3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(draft) Hazy amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, herbal, some yeastiness. Taste is medium sweet, yeasty, herbal, peach, nice bitterness. Smooth medium-full body.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught (The final batch 8%). Golden coloured. Unclear. Dense white head. Herbal, spiced and sweet aroma. Is a bit perfumed, but not unplesant. Herbal and flowery flavour. Spice and sweetness is there. Is medium to full bodied. Dry and balanced. Dry spicy end with a nice bitterness. Really good one.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A Mes rate:
Draught at ZBF (The Final Batch 8%). First of all, I have to say I’m swayed slightly by the fact that it has my name on the label. Wow. 8 lots of hops, you have to give that respect. Such a fine hoppy aroma with plenty of citric and spruce notes as you would expect. Very good creamy palate, almost full-bodied. Flavour is floral and again superbly hoppy. This is about as green as beer can get. Dry bittering finish. This is not even my style but enjoyed this immensely.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at The Belgian Room. Hazy cloudy deep golden/orange beer with a very creamy white head. Aroma is very yeasty and spicy showing cardomom, cinnamon and spicy noble hops mixed in as well. Zesty fresh saaz hops along with American-style juicy tropical hops. Sweet orange peel, mango, a bit of wheaty character and a spicy yeasty flavour as well. Moderate bitterness, but great fresh fruity hop flavour from start to finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Very tasty brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled on 2/16/07 on tap at Max’s 3rd Annual Belgian Beer Festival: Slightly hazy dark golden bronze appearance has a thin, wispy-lacing frothy white head. Aroma of sweet bready Belgian malt with some light fruity notes. Body starts full and pale malty sweet with some biscuity and caramely notes with a smooth toasty, bready yeasty finish. Nicely-balanced, an authentic malty Belgian strong ale, although I don’t see why this is classified as an IPA.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 1, 2006 Draught Good orangey tinted head, leaving textbook lace, over fully hazy orange-ochre beer. Extremely flowery, hoppy nose - this is Garrett and either he’s used masses of superb Europe hops, or a good deal of American ones. Dry and perfumey at the same time. Stunning!. Again very flowery taste, perfumey flavours, with dry, definitely USA-style hops, citrussy, resiny,.. WOW! No new aftertaste, but long lasting flavours. Well-bodied, grist slickness, resiny afterthought, lingering after every sip. Absolutely SUPERB. This is the final accomodation of America to Belgian beer. Love it!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at DRE. Turbid dark straw pour with some brownish floaties. Aroma of funky yeast, hops, perfumy spicy florals. Tastes caramel malty, hoppy, with funky yeasty notes coupled with some florals. Decent complexity, and very well made.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at BT. Orange amber body with a thin off white head. Citrus with earthy and floral hops. Nice spices, and some strong hop resins to finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught: Moderately sweet aroma of fruit and hops. Also lightly sour. Looked like a cup of coffee with cream in it. Brown water. Small white head. Opaque. Small lacing. Flavor was lightly sweet. Tasted like a creamy coca-cola. Hoppy, but also with a candyish sugar to it. Soft carbonation. Light body. No finish. Interesting.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had this last night at Boston’s Belgian Beer Fest- the brewer himself pulled it from the tap and told me all about his collaboration - it was loud, and it was hard for me to understand his accent, so I though it was the Houblon at first, but as he spoke, and I sipped, I knew it was a totally different animal - I don’t much care for Brooklyn Blast, but that Chouffe yeast has worked magic on this recipe - where the blast is overly carbonated and abrasive, the gnomette has a more natural, soft carbonation - the hop profile seems much more balanced, and the citrus character such a high hop profile provides mingles well with the fruity esters produced by the belgian yeast - this was one of the better beers at the fest - Brooklyn will be brewing this recipe soon, with some variations, and releasing it as Cuvee D’Achouffe - hopefully it will be as good.
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