4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 pintbypint (1979) - Edmonton, Alberta, - SEP 13, 2012750ml green bottle. Best before Feb 2017. Gold in colour, quite hazy with a few odd dark floaties. Large white head, lots of clinging foam leaving multiple lace rings. Nose is citrusy, herbal, yeasty, spicy. Taste starts with citrusy-candied orange sweetness, bread and honey, moves into yeasty spicy notes with grass notes. Late grassy and straw like notes with a bitterness that sticks around. Body is medium, lively and fine bubbled carbonation on the tongue. Big drinkability for a 10% beer, doesn’t ever feel heavy or boozy. A nice strong golden Belgian brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Sarpa (364) - FINLAND - MAY 3, 2013
bottle 75cl @ home. 2012 vintage. pours hazy golden with a white head. grass, malts, belgian yeast in the aroma. spice, citrus, some alcohol in the flavor.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Beergeek23322 (432) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - APR 28, 2013
February 2013. From a 750 ml. bottle. Poured golden orange with a white head. The flavors are a little sweet without being over done. Yeast and malt flavors are blended nicely and keeps everything in balance.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Plovmand (5712) - Helsinge, DENMARK - APR 28, 2013
Bottle shared by Nnudd. Pours clear golden with a medium white head. The aroma is grassy and malty with yeasty and fruity notes. The flavor is sweet malty and has notes of fruit, grass and spices. Great balance and refreshing for the abv.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Benzai (4349) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - APR 25, 2013
75cl bottle shared with Dutchdrebus and Joes @ De Baron, Eindhoven. Clear orange color, medium sized white to off - white head that leaves fair lacing. Smell and taste malts, fruityness, slightly cardboard, a bit yeasty, a bit dry. Quite decent, but not spectacular. Medoum body, low to medium carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 DutchDrebus (2278) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - APR 25, 2013
Bottle @ De Baron. Clear orange with a small white head. Smells malty, hoppy, barley wine. Tastes heavy malty, barnyard, corn, cardboard. Full body, great carbo.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Gorm (100) - sandnes, NORWAY - APR 25, 2013
Et litt søtt fruktig øl. Lite carbonering, men allikevel en god munnfølelse. Et toppøl. Melkebaren 0413.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 nilsas (81) - Sandnes, NORWAY - APR 25, 2013
God pa lukt. En god smaksopplevelse. Litt mye søt ettersmak men likevell et godt øl etter mat.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 jcweaver (697) - VA Beach, Virginia, USA - APR 22, 2013
From tasting notes. Bottle. Pours an unclear gold with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and yeasty with grassy/earthy hops notes. Moderately sweet with flavors of fruits, yeast, pale malts, wood, light spice and a touch of alcohol. More alcohol in the finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 mcberko (4065) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 22, 2013
Bottle, sampled at 16th St. Liquor Store, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, some light tropical fruits, feint candied sugar and dry hops. Flavour of apple skins, tropical fruits, Belgian yeast, dry hops and bread. Light bodied but full flavoured. Good stuff but a bit unbalanced towards the hops.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Bart (2919) - Brussels, BELGIUM - MAR 15, 2013
750ml bottle, Millesime 2011. Shared with Robin and Stefaan. Scotland trip. Hazy blond coloured beer with no carbonation and a larger white head. Herby sweeter malty veggy hinted aroma. Medium to full palate. Finish is sweet veggy and herby hoppy noted with a short alcoholic hint. medium.
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