2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
aromas of bakery fresh malt and some underlying spice. Taste is similar. Very thin almost watery but so very malty. Much better off tap than bottle.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Appearance: light clear amber with a quickly dissipating eggshell head; leaves behind a small collar and a little lacing. Aroma: earthy dark malts, caramel, dark brown sugar, with a whiff of saaz hops. Taste: not as sweet as the aroma indicates; well-balanced and crisp, with smooth lightly sweet malts over the peppery bite of saaz; not too bitter. Finish: crisp, slightly sweet and dry, giving way to lingering spice from the hops. Notes: A very drinkable Belgian ale with a light palate and good carbonation married to well-balanced, if not super-complicated flavors. A workmanlike ale, and pretty sessionable.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at fat cat. The most inert and soulless Belgian Ale I’ve had. Imagine if Anheuser Busch were to make a Belgian Ale - this would be it. Fairly light and smooth mouthfeel with a bit of a weird esther aftertaste. No aroma to speak of. Appearance is a mottled cloudy brown.
2.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Nothing special going on here. Drinkable but not a go to beer. Thin and watery.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught in Groningen.
Clear amber body, with an average, frothy, white head, mostly diminishing with a good lacing.
Moderate malty (caramel) and hoppy (floreal and herbal character) aroma with spicy notes.
Moderate sweet malty flavour with some spicy note.
Light-to-medium body with a watery texture; lively carbonation.
Quite statisfactory.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap @ The Cheeky Monk in Denver. Pours a pale coppery amber color, with very light head. Smells of figs, plums, very small hint of cocoa malt, some white grape as well. Tastes like a big soft pretzel, even with that bit of salt. Some pear and/or yellow apple appears in the taste as it warms. Dry and abrupt finish with light, though lively, carbonation. Pretty good, but a mediocre Belgian.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Quite drinkable belgian ale. Sweet but not too much at all. Low hop levels. Serving: Tap
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap, 25 cl. Amber coloured beer, some light bubbles noticeable, little white head. Smell is malty, spicy, light herbs. Taste is also malty, light sweet, light spicy on the background with a dry finish. Refreshing beer, but not that great in taste or pallet as people from Antwerp want to make you believe, talking about their "Bolleke".
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