4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 skortila (4166) - Baarn, NETHERLANDS - OCT 6, 2008
Tap@De Molen. Aroma has pine and is quite fruity-hoppy. It has citrus and aprikot.. Hazy, orange coloured with a lasting, off-white head. The taste is bitter and quite smooth for the style. It has pine, grapefruits and aprikots. Some caramel maltiness in it. Good beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Scauca (490) - Lovere, ITALY - OCT 5, 2008
Somewhat muddy orange with a creamy yet disappearing tan head. Sweet malty,fruity, with a strong citrusy and grassy hoppiness.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 maniac (3474) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - SEP 27, 2008
Bottle at RBSG2008 Grand Tasting on 08/02/2008. Cloudy amber body with a small tan head. Caramel and citrus hop aroma. Big citrus and caramel flavor. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 dirkbreedveld (286) - NETHERLANDS - SEP 18, 2008
(From draught)Nice amber color, not filtered, straight away nice subtile hoppy nose, nice soft malty flavours, easy drinking beer, even better when it get’s warmer, but the best thing is the aftertaste what a pleasure of hopbalance lingers on and on.........worth a detour on your holiday
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Borresteijn (3653) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - SEP 16, 2008
33cl Bottle, batch 386, from De Bierkoning. Clear amber colour, creamy white head. Strong aroma of hops, pine, grapefruit, some malts and caramel. Flavour is hoppy, pine, grapefruit, some sweetness. Finish is bitter and a bit burning estery alcohol. Soft carbonation, creamy thick mouthfeel, alcohol very well hidden. Dangerously drinkable.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 bu11zeye (11113) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - SEP 12, 2008
(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy amber body with a small yellowish head. Aroma of pine, peach, pineapple, and herbs. Flavor of hops (pine, herbal), caramel malt, and light smoke with a bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 hopscotch (8217) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - SEP 10, 2008
Bottle… RBSG ‘08… Murky golden ale with a mid-sized, creamy, everlasting white head. Smells like a Belgian IPA with the usual phenols and esters that I don’t really dig, but the Amarillo hops save the day with their fresh grapefruit, pine and floral notes. Medium to full-bodied with a skim-milk mouthfeel and frisky carbonation. Bittersweet, fruity and very lightly acidic. Lengthy, bitter, warming finish with a touch of residual sugar.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - SEP 4, 2008
Cloudy orange colour with a white head. Hoppy fruity and light piney aroma with notes of some caramel sweetness. Hoppy piney and quite bitter flavor with malty sweet notes.
3.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 henrikb (1257) - Aarhus, DENMARK - AUG 24, 2008
Very hazy amber body, yellow head; Very balanced very beautiful flowery violet nose; Very flat strange bitter slightly harsh body;Strange bitter finish, harsh and flat.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 thebeertourist (4271) - Oslo, NORWAY - AUG 23, 2008
Bottle. Pours deep copper with a huge creamy beige head. Refreshing grapefruity hop aroma. Potent grapefruit hop bitterness, some apples and caramel maltiness. De Molen impresses once again.
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