3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
75cL bottle. Pours a golden pear with champagne-esque carbonation and a diminishing fizzy white head. Smells of light fruit (pear and white grape), yeast, and light spice. Tastes of yeast, alcohol, spice (clove, chai, and a bit of coriander), and pear. Very crisp. Mouthfeel is medium body with somewhat smooth fizzy carbonation. Finish is spicy with the addition of slight bitter and banana flavors. Develops a raisin aftertaste. Overall, pretty good, but a bit heavy on the spice -- could do with a strengthening of the other flavors and a better mask for the alcohol. Still a solid beer, just not the best.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a beautiful golden, clear color with tall, frothy head. Aroma was banana-like and yeasty. Medium sweetness, smooth to drink. Medium body, ave carbonation, with slightly bitter, lasting finish. A good belgian abbey ale, at a good price. Taste to price ratio is high.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear golden blonde colour with a small frothy white head. Aroma is of herbs and spices and light floral scents. Taste is mildly bitter but mostly sweet throughout. Light body, average carbonation, and fairly thin on the palate. Overall a nice Belgian blonde ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Darker gold with a porous white head. Aroma: sweet, ripe pears, banana, yeast. Taste: sweet, raisins, ripe fruit. Medium-bodied, soft bubbles.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cl bottle. Golden color and persistent creamy white head. Hints of flower and juicy fruits. It begins quite sweet but in the end comes a pleasant bitterness. Perfect to drink when you eat shellfishes, salmon and swordfish
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
330 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours a clear yellow-gold colour with good-sized white head. Aroma has yeast and fruit. Flavour is quite fruity - notes of yeast, banana and green apple. Light bitterness in finish. Decent.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: NOV 29, 2011 leather, gold/copper color, light white foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, light body, average carbonation, it’s pretty unique in it’s taste
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330 ml bottle poured into an 8 oz glass
Aroma: Caramel and banana mix with yeast and slight citrus. Very aromatic.
Appearance: Nothing special, some movement in the glass, but the appearance is deceptive for such a nice brew.
Taste: Starts sweet, with some fading to bitter on the aftertaste.
Palate: Lively carbonation, somewhat oily texture, and medium-light bodied.
Overall: This rating is for the bottle purchased stateside, at Binny’s in HIghland Park, IL. I bought a bottle in London and distinctly remember thinking this was a mid-4’s beer. Something is lost in transit.
However, having said that, it is still a very nice beer. Almost Germanic in taste, reminds me of a typical hefe more than the Belgian Ale that RB says it is, despite the geographic origin.
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