2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Crosling (1861) - Loveland, Colorado, USA - MAR 7, 2009
This ale pours with an amber hue and a large head. Nose is really delicate, but shows a touch of spicy/peppery hop character and sweet fruity malt. Flavor is clean, dry and herbal. Better than almost every U.S. amber ale.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20 BillyMidnight (41) - Alberta, CANADA - MAR 3, 2009
A real disappointing part of a gift pack that also included the surprisingly bold De Koninck Blond and the underrated Winterkoninck. Pours a nice colour, raising expectations even more, but just doesn’t have the flavour to back it up. Weak up front and then stale and unpleasant. Kinda like striking up a conversation with a gorgeous woman, but finding out she’s got nothing to say.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 wkalle (250) - SWEDEN - FEB 27, 2009
Pours light copper red with medium head quickly diminishing without lacing. Rather hoppy nose with some spices and a very faint smokiness. Flavor is malty with a well balanced hoppy bitterness. Medium to thin body. An ok belgian everyday brew.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20 JCastner (112) - New York, USA - FEB 22, 2009
Pours a deep ruby with a finger size white head. Beautiful crystal clear appearance. Lots of carbonation. Aroma of cloves, allspice and some dried fruit. Sweet on the front with a dry finish and almost no bitterness. Taste is stale and lacks any complexity - a disappointment.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 FatguyRacer (158) - Crownsville, Maryland, USA - FEB 21, 2009
UPDATED: FEB 22, 2009 Bottle. Poured a hazy amber into a De Koninck glass with little to no head. Slight hops on the nose, otherwise not much else. Crisp and clean on the palate. Hoppy with mild malts and a nice aftertaste. Slightly bitter. If you sat this next to a Bass Ale in a blind test you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Pwn3d (1847) - Manhattan, New York, USA - FEB 18, 2009
Bottled sampled a while back. Not the best representation of the style.. light on flavor and nose. Good carbonation. Overall rather unmemorable.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Nebulor (109) - , California, USA - FEB 17, 2009
Some beerish aromas similar to lambics and some malt in the background.
Has a real light amber color with a copper hue. Off white head dissipated with some sign of action and a little sediment.
Has a broth taste with some eyewater tea sweetness inthe background.
Light to medium bodied and a watery blended resin feel.
Definite session beer kind of a mild chewy amber.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 rozsoma (200) - HUNGARY - FEB 12, 2009
light reddish brown colour, filmy foam
first taste is just like leffe, but not that complete, hoppy, long-lasting bitterness with some fruity taste
simple outside, complex inside
pleasent surprise
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