JackMehoff (16), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Feb 25, 2008
My bottle had a beautifully sweet, fruity aroma with a think hazy pour. The frothy white head died down quickly revealing a hoppy (but less than I expected for a Holiday Ale) palate with hints of citrius and other spices.
 Ober (187), Best, Netherlands
Jul 4, 2008 A hazy dark orange colored beer, with a beige rocky foamed head. The aroma of nice bitter hops, fruity sweet, and spicey. The taste is malt bitter, orange sweet with floral and notes of pepper. A long bitter aftertaste.
acrdz (4089), Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 3, 2008 750ml bottle, age unknown. Of course I was carrying this around all day and mixed it up quite a bit, so it poured brown and muddy and kinda disgusting looking, but that’s my fault. At least the lacing was thick, cake-like and attractive. Huhge musty nose of funked plants and greens and heavy yeast notes of creamy hay and minerally herbs. Flavor is similar but a little less funky and has more of a soap quality. Texture is appropriately fluffy and smooth, heavy yeast of course, but overall it’s quite nice, but not a mind-blowing experience like the other beers from De Ranke.
kmweaver (1765), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 3, 2008 750mL bottle, courtesy of acrdz. Thanks, Mike! Pours a murky orange color with tan edges; off-white head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing; very nice pour. Nice dry mineral and piney bitterness in the aroma; complex yeastiness and crackers; some light saltiness; excellent nose. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: crisp mineral bitterness upfront; again, solid yeast character, pine, mint, and light breadiness; well carbonated and very drinkable; nice balance between a toasty / yeasty core and prominent mineral / piney bitterness. Good stuff. Lengthy finish: toasty breadiness, pine and mineral hops, and dry yeast.
Stefano (931), Esbjerg, Denmark
May 28, 2008 Very murky, golden ale with a mid-sized, fluffy, off-white head. Aromas were some spice and vanilla. The flavor was lemony, honey, light fruit, and coriander. The mouthfeel was light bodied and lightly carbonated. Pretty good.
jgb9348 (1789), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
May 26, 2008 Perfect hazy golden amber body with a reddish tint and a perfect off-white head. Aroma of fresh malt, cranberries, raisins, hops and a bit of bitter alcohol. Full-bodied; Strong malty flavoured body with a good malt backbone and an alcoholic kick that lasts quite a while. Aftertaste shows the malt and spice with a bit of coriander seed freshness and alcoholic malt. Overall, a good belgie ale with some mild malt and spice characteristics. I sampled this 33 cL bottl purchased from the Bier Tempel in Bruxelles, Belgium on 01-January-2008, sampled on 26-May-2008 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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