4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
i loved this, in the middle of a belgian festival i all of a sudden got to taste hops again, my lovely friend the hop brought me back to life in a huge way in this beer. the light yellow body with a somewhat strong head gives off aromas of light diacetyl and a slight hint of hops. the flavor is where i had fun, clean hop flavors with a hint of the typical belgian spicing and some smooth hop bitterness to cleanse the palate at the finish.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 27, 2006 Light golden colour; slight, white, relatively stable head.
Nose : Hops! Hops!! HOPS!!! Taste is an immediate bitter attack of hops and something roasted, rather aggressive, from the malt (roasted cookies), but it blends fabulously
with the hopmark. Medium-bodied, slight alcohol impression. In the aftertaste the bitterness keeps going on. Superb hoppy beer, in Belgium unique in its style.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This is a cloudy yellow brew w/ a nice bitter taste & very full mouthfeel. It's quite drinakable & it's a nice palate cleaner
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Superb color and appearance for a saison. Hazy yellow orange with a sizable head. Straw, hops, and flowered perfume aroma. Pleasant and easy. At once light, but also bitter with a grass outdoors taste. Recommended.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
This cloudy golden ale forms a light white head that dissipates quickly. The nose is extremly vegetal/herbal hops. The palate is mellow and light with some citrusy acidity coming though toward the finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma full of herbal hoppiness, hints of licorice. Very hopbitter, almost oily and flowery flavor. Long-lasting strong hopbitter, slightly metallic finish. Good beer, but a bit onedimensional because of the overpowering hoppiness.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
I was overcome with the aroma of stinky malt. It remained quite light in color, while possesing a powerful aroma. Hidden beneath the smell was a decent amount of fruit flavor, along with some distinct hints of yeast. All in all this was descent, but no more.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
I found this to be slightly rank at least in the aroma. This one poured a blonde yellow with a medium white head. The aroma was pretty...well skunky and gassy with a huge emhpasis on malt, some citrus and a hard liquor smell. The taste was a huge amount of yeast, alcohol, lemon, and orangey citrus sourness. The problem i had with the Double X Bitter was its skunky lemony quality which just didnt sit well. The carbonation was very very active in this beer with an overwhelming lemony feel. Not remarkable, but i am glad to have tried it.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 19, 2003 Musty & Yeasty and a nice fresh aroma...sublte green freshness and citrus yeasty spiciness...Lime & lemon play with the greeness and settle with nice white head..yeastiness and citrusness..light but tasty...a nice suprise..a very refreshing..saison-like happiness..TASTY
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Orange haze with clouds of dark orange swirling throughout. Huge chunks at the bottom, small bits float about and even hide out in the foamy head. Hoppy bliss is mixed into the sour/spicy/sweaty gueuze-like aroma. Flavors swirl round on the tongue! Gooey bready yeasts, light spices, dry grassy hops (which gives it a wonderful dry finish). Best hoppy/musty burps of any beer so far! This is now available in Chicagland at just about all of the better beer shops!
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