De Proefbrouwerij Signature Ale

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy and slightly yeasty hoppy aroma. Warming fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor with some yeasty hints. Hasa fruity malty spicy yeasty finish with lots of hops in the aftertaste.

(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Medium off-white head with clear apple juice body. Aroma is medium sweet, yeast, herb, some alcohol, wood. Taste is medium sweet, herbal, wood, light honey, somewhat dry finish. Medium effervescent body.

On Tap at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver 09/10/2007 Carbonation. Golden coloured fruity strong in alcohol and hoppy with a crisp and bitter malt finish.

Bottle. [thank you, after4ever]
Pours hazy coppery orange with a small to medium, creamy, off-white head. Great aroma with lots of flower and spice notes on top of a yeasty and light caramel background. Vanilla, oregano, roses, tulips, oranges as well. Lowish carbonation, quite dry mouthfeel with fine creaminess. Flavour has a feel like Duvel Tripel Hop, but this is far more spicy than hoppy. Sweet maltiness with lots of vanilla, flowery hoppiness and a slight note of tarty brett character. The alcohol warms brilliantly without ever being too much. I think this is a beer that loses something from a small sample - you really have to get it in a big bottle, swirl it around and enjoy the spicy complexity - and the brett only slowly enhances as the beer breathes.

Bottle, shared @ jbrus’s place. Golden color. Leather, lemon and soap in the aroma. Lemon, oily hops and leather in the flavor. Only a slight sourness. Hints of detergent. A very bretty brew.

750 ml. bottle. Aroma of spice and yeast with floral/fruity hop. Hazy ripe apricot color with a decent white head. Medium bodied with moderate, almost creamy, carbonation. The flavor is lighter stone fruits, like peach and apricot, with tingly spice. Seems a bit funky like something from Russian River. It’s lightly sweet, but the finish turns dryish with a earthy, tart finish. The mouth tingles in a way. Could be a bit woody. Very different; very, very good.

Bottled at Papsoes Blind tasting 19th. June 2008 no 28: golden coloured. Unclear. Dense off white head. Brett, sweetness and some sourness in the aroma. LIght fruits and sourness in the flavour. Light spices. Meidum bodied. Sweetish end with a sourish touch. A bit bland imo.

Bottle... O-Town Christmas Gathering ‘07... Hazy, light golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. Decent retention. The aroma provides grainy, herbal and citrusy notes. Medium-bodied and watery with prickly carbonation. Flavor of sweet pale grains with a whisper of tart acidity. Lengthy, sweet, grainy finish. Thanks to boboski for providing the bottle!

Bottle at Dilly Deli. Poured hazy dark amber with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate complex hoppy citrus aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Solid balanced bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. This is a smooth complex standout beer

A Mes rate: bottle thanks to our Magic.
Bright cloudy orange with a superb thick white foam topping and awesome condition. Aroma... now that’s a BLOODY good smell. Incredibly fresh. A beautifully aromatic double serving of hops, fantastic herbs and stunning yeasty notes. Suf**kinperb aged Orval bretty notes. This is very very fine beer indeed. The flavour follows on in a similar vein to the nose and is equally adorable. Massive brett, incredible sourness, wonderfully dry and beautifully herbacious. This is really special. Drinks well below it’s strength. Perfectly balanced. It’s just brilliant. So very clear that this is brewed by an American in Belgium. I really am blown away. Awesome wooden notes in the finish too. I’m gushing I know but I really don’t care. LOVE IT!!!