 Eructoblaster (1526), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 6, 2010 Bottle - 330ml. Hazy dark gold body with a decent white foamy head. Good hoppy aroma with fruity and herbal hints. Its sharp hoppy taste hides the alcohol pretty well and carries herbal and spicy notes. Ends with a good bitter/herbal finish. Enjoyable.
jeremytoni (1215), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 5, 2010 From a bottle poured light amber with a good amount of head. Nice hoppy flavor with a lasting aftertaste.
Leighton (365), New York, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 26, 2010 Tap at Sunswick. Didn’t blow me away. Some interesting spiciness. Yes, some nice hop/malt balance, and decenlty rich character. I will continue looking, but I did enjoy this stop along the way.
serve (15), Netherlands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 23, 2010 aroma: a sharp aroma with alcohol and grapefruit
appearance: golden, cloudy, minimal head,
taste: mostly bitter and growingin the aftertaste. minimal sweetness.
palate: full body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish,
Not your everyday christmasbeer.
nbutler11 (838), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 21, 2010 On tap at Blind Tiger in NYC. Pours a light amber color with a fluffy off-white head. Smells and tastes predominantly of caramel, malt, cloves, and fruit cake. Struck me as fairly simple at the time. Meh.
topherh (998), Kearney, Missouri, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 17, 2010 Pours a hazy straw golden with a white head. Aroma is citrusy hop, spice, and sweet malt. Flavor is bitter throughout, bready malt, and a bit of yeast.
eManu (245), Brussels, Belgium
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 12, 2010 Pours a clear amber color with a nice off-white head. Aroma of malts, citrus fruits and floral with some spices. Flavors of malts and hops, yeast some citrus fruits, a hint of caramel and vaniala, with some spices.
Good carbonation, with a good bitterness dry finish. Nice pleasant brew.
DruncanVeasey (2867), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 10, 2010 Bottle left out in the snow to chill- just realised this is the only De Ranke beer I’ve not rated...and decided it’s not too late (or early) for a Christmas beer. Burnished gold with a fine white collar, shrinking to a slick. Slightly jammy hop-driven aroma suggesting lime, satsuma, pear, supersonic and grass, with a dusting of spice. Lean and biting with a bitterness maybe only surpassed (in Belgium) by the XX; dusty orange, some peach and flowers, grapefruit, soapy pine and tonic water buffered with some creamy vanilla malt notes, roasted peanuts, white pepper... Unusual, spikily hopped-up Belgian I’d as happily quaff on a sun-baked patio as by the fireside with a blizzard blowing outside.
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