3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours gold and cloudy (very yeasty looking) with some sparse white foam on top. Aroma is dominated by lots of spice, (coriander, perfume, some lavender elements), hints of sweet malt and slightly sugary. Taste incorporates a nice wheat like backbone with spice and some hints of citrus thrown in. Mouthfeel is thick and viscous. Finish yields some hints of pepper. Very sessionable. I’m surprised by the low scores.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Sweet and spicy nose, floral and heathery (heatherine?) with a touch of lemon cleaner and something nearing coriander. Orange peel, white pepper, and honey. Sedimenty orange-golden body with an aggressively-diminished head. Taste is floral and slightly earthy with pale malts at the fore. Thin, watery body, wittish feel nears oily consistency. Wheat notes are refreshing, but the beer is not. No bitterness or sourness. Reminds of one’s first foray with herbal tea. I have had gruits before and rather liked some of them; this isn’t the shining exemplar of the traditional ales movement. On the whole, a bit of a throwaway, or perhaps enjoyed as a nice changeup from your everyday wit.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Very spicy, moderate yeasty - really something special! Fizzy average white head; yellow orange body. Started bitter, ended moderate sweet, short duration. Light to medium body, fizzy carbonation, light dry texture. Very special one... but after a few minutes you get used to it!
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Where do I begin with this beer. I am definitely not a fan of "gruit", so I will try to be non-bias on this rating. Pours straw colored with no head. Aroma is fruity and very herbal. Flavor is similiar, but it also tastes like a bar of soap. In addition, there is some floral hints in the taste along with lemon and spices. Interesting style, just not one of my favorites.
1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle. A golden beer with a big white head. MAlty and perfumed aroma and taste, soapy. Medium body with a soapy finish.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Average egg-white thick head that mostly lasted. Clear sparkling body with a golden color. Good display of lacework. Very fruity and soapy like in the aroma. Notes of perfume, caramel and citrus as well. Hint of spice and coriander. Light bodied with a soft carbonation. Light sweet flavor with a hint of citrus. Soapy and perfumed finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle.
Clear yellow coloured with a white ehad.
Spicy aroma of malts, hay, caramel and fruits.
Spicy flavour of hay, caramel and hops with perfumed notes.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, shared by yespr. Clear, golden body, with a small, off-white head. Fruity nose with tea and spices. The flavor starts rather fruity, and some tea-like spicyness comes after a while. As expected, there’s not much bitterness. Medium body. I’m having hard times believing it’s brewed as a traditional gruit beer, it’s too good for that, but it’s still not good enough to be more than nice and interesting. (071005)
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