La Caracole Saxo

Brewed by La Caracole
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Falmignoul, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Brown cork and caged 0.75 litre bottle, best before 12/2009, drank 01/2009. Cloudy orange, lemony colour with a cream coloured head. The smells were all about Belgian yeasts and citrus fruits all bundled together and given a big shake. I found the taste and mouthfeel too fizzy and sour, the citrus element taking over to much. The alcohol is well hidden, but the carbonisation was too much for me.

750ml bottle from Bierzwerg. Clear golden colour with 3 finger head. Aroma and flavour is really yeasty. Might try again.

Bottle. Rich and aromatic. Honey, yeast, pleasant sourness, deceivingly light and easy drinking. Among the Duvel clones, this is one that is not far from the mark.

Bottle. Golden, hazy, average and fully diminishing head. Moderate to full, malty -wheaty and sweetish aroma, fruitiness and some honey, faint hoppyness. Body is medium, malty - wheat and sweetish flavor, fruitiness and some honey, faint hoppyness. Finish is average, malty - some wheat and sweetish, some fruitiness with honey, faint spiciness (pepper) and hoppyness. Fruity Belgian ale - too sweet for me.

Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. aroma is fruit, sugar, honey, citrus. Flavour is fruit, malt, sugar, honey, hop, alcohol, citrus. Full body. Nice/OK beer.

Aroma of citrus, cider, and champagne yeast. Yellow gold with lots of activity and head. Flavor has some sweet, very dry white wine elements, with a decent bitter contrast. One of those beers that fall into the subset of strong blond ales. Too pricey for what it is.

Draft taster at Whole Foods Santa Rosa. Hazy gold with small fine head. Dry, woody aroma with lesser notes of lemon, pepper, and bile. Delicate malt rides a wave of pleasantly assertive bitterness. Finishes dry with a bent towards the acidic.

Bella birra! Al naso risulta agrumata, floreale, e con una screziatura di erba fresca. Il sapore è mitico, come direbbe Homer. Si percepisce la percoca e il miele per concludere con un finale secco. Una armonia egregiamente suonata dalla lumaca sassofonista sull’etichetta.

Bel colore ambrato chiaro, schiuma media e non troppo persistente. Al naso prevalgono sentori di malto e note agrumate e speziate, soprattutto coriandolo. In bocca dolce di malto e miele, corpo medio e buona carbonazione. Finale asciutto da tripel. Davvero molto buona e beverina.

Bottle at Belgo Centraal, London. Pours a cloudy gold/yellow with a billowing bright white head which thins rapidly. Light clove with a hint of wheat and coriander in the aroma. A little thin on the palate with a whisperingly soft carbonation. The taste has a light clove, vanilla whih swirls around with a resonating floral sweet bitterness. A delicious beer that pairs perfectly with smal cheese croquettes or mussels.