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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 3.41/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 21   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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This golden Belgian ale will mystify you with its medium body, its subtle malt and hop profiles, and its complex blend of spices. Fruit flavors, produced by a special strain of Belgian yeast, combine with Belgian candied sugar, chamomile, grains of paradise, and cardamom to create an unfiltered ale so intriguing, you’ll never want to get to the bottom of the mystery ... or your glass.


3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jcwattsrugger (8685) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - SEP 30, 2008
on tap-pours a rich dingy off white head that laces and hazy yellow/brown color. Aroma is floral/herbal-hops, nutmeg, medium malt, some yeast. Taste is floral/herbal-hops, nutmeg, medium malt, some yeast. Easy then finishes kind of thin.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Dickinsonbeer (5077) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - JAN 17, 2010
Tap at MASHOUT 09. Pours a clear medium bright copper with a decent lasting white head. Aroma is chamomile- strong spices, peppery- cardamon is a bit harsh with more belgian phenols that amplify all the added spice- light doughy more prickly malt and candi sugar. Flavor is yeasty, lemon chamomile dominates again, light mint, sage, lemonzest- coriander like- orange prickly sweet pale malts- zesty spicy and prickly finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Travlr (4540) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUN 8, 2010
Tap at BWI. Hazy dark golden color, off white head, moderate lacing. Aroma of orange peel and coriander. Taste is bitter orange and light spice. OK.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Thorpe429 (3542) - Alexandria, Virginia, USA - APR 13, 2011
Reviewed from notes. Pours a golden color with a white head. The nose brings forward some floral character and a bit of light spicing. The taste is pretty generic with some floral character and a bit of pepper and spice. The feel is a bit of spice as well. Not overspiced, but nothing really come together in the end. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 11-10-2010

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
decaturstevo (3387) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - DEC 14, 2008
Straw gold pour with a creamy head and lace. Corriander and candied sugar on the nose. Cinnamon, clove, and an odd after taste of yeast. Creamy mouthfeel with a bit of aggressive carbonation on a medium bodied beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kmweaver (3025) - Santa Rosa, California, USA - AUG 13, 2008
UPDATED: AUG 14, 2008 Draft @ Arundel Mills. Pours a hazy, bright orange color; solid off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing; nice, bright pour. Loads of soft, well-integrated spicing in the aroma; picked out grains of paradise, and something that seemed like ginger; Jim mentioned there’s cardamom (definitely) and chamomile; very nicely integrated, soft-edged spice profile; touches of orange peel. Lively carbonation. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy, orange-tinged maltiness and loads of soft spicing; cardamom, grains of paradise, suggestions of ginger (maybe this is chamomile; maybe I need to drink more tea); lightly toasted malts and the slightest touch of orange-tinged sweetness; nicely spiced, very drinkable Belgian ale. Enjoyed this quite a lot. Medium finish: loads of lightly toasted malts, breadiness, and soft, lingering spices.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
ryan (2959) - Beltsville, Maryland, USA - MAR 23, 2010
Mysterium on Orange Peel. Stuff sucked so I figured it didn’t really deserve a separate listings so putting it here.

Bland watery and boring with wet grainy malt and saggy, loose hops. Bleh.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
hellbilly (2857) - scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA - AUG 1, 2010
on tap arundel mills 6/13/10. slightly hazy golden yellow with a white ring for a cap. lots of orange and lemon aromas in front of belgian yeast, earthy spice, tea, flowery perfume and some brown sugar. prickly spice on the medium body. 7/3/6/3/14/3.3 the flavor is a milder version of the aroma with added notes of coriander, cardamom, dust and a muddy finish.


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