<b>Brewed August 2007, Best By June 2010; Sampled November 2008</b><br /> A careful pour into my 25cl tulip glass easily produces five fingers of head &#40;including a full fat finger above the rim of the glass&#41;; the head is a pale, just off-white color and forms an impressive structural surface / mesa and lots of Belgian lace patterns as it slowly subsides. The beer is a nice gold color that shows a bright, yellow-gold color when held up to the light and shows a mad frenzy of carbonation. The aroma smells of lemon zest, touches of apricot, cracker-like grain, notes of black pepper, pink ginger, clove, a touch of pear, honey-like malt and a solid backdrop of tropical fruit notes that seem to have faded over time, but still have a commanding presence in the nose. I have a feeling that a lot more of the base beer comes through in the aroma now, and I definitely like that. This is far more aromatic than the regular version of Duvel; at least in volume, I like regular Duvel for its soft, yet deep complexity, but this is also really nice &#40;plus I am a sucker for Amarillo&#41;.<br /><br /> The beer flavor still has lots of Amarillo signature to it; up front flavors of peach, lychee and candied kumquat. The beer finishes with spicy phenolics and a spicy alcohol warming as well a nice, though soft, clean bitterness. Clove, a ginger heat and a turpene driven light palate numbing show a nice, yeast derived phenolic character towards the finish blends in quite well with the up front hop character.. The carbonation died down considerably as I was enjoying the aroma, but still has a prickly tickle to it as well as providing a bit of a carbonic bite. The body of this beer stands up quite well to the carbonation though, it definitely has a touch of heft to it, though in true form it is quite an easy beer to quaff faster than is safe. My second pour only nets me a half finger of beer, while the rest is foam. The spicy & phenolic notes seem to get a bit more prominent as I work my way through this bottle; it actually starts to get quite spicy in the finish. My third pour has me learning a bit and I end up with only a bit more head than beer in my glass.<br /><br /> I can’t tell you how happy I am that the Amarillo character is still pretty apparent; that definitely had me a bit worried. I am sure the hop character has faded a bit, but it is still quite nice. I am not sure I have ever had a beer that is more prone to leaving structural sculptures of foam &#40;a product of the foam positive character of hops and the high carbonation of Duvel&#41;, it is quite interesting and visually you really can’t quite ask for more. It is always a good sign when I have a hard time not finishing off a 750ml bottle of strong beer by myself.

30/10 0.75 l bottle from belgianshop.com, probably the last they held there, so I had luck to get my hands on this. Opened with a big pop, it poured murky golden to orange body with huge and compact white head that was stubborn to get down. Interesting aroma of some hop fruits &#40;apple, lemon&#41; a bit salty but not in the bad way, some spices...pleasant and complex enough. Flavor was moderately bitter, hopped &#40;apple, grassy spices&#41; much more than malted &#40;honey, some darker fruits maybe&#41;. Alcohol is hidden very well beyond it all. Medium bodied and quite complex with medium-long bitter apple finish. Quite good, definitely different from anything Belgian, interesting, but not the best for sure.

Bottled&#40;750ml&#41;. -courtesy of heavy&#40;thanks&#033;&#41;, shared with him and Doggythedog. <br />Hazy yellow/orange coloured, really huge white head, fruity and spicy nose. The taste is also very spicy and very hoppy &#40;Amarillo is dominant&#41; with notes of fruits and coriander in the finish. Very good BSA and the best Duvel.

Heavy’s 0.75l bottle that he shared with me and ogivlado &#40;huge thanks&#033;&#41;<br /> Poured a murky orange-golden body with an enormous thick white head that took eons to go away &#40;yup, it’s a Duvel&#41;. Chalky, soft malty nose, some apple, honey.. lightly vinous even. Amarillo shows up. Nice and complex. The taste is soft again, a bit light, but truly pleasant. Aroma hops &#40;yup, definitely Amarillo and Goldings&#41;, no big bitterness. Soft, kinda weak &#40;bit nice&#41; maltiness, some apple. Silky mouthfeel. Not the best beer in the world but definitely a nice drink.

Pours nice golden with a very big white creamy head with nice lacing and crates a small "cloud" in the middle of the glass. Aroma and flavour are both great, fruity - oranges, hoppy and vinious. it is nice and dry and has a long aftertaste.