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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This stuff is amazing. Barnyard funk + hoppiness - the sour flavor. Quite possibly the perrfect mix of Belgian and IPA.

Pours out hazy golden ale with white creamy head. Nice fruity floral notes. Hoppy with a sweet slightly spicey finish. A very nice hoppy saison.

Appearance is of rich amber hue. A fair amount of head protects the magic inside. The nose brings fresh doughy intro that follows with toasted grain mash. I do miss the hops though. This Belgian made collaboration has a solid malt backbone with plenty of residual sugar. The yeast does have its chance to make a statement as well but much more subdued The hops show up to clean the palate and leave their mark leaving me longing for another sweet malty sip to start anew. Overall a very balanced collaboration that speaks both old and new world beer.

Golden pour with a beige head thats lingers. Aroma is spice, citrus hops, bread, turmeric, brett and funk! Wet socks and fruit. Flavor is soft rounded malt with golden raisins, citrus rind hop, wheat, candy sugar, lemons, sour red apple and something I can’t name. Carbonation is high enough to carry the sweet malt. The beer is both sweet and sour. This beer is truly unique with a luscious flavor that I can’t peg but I truly enjoy. Very high drinkability.

Bottle. Poured a cloudy amber. The nose was of typical belgian yeast. Very interesting flavors. Some hop notes, a bit of ginger maybe, but the malt backbone is what I really loved about this beer. Just a delicious balance of flavors, with nice carbonation. Excellent beer.

What a brew. The perfect collaborations between West Coast American Brewing and Belgian Brewing. Nice hop profile good Belgian yeast charater. Bitter yet sweet. Excellent golded color with lasting white foamy head. I really enjoyed this,

Can i call this the best American beer i have ever had? not really, because it was made in Belgium. Can i call this the best Belgian beer i have ever had? no, because it is not quite as good as a Westvleteren 12. but it is without a doubt the best collaboration since Itzhak Perlman picked up his Stradivarius and played Paganini! wow! Full rich amber, slightly hazy, with a huge white head that vanishes leaving amazing lacing up the goblet. nose of apricots, orange blossoms and yeast ... makes me think of a Karmelite Tripel. Taste of yeast and bread and sweet apricots again ... just wonderful. Mouth is full and rich. Everything about this is just about perfect. Maybe a touch less hops in the finish than the Tripel, maybe a touch of Brett. Different from anything I have had before, and wonderful. I’m not going to share this with anyone but family ... and even there, only with guys i really love.

Pours a mostly clear orange with a moderately bubbly head. Aroma is grassy and herbal. Flavor is tart and hoppy, with bubblegum, coriander and some estery character. Some brett in there as well. Alcohol is hardly noticeable. It’s a very enjoyable beer, with the flavors melding nicely into what I would consider a classic Belgian ale. Wonderful!

UPDATED: JUN 8, 2008 The 750 ml. bomber holding the beer was silk screened with a lot of information about the making of this joint effort. When poured into a Duvel tulip, this one looked decent but not great. The golden color, and the large head were nice, but the chill haze was a bit heavy. The smell was quite a bit like a Saison with hops and wildness coming together for an inviting bouquet. The taste was a great marriage of two bold and proud traditions. The hops were immediately noticeable like they would be in a bright American IPA, but the malt content was quite a bit higher, and the unique dry and sour flavors that come only from Belgian Yeast and Brettanomyces were vying for attention. The finish was spicy like white pepper. The body was medium thick and satisfying in its sticky consistency. Another proof that addition of more hops is almost never a bad thing.

Original sample courtesy of Puddintane, available here now and more bottles on the way from 5000. Golden/orange with huge rocky white head. Aroma has a huge floral and citrus kick up front. Grapefruit, ortanique, faint pineapple. Slight yeast character shows through as well. Flavor on par, big fruity esters up front, again mostly grapefruit, fades to spicy herbalness. Very yeasty through the middle, fades to a tosted/biscuity finish. Medium-soft carbonation, can’t wait till the brett really kicks in.