 MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 3, 2008
My Bottom Line:
This spicy, piney and citrusy hop cologne evolves into a majestic, lively sipper with its crunchy hay and ebullient carbonation. One cannot help but feel festive after a glass of this iconoclastic Duvel incarnation.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A dense head of foam protects the hazy straw blond.
-Fantastic hoppiness thrives throughout while never downplaying the crisp hay-like malts.
-Body is lean and quite bubbly; this has quite the champenoise beer texture which takes it into the Malheur Brut and Deus family instead of the Chouffe Houblon’s.
-That spicy hoppiness is very complex and perfumy while never getting on one’s nerves. It knows when to subside, letting dryness and malts make you desire a subsequent, even greater gulp.
Bottle; thx Sylvain!!.
larsniclas (2735), Gothenburg, Sweden
Jun 29, 2008 Bottled.
Hazy golden with a large, white head.
Hoppy, grassy aroma with flowery citrus and notes of marcipan.
Spicy, yeasty flavour with sourish notes.
Medium, dry, hoppy, grassy bitterness.
maeib (3802), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Jun 21, 2008 Bottled. Has that typical rocky white head of its weaker sibling atop its clear light gold body. The aroma is spicy and yeasty. Sticky lemons. The taste is spicy and bitter. Nettle notes. Bigger alcohol but not necessarily bigger hops than regular Duvel. Some sharp lemony notes and an unbalanced complexity. Retronasal. Certainly not worth all that extra money, but worth the experience I suppose.
omhper (9956), Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 19, 2008 Bottled, thanks rickgordon! Lightly hazy golden, lasting head. Rich hoppy grassy nose with fruit and doughy malt underneath. A deep mouthfilling flavour of buttery malt and black currant. Hops are evident but not assaulting. Long grassy finish. Very good - one of the better of these new wave hoppy Belgian beers.
cellar (125), Dublin, Ireland
May 29, 2008 Thx for another great tasting, Kim (beljohansen). Ligth amber, long typical duvel head, notes of fruit, citrus, hops, yeast, malt and peach..Sweet and bitter in good harrmony. Alcohol in finnish. You never go wrong with a Duvel!!!
kp (6000), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
May 25, 2008 Date: 05/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: hazy gold, fine white head, drippy sheets of lace,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, fruity esters, lots of spicyness, fresh hop with touch of citrus,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet candy malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, touch of citrus, well balanced spicyness, light bitterness,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4
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