3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, not complex brew, hazy, good head, nothing special
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, Belgian Belly, Manchester. Pours a dense dark brown with a thick foamy biege head. Looks very inviting. Aroma is sweetish, with roasted malts, spice and dark fruit. Flavour is malty with more fruit and notes of caramel ,yet with a slight metallic tang which luckilly isn’t too prominent in the mix. Quite heavily carbonated mouthfeel. Far from perfect, but enjoyable on the whole.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy brown with huge beige head. Sweet aroma with caramel, ripe fruits and roasted malt. Sweet flavor with notes of roasted malt, caramel, ripe fruits and caramel. Ends sweet.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Large creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Cloudy dark amber colour. Aroma of caramel, nutty, fruit, yeast, grain. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Moderated sweet flavour. Nutty sweet and caramelized lingering finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. A beige bubbely head on a clear reddish brown colored body. Light sweet caramellish malts to the nose. Fairly sweet malty taste with notes of mild coffee and cocoa. Also some crispness and metallic tones underneath. Light to medium body. Faint bitterness in the finish.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very nice in appearance with its mahogany body under a beige foamy head. Roasted sweet malty aroma. Smooth and harmonic taste of sweet fruits, milk chocolate offset by bitter coffee notes towards the ending. Well bodied (BBF, Oslo 10.04.2008).
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Clear medium brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, brown sugar, candy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (240208)
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a large off white head. Delightful leathery, spicy, yeasty, wet dog aroma. Taste is a bit flat in comparison. A little malty sweetness and some alcohol, but mainly a restrained dryness with a bit too much fizz.
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