy dry bitterness finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours murky orange with lively white foamy head. Aroma is caramel / grassy / some liquorice / yeasty. Taste is Caramel / malts / sweet / coriander / citrus. Finish is bitter with a faint alcohol edge
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy golden with large head. Yeasty aroma with notes of oranges, coriander and flowers. Sweet hoppy packed with hops. Ends bitter.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a murky brown (toffee looking) beer. Sediment is visibile. Large white head. Nose of toffee, molasses, sugar, alcohol and cloves. Taste of alcohol, malt, vinegar, aniseed, orange cloves gives way to a moderate sweet finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Straw coloured with a big, frothy white head. Light spicy aroma with some floral hops. Sweet malt flavour with some coriander, spice and citrus. Yeasty, dry finish. Very good.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
33 cl bottle. Pale golden, slightly cloudy with a large white head. Great spicy aroma, soft fruit and bubble gum, with melon, pineapple, apples, and some other tropical fruits coming out in the nose. Very bright mintiness on the back of the palate that really sets off the fruitiness. Excellent flavour as well, with a soft perfumey spiciness over crisp Belgian pale malts. As the beer warms the mint really keeps coming forward. Prickly mouthfeel. Fruity finish. Awesome brew.
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