3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 libertine (143) - rochester hills, Michigan, USA - MAY 28, 2012pours cloudy golden not much head and very little lacing.aroma is upfront raw dough with overripe pear and bananas
.flavor is very sweet,malt,banana and raisins.medium carbonation,medium bodied with an oily mouthfeel.alchohol is well hidden until the finish.has a nice bitter warming alchohol bite at the end.was expecting something close to a pirat but was nothing like it.very malty sweet like a quad and the yeastiness was always prestent from the aroma to the finish.fine example of a nice belgium ale.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 jmm635 (745) - Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 10, 2013
Poured hazy golden with a thick white head. Aroma of pale malt, peat juice, green apples. Very sweet but has a Belgian yeasty touch. Easy to drink for 10%.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Mora2000 (4059) - McKinney, Texas, USA - APR 1, 2013
Yellow with a white head. Aroma is sugary malt with some grass and grape notes. Flavor is sugar, grass and alcohol. Very sweet. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 queenholly (1863) - South Whitley, Indiana, USA - MAR 24, 2013
Bottle. Sweet brown sugar/sorghum, barley malt, and black bread aroma. Hazy amber with a large beige head. Sweet dates,k black bread, and barley malt flavor. Alcohol extremely well hidden. Medium body, soft carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 neuromatt (858) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 23, 2013
33 cL bottle from the LCBO, served in a snifter. Pours hazy golden-amber with a moderate off-white head that remains and leaves a small amount of fine lace. On the nose there are notes of straw, caramel, herbs and Belgian spice, along with subtle hops. The flavour is lightly sweet throughout with honey, caramel, flowers, spice and pepper. The finish becomes hoppier, with pine and subtle resin. On the palate, it is light-medium in body with a smooth, milky texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is a decent strong Belgian ale with Belgian spice and significant alcohol that is well disguised. 2013-02-23
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 shrubber85 (5985) - Greenville, Indiana, USA - FEB 22, 2013
Bottle. Rock candy, apple, cardboard, and malt aroma. Amber with moderate head. Sweet rock candy, berry/apple malt and mildly bitter herbal hops flavor. Alcohol well hidden. Pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Kita (435) - Koper, SLOVENIA - FEB 16, 2013
Bottled, 0.33l. Hazy pale golden color with small creamy white head and fizzy carbonation. Aroma is fruity, mainly of pears, citruses and bananas, on the other hand also yeasty, bready, spicy and floral. Taste starts with refreshing fruity sourness, while followed by spicy yeastiness. This beer is very well balanced, not too sweet, but with warm alcoholic mouthfeel and mild bitter and crispy finish. Full body, slick to oily texture and fizzy natural carbonation in palate. Classy, but it could be better...
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 kevinsenn (552) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 19, 2013
Bottle from LCBO singles basket. Pours slightly hazy golden with a huge head. Spicy aroma with honey and plenty of alcohol. Taste is sweet, slightly spicy, quite alcoholic, with a little vanilla. High carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Viper666 (2708) - Saint-Hubert, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 12, 2013
Bouteille 330ml. De couleur dorée et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées sucrées (agrumes, notes de pêches, traces de raisins et de poires sucrées), de caramel doux, léger de sucre brun, et sucre bonbon) avec des effluves d’alcool et des trace de houblon floral. Rondeur moyenne en bouche. Moyen goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, léger de pêche, notes de pommes et de bananes) aux notes épicées (léger poivre et notes de clou de girofle) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût malté assez sucré de caramel, avec des notes de sucre brun et de miel puis un moyen goût d’alcool récahuffant (aux faibles notes métalliques) vient ensuite englober le tout et participe à l’amertume de la finale avec des note de houblon floral. Post-goût moyen-long un peu sec, légèrement amer d’alcool avec des notes de levures fruitée (zeste d’agrumes) et quelques traces de houblon.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Jetulio (48) - Tarragona.SPAIN, SPAIN - JAN 8, 2013
33 cl bottle poured into Big Tulip glass (Gulden Draak glass)
Aroma...some caramel, resin, alcohol,
Appearance...hazy, golden, with a tiny white head
Taste.....sweetness, not too much pressence of hops
Palate....... medium body, thin texture with medium/soft carbonation
Overall....good malty and sweet aftertaste. Nice but not amazing.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 JoeMcPhee (7625) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 18, 2012
Very pale golden colour with a thick white head. The aroma is quite peppery and a little bit spicy with a touch of pale malt. Light apple aroma and a touch of herbal flavour as well. There is a fairly assertive bitterness in this beer in contrast to many of the strong golden Duvel-esque beers that are less assertively hopped. Very lean and almost cidery, but it’s decent enough.
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