3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark golden colored brew. Hopped and grainy, light sweet aroma and flavor. Mild bitter. Belgian german style bitter pale ale crossover.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: golden straws and hay under a delicate white head. Lacey foam encircles while a meandering stream of bubbles make their way to the top. Swirls with lacey bubbles.
Nose: lemon, key lime, white grapefruit – all rindy and zesty. Lemongrass. Freshly cut dew-dropped grass. White water crackers. Sun-kissed grains and straw.
Palate: clean and sophisticated. Lemon and white grapefruit. Water crackers and white crackers; saltines without the salt. Green grass, pine needles, lavender – take all, add dew-drops, and sweet sunshine. Lemon ice. Key lime. Freshly cut golden bales of hay. Lemon and white grapefruit rind adds zest and tingle to the sides of my tongue with each quaff. Dry quenching finish.
Final Thoughts: my first bottle of XX Bitter was at The Publican in Chicago a couple years back while I was taking a class at Siebel. Loved It! I didn’t see it again until a chance keg popped up at Vine & Barley, and then again most recently in Northampton during our beercation. Three times lovely, three times tasty, and I have no doubt another three times (or more) tasty. Delicious.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On draft at Mother Lambic Fontainas, drink very fresh and very refreshing mounth feeling. Nice bitterness
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On keg at S.Brevinga Alus un viskija salons, Riga. Pours a blonde colour with a fair white head. Fruity aroma of pine, grass, caramel and barley. Nicely bitter with similar flavours. The bitterness lingers nicely with an oily mouth-feel and light carbonation. Very drinkable stuff!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
75 cl bottle. BBE 31.03.2015.
Originally rated on 20090730.
Pours cloudy pale yellow colour with large bubbly foam that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is citrus, apricot, spices, coriander, floral notes, yeast and some light malts. Also some soap can be found. Flavour is spices, citrus, notes of sour apricot and yeast, herbs and some earthy flavour. Strong carbonation, bitter and dry on palate. Crisp and refreshing brew but a bit too spicy for my taste.
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4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
My favorite beer. A real good and fine biterness. It’s floral, and smell hop.
blond beer not too strong, fine bubble and creamy foam.
Look nice and taste very nice for the ones who like biterness and hop.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aspecto dorado túrbio. Espuma Blanca persistente que va dejando marcas en el vaso. Aroma a Lúpulo (pomelo, cítrico) y toque presente a levadura. En boca. Textura cremosa. Sabor marcadamente lupulizado bien balanceado por la malta. Sigue nlas notas cíticas y un postgusto prolongado,marcadamente amargo, argadable. Cerveza bien definida. NO es una belga al uso.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, pours a nice foamy and yellow beer. the smell is a nice strong hop. the taste is very grainy and the beer is quite nice. good offering
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