2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
bottle from metzlers in denton tx. this poured an amberish color with a white-off white head. this beer was just a complete mess and only my 2nd drain pour ever. malty and fruity for aroma and flavor. did not like this one. i am being very generous on the score IMO. wish i hadnt of bought a 4 pack. i should of stuck with my original plan.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Average belgian ale. Aroma/flavor of some yeast, clove, caramel, malt, etc. Wasn’t bad, but I wasn’t overly impressed.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle.
A: Poured with a small, off-white head that diminished very quickly. Body is amber-colored and slightly hazy, with some sediment floating around. Nothing exemplary, to say the least.
S: Again, nothing to blow my mind. I can smell traces of malt and yeast, but they’re fairly weak.
T: Improving slightly on the look and aroma, it begins lightly malty and sweet. Slight presence of bready taste, and then it actually finishes with a little bitterness.
M: Nice on the palate... light-bodied, but slightly creamy texture to it, with lively carbonation.
D: An easy-drinking beer that isn’t anything special, especially for a Belgium ale. My first beer of this style, however, so not sure how it compares to other Flanders Reds. Still, definitely an agreeable beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Good amber colour. Thin white lace. Refreshing beer with a rich malt aroma. Quite fruity. Great bitterness with lovely malt finish.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
0.3l - Gold color, small off-white head, sour and hops on nose. Not much of a palate, maybe some malt. Forgettable.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Overall Impression:
Pretty standard of the style, nice beer, but not something you would want to go out of your way for. Overall, it is a nice example of the sweet and yeasty beer it is trying to be, but doesn’t go much beyond there...
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled from a friend’s bottle at the Brickskeller in DC. Somewhat standard Belgian ale. Amber in color with a white head. Pretty good aroma of bready malt, yeast, and some dark fruit. Flavor is bready, somewhat grainy malt with a little caramel, yeast, and raisin. Palate medium. Not too exciting overall.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Enjoyed from an 11.2oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a medium amber color, with a white head that fairly quickly falls away. The nose has a nice range of complexity, showing at first some pilsner-derived grainyness/sweetness, followed by a nice, if, subtle caramel note, and finished by some yeast-derived esters. The palate is simple, straightforward, and pleasant. Malt and yeast dominate, but create a nice malange of flavors, raning from light caramel to subtle fruits. Overall, not as good as I was expecting, but it is easy to understand why this is the everyday beer of drinkers in Antwerp.
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