De la Senne Taras Boulba

Brewed by Brasserie de la Senne
Style: Belgian Ale
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Hazy light yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, light hoppy, flowers, fruittrees. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.

Bottled. A hazy light yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is acidic citrusy with continental eurpean hop notes. The flavor is sweet and acidic with notes of wheat and citrus, leading to a dry wheaty and citrusy end - reminds me of a Wit - very refreshing. The body is a bit thin

(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a hazy, pale golden with a tall and handsome, white head. Fresh, citrusy, hoppy nose. Light in body with a clean malt base but otherwise completely dominated by very dry, citrusy hop notes that also leave quite a heavy bitterness. Pleasant. 180907

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Pineneedle aroma, slight soapy. Carbonated mouthfeel. Flavour is slight soapy, watery. Has a minor bitterness in the finish. Mellow flavoured. Nice but somewhat thin.

Bottled. Hazy golden colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is strong hops along with some yeast, earth and spices. Flavour is flowery hops along with some fruity hints. Also some nectary sweetness.

UPDATED: MAY 28, 2007 Draught at Akkurat, Stckholm. Hazy golden, rich creamy head. Fruity buttery nose. Fairly sweet amd orangey with light to medium body. Notes of pears, butter and almonds. Drier finish with grass and pine needles as well as butter. A very drinkable, well balanced beer. Something special.

Bottle at home. Hazy yellow coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of sulphur, soap aand pine needles with notes of yeast. Fruity flavour of belgian yeast, hops and grape fruits. Hoppy and yeasty finish.

Draught at ZBF08. Refreshing and spicy aroma. The flavour is dominated by a nice refreshing bitterness. I cannot trace the spices in the flavour. Cloudy yellow colour. Stable creamy white head. Low but OK carbonation. Aroma and flavour do not match, but the beer is nice enough still.

Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy yellow, fine while head, lots of solid lace, sweet malt aroma with lots of spicyness, sweet malt flavor turns dry by all of the spicy character, light bitterness comes out of the spicyness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

UPDATED: SEP 25, 2011
2011-09-21, draught at Moeder Lambic, Fontainas, 8-4-7-3-14=36
Cloudy blond color (first glass to be poured from this keg), with giant and creamy head, covering the sides of the glass like a lace made of yogurt. The aroma is graceful and impressive, with crispy malt, light Belgian yeast, delicate grassy hops. The body is light, with mild malt flavor; the yeast character is too much (was the keg shaken?) giving a spicy, peppery note, increasing the bitterness, and ending with some astringency. Must try a cleaner glass...

2008-12-05, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Cloudy deep blond color, with a huge and compact head. Very good aroma, strong, spicy hops, light fruitiness too. Good body strength and good malt flavor, quite dry (because of the strong bitterness), with a sharp spicy character. The final is powerful and long. It doesn’t betray the Belgian tradition, but pushes it in a right direction; the combination of spicy Ales with a more powerful hopping has a good result here. Very good.

2007-06-08, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy blond color; nice perlage; thin persistent head. Good hoppy aroma, some malt and spices. Dry mouthfeel, but correct body strength, some malt flavor (light), quite sharp spicy character (coriander and white pepper), strong bitterness. Pleasant, refreshing.