4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Smells of an open meadow in summer it’s so grassy. Light herbal hops and spice follow that and stay all the way through the taste experience to the finish, harmonizing with the perfect carbonation the entire way. This beer dances in your mouth like the best sparkling wines and may be the best food pairing beer that I’ve ever had. Truly excellent. Thanks Flying Fish. 2010 750ml.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 mL bottle from Ye Old Spirit Shop, Frederick, MD. A bit of a gusher, but not too bad. Pours a hazy pale yellow with floating particles. Large frothy tan head fades quickly. Aroma of big citrus and tropical hops with a bit of rye. The taste is stone fruits, tropical fruits, fruit cocktail, fruit roll-ups and a bit of a rye bite. Medium bodied. Weird but not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 bottle- pours a foamy white head with trailing lace and yellow/gold color. Aroma is grain, barn-yeast. Taste is spice hops, yeast sweet light malt-bread/rye. Medium body. Easy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
750ml bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow color with a big white head. Aroma is yeasty, spicy, citrus, lemon. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is sweet, bready, cereal, a little spicy Belgian yeast, with a spicy hop finish. Very nice.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Poured a dark brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of Belgian-style malt with notes of rye with balanced sweetness. Taste is also a mix between a solid Belgian-style malt bill with balanced sweetness level and some notes of rye with a somewhat dry finish. Spicy yeast strain is well balanced into the mix. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Interesting take on Belgian ale with nice rye notes.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
(750ml bottle thanks to blutt59) clearish medium yellow, with very few bubbles. Nose of rye, candied citrus, ginger, smells delicious. Taste of coriander, sweet orange pulp, spicy, belgian yeast. An absolutely spot on carbonation and delicious linger. Awesome beer!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours pale yellow with a thin white head. Aroma has notable belgian yeasty qualities...fruity, clovey, and a hint of funk. Very earthy and fruity...odd. tastes like a mix between a weisse and a saison...tasty though. Mouthfeel is lively with a spicy dry finish. Unusual but tasty.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From notes: poured a hazy straw color with a small white head. Aroma was grassy mixed with earthy yeast. Very slightly thick and syrupy. Has a sweet flavor, with a mild spicy bite from the rye. As it warms, the sweetness fades and it takes on more of a citrusy flavor, with the rye a touch more prevalent in the finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Crushed at GABF ’10. Not bad. Has a decent hop presence with lemon, grass and some citrus, not to mention rye. Very smooth mouthfeel. Decent enough.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pale golden blonde pour thin white head ..... aroma of spicy rye and fruity yeast little lemony .... taste of spicy rye and sweet malts with a fruity yeast, lemony and earthy leading to a light spicy rye and bitter hop finish ... easy drinking brew and abv hidden well
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Cloudy orange cream colour beneath a whispy white head that quickly faces, leaving on a ring and spotty film with tiny dabs of lace. Massive fruity, floral nose with loads of candied citrus fruits, white pepper, guava/mango impressions and a hint of bubblegum. The flavour brings a delicate spice to the mix, which I’m guessing is attributable to the rye. Floral and citric hops complement the rye and candy sweetness makes balances to make a dangerously drinkable spritzy Belgian ale. The finish is tremendously aromatic, with some impression of ginger and pepper along with passionfruit and leather. The mouthfeel may be the high-light of this brew. It’s highly attenuated, airy and effervescent. It tastes authentically Belgian, as if the beer had come to be after hundreds of years of tweaking and refining. There is not a bad thing to be said about this. A masterpiece!
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