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Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

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RATINGS: 30   MEAN: 3.17/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.1   EST. CALORIES: 195   ABV: 6.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A gentle hop aroma completed with the fragrance of caramel malt. Full taste with a light hop bitterness and dry an aftertaste.


2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Papsoe (22985) - Frederiksberg, - DEC 3, 2008
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy orangey brown with small floating impurities and an off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and overripe fruit. Medium body, a little yeast and fruit. Lightly bitter finish. 281108

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bierkoning (8109) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - MAR 22, 2012
Bottle. Pours a huge head. Caramel and plums in the aroma. Full bodied. Malty sweet, somewhat roasty caramelly flavor, with hints of ash. Decent brew, sweet but not without complexity.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Martinus (873) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - MAR 15, 2012
Red amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of candy sugar, chocolate, caramel, molasses and milk chocolate. Slight banana. Sweet malty flavour, light sour touch, light caramel and roasted malts bitterness. Malty, light bitter finish with a touch of coffee.
(From 33cL bottle while visiting tderoeck. Thanks for sharing my friend!)

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tderoeck (1595) - Gent, BELGIUM - MAR 5, 2012
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2012 4/III/2012 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 7/XII/12 (2012-214)

Clear red brown to purple beer, big creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: caramel, brown candi sugar, milk chocolate, vanilla sugar, some banana. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: dark chocolate, bitter cocoa powder, mocha, hint of vanilla, banana. Aftertaste: green banana, some citrus, slight hoppy, mocha.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
MrHangover (468) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - FEB 6, 2012
Bottle sample @ Brugs Bierfestival ’12. Dark reddish colour, brownish head. Faint aroma of caramel and some hops. Flavour is faint too, watery and bitter. Nothing special here.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
suprchunk (1059) - Heinsberg, GERMANY - FEB 2, 2012
Tawny colored. Slim, off-white head. Little bit of lacing. Toffee and malt aroma. Sweet malt, carbonic. Slight vanilla flavor. Not too bad.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Benzai (2711) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - NOV 30, 2011
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear dark copper / amber color, thick beige head that’s mostly lasting. Smell malts, some caramel, lightly sweet. taste malts, sweet, lightly some roastyness, caramel and some fruits. Medium carbo, medium body.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bu11zeye (10165) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - OCT 17, 2011
(33cl bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, and toasted marshmallow. Flavor of caramel, cocoa, roasted malt, and raisins.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
altonbrownd (3583) - Brussels, BELGIUM - AUG 19, 2011
Bottle from Beer Planet. Dark amber body with healthy head. Nose of malts and sweets. Taste is also malts, some coffee and chocolate notes. Nice bitter finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
rand (820) - SWITZERLAND - NOV 15, 2010
Bottle 33 cl from Willems in Grobbendonk (B). Dark coppery beer with off-white and firm foam, fizzing active. Malty nose rouns, fruity and sweet. The taste is soft, roasted malt, notes of chocolate, toffy. Roundness and slightly acid point which vanishes in malted flavors without the alcoholic power.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
MoritzF (7386) - Bochum, GERMANY - NOV 4, 2010
(bottle, 33cl) Slightly hazy, chestnut-brown colour with a big and slightly tanned foamy head. Sweet and slightly toasted malty aroma with caramel and mildly dried fruity touch. Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly toasty caramelly malty taste with notes of dried fruits and a rising alcoholic touch towards the sweet and malt-accentd finish. Not very demanding. 04.XI.10


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