WakeandBake (422), Greenville, Michigan, USA Dec 21, 2008 Botle. Pours a hazy golden amber color,with one finger of white foamy head.Smells of ginger,cloves,grass,yeast,and dried fruits.Flavor of peaches,orange peel,allspice,nutmeg,coriander,sweet caramel malt,and some hop notes. A sticky mouthfeel,soft carbonation,and a fruity finish. Very Good davidoc (113), Chicago, Illinois, USA Dec 15, 2008 Poured light amber with a medium white head. Slightly medicinal aroma. Delicious candi-hop flavor and palate. HopheadHans (753), Bay Area, California, USA Dec 15, 2008 Pours with an amber color and a nice large head with ncie lacing and good retention. Immediately noticeable are aomas of hops, pine and some breadiness. Flavors of Blegina yeast and dough with a pronounced malt and hops background. Some spiicness and cloves as well. Very smooth and full bodied. punkrkr27 (608), Berkley, Michigan, USA Dec 10, 2008 Clear deep gold pour with a short-lived, 1 finger, off-white head. Lots of floral, spicy, citrusy hop aroma with candi-sugar, pear and bubblegum notes. Flavor is melon, candi-sugar, orange, spice, and bubblegum. Somewhat thin mouth feel with moderate carbonation. Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England Nov 30, 2008 Bottle from utobeer, having it right now. Alround rating: Peachy, piney, baalnced pale malts, defo belgian character, all well carbonated and very drinkable. Good stuff! TKA300 (99), Carbondale, Illinois, USA Nov 29, 2008 Updated: May 19, 2009Drank from a bottle, poured an orange color with a medium head. Smelled of citrus mostly. Tasted mostly of citrus and a little bit of caramel. Aftertaste lasted for a long time, pretty solid beer, but had a little too many flavors going on at once for my liking. Somehow found a way to be too complex for me to love. tarheels86 (703), Washington DC, USA Nov 29, 2008 300 ml bottle. 2007 edition found in Chicago. Pours a beautiful dark orange/amber with a a rather large off-white head with great retention. Aromas of orange peel, yeast, cloves, red licorice, and maybe pineapple- very complex. Taste adds some slight spicy hops, caramel malt, and retains the citrus and spicy elements. Long, dry, malty aftertaste. Truly superb. fidelis83 (707), Clinton, Iowa, USA Nov 27, 2008 Pours hazy honey amber with a 2 finger light beige head, very good retention. Aroma is yeast, citrus, licorice, plenty of spicy and citrus hops and a generally fruity tone. Flavor is much the same as aroma, though yeast tone is less prevailant and citrus notes with citrus and spicy notes take over. FInish is sweet, with anise, dried orange peel and yeasty breade rolls. Body has a slick yet astringent quality. Alcohol content seems like it would be 2-3 points higher. Great beer.
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