dukefan (165), Chicago, Illinois, USA Jul 21, 2008 Pretty darn good stuff. A blend they somehow pull off blending the classic Belgian fruity/spicy and the edginess of the hops. I keep wandering across the street and having another glass.
BBB63 (3810), La Porte, Indiana, USA Aug 15, 2008 Tap at Clybourn and served in tulip: Golden hue with a solid white head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of Belgian sugars, pale biscuity malts, earthy, some resiny hops and pepper, banana and pear esters. The taste is honestly a bit difficult to grasp, the Belgian influence is there but the hops don’t mesh too well with the sweetness and fruity profile IMO. The herbal and spicy finish is the highlight of the flavor profile. The mouth feel is slightly oily and syrupy, strange malt astringent character about the finish. I really hoped for more, a drinkable beer but not much else. General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA Aug 6, 2008 Draft at Wrigleyville. Poured a cloudy yellow color with a white head. The aroma was of light banana and clove. Smelled a bit like a hefe. Delicately sweet up front with a dry, mildly bitter finish. Carbonation was middle of the road. I tasted clove, banana bread, light caramel, and a splash of lime. There was also a hint of champaign. Decent. kseecs16 (576), Westmont, Illinois, USA Jul 28, 2008 Draught at Clybourn. No head, murky golden, very clovey tart. Light.
Citrusy with a hint of dryness from the hops.
holdenn (1161), Chicago, Illinois, USA Jul 25, 2008 On tap at the Clybourn location. I had just sampled the Lunar replicale not long before and I didn’t know if I wanted something that resembled that. But when she said it was a dollar off, I got off the fence. Hazy golden in a tulip glass with a white head. Although light, the hops are interesting in the nose. Herbal and spicy with lemon and malt underneath. The flavor was also light and leaving more to be desired. The interesting hop presence and spice becomes a little annoying and overwhelms the light lemony malts. The more I drink of it, the more bored of it I become.
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