 k4df4l (136), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 20, 2007
750 ml bottle - pours a hazy golden with a massive fluffy white head that hangs in for a looooong time. Yeasty, sweet candied fruit and spicy aroma. Flavor is initially sweet malts, candi sugars and fruits that develops into belgian yeasts notes with spice and pepper into a dry very lightly hopped finish. Medium/thick palate.
yalnikim (642), Wellington, New Zealand
Aug 21, 2008 Tasted 21/08/2008. 750ml bottle from Regional Wines, shared with Matt and Sarah. Hazy pale gold with a creamy white collar and light lace. Sweet, fruity, honeyish, full-bodied, with a little spice and hop. A little breadiness. A lot sweeter and heavier than I thought I remembered this beer being (or at least expected) - verging on flabby. Feels like it could do with being a shade drier. Nice drop all the same.
DrBayern (925), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
Aug 21, 2008 Date: 33cl. bottle shared with DoBoy 08/02/08
Aroma - Light fruit, honey, peppery spice
Appearance - Practically clear with some small floaties, a creamy, generous off white head with good durability
Flavor - Fruity sweetness up front, and a delayed spicy bitterness ultimately comes through
Palate - Medium body, lively effervescence adds to the clean, zesty palate
Overall - Quite refreshing, a little harsh when cold, flavors develop nicely as it warms
Ron (737), Rochester, New York, USA
Aug 17, 2008 2008 Flour City Brew Fest. Pours with an excellent light foamy white head, clean crisp smelling ale. Flavor is sweet with a light fruit taste. Excellent Golden ale, with a sour taste to end.
satan165 (86), River Grove, Illinois, USA
Aug 16, 2008 750ml tipped into trappist glass. wonderful head that rages nearly as whipped into a frenzy as its dobblein brother but not quite. aroma is wonderful of yeast with a strong backbone of belgian spice. i have had this a few times but never formally enough to pen a review; however, the aroma alone before the first swig feels like a visit from an old friend. meaty and chewy, strong but without even a hint of unprocessed booze. this is as pure and clean as a refreshing babbling brook. this is a drink for good times and laughter. hints at sweetness but then dissapates before any real attack, the back of the tounge aches from the splice but revels in it. this is a small masterpiece even to the most jaded pessimist.
Chrism86 (40), Melbourne, Australia
Aug 16, 2008 Presents a hazy golden orange colour with a towering, rocky collar of foam, which is tightly packed and laces quite well. Aromas of lemon and spice dominate with some hinting caramel and honey notes. Palate is complex, displaying chewy caramel malt, citrus rind and an abundance of Chinese five-spice. High carbonation matched with dry yeasty notes give the perception of a dry finish, when in reality substantial sweet malt is present and proves to add great balance.
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