De Proef Lunatique (Cuvee Diabolique)

Formerly brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Abbey Tripel
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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UPDATED: JUL 2, 2005 (Bottle 75 cl) Rather pale golden, typical blond ale, slightly hazy. Decent head. Yeast in both nose and flavour with a very subdued bitterness. Pronounced carbonization - way too much actually. A rather dull Belgian ale. Brewed for a Pacific NW import company. 070505

Hazy beige with orangey accents. Very apricotty nose with yeast and breadcrust. Flavour is well-balanced, fruity-yeasty with good malt character but it finishes dry. Simple tripel, but quite pleasant.

(750ml bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy yellow body with an average white head. Aroma of florals, lemon, and mustiness. Flavor of hops, buttery, and a twist of lemon.

(750ml bottle) Hazy golden body topped by a big, rocky white head. Aroma is medium sweet, yeasty, herbal, some lemon, light floral, paint thinner. Taste is medium sweet, yeasty, lemon peel, some herbal, alcohol/thinner. Medium body.

Refreshing yeasty aroma with hints of citrus. Nicely translucent golden color with a thin white head and significant lacing. Starts with spicy notes, develops different spicy notes, a sort of peppery effect towards the finish. Medium body. Seems a bit different with each quaff. Perhaps a bit flat in the end, but this flat is so much more complex than most ales. Perhaps one of the better of the many De Proef ales. Definitely pepper towards the end.

Bottle... Lightly hazy yellow beer with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Fantastic retention. Phenolic, yeasty nose... lots of clove aside heavy helpings of biscuit, cookie and white bread. Full-bodied and just short of syrupy with soft carbonation. Heavily sweet and lightly fruity with gentle breadsy notes. Fortunately, moderate bitterness makes a last second, shoestring tackle to prevent a total, sickly sweet blowout. Subtle, spicy phenols. Lengthy, bittersweet, almost tongue-numbing finish. An odd bird, this one; but not at all unpleasant.

Bottle from Party Town. Poured hazy amber color with a huge fizzy off-white head that lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate sweet fruity aroma. Light to medium body with a sticky texture. Medium fruity crisp flavor with a medium balanced finish of moderate duration with a small alcohol bite. This is a good beer.

A golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet honey, signs of oxidation, orange peels, so-so. In mouth, a sweet candy sugar with coriander, honey, corn syrup, a bit old and tired. Tasted on April 24, 2011.

Pours a transparent deep golden bronze with a well-lacing frothy white head. Aroma of sweet biscuity, sugary caramel malt with lots of light fruity notes and yeasty esters. Starts with lots of carbonation and sugary sweetness with some light caramel and lemon notes before a slightly drier, but still sweet finish. Pretty one dimensional with a lot of candi sugar sweetness and not enough underlying complexity.

750ml bottle pours clear gold with a large white head. Nose is sweetened cracker malts and white wine, with a heavy note of pear and a lighter note of pineapple. Medium to full body, someone sharp on the palate, which works well with the fruity sweet flavors throughout - a lot of ripe pear, some soft pineapple, some green apple and green grapes, with a touch of alcohol in the nose at warmer temperatures. Quite nice overall, even if it nevers develops a lot of depth.