(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Pours a cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma of citrus and yeast. Solid body with fruit and yeast and a spicy touch. Lightly tart finish. Not uninteresting, but far from one of Lost Abbeys greatest. 051008

Date: 05/24/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy gold, wispy white head,
Aroma: sweet and spicy malt aroma with a hint of candy sweetness balanced by a slightly peppery spicyness,
Flavor: dry malt flavor, lots of spicyness keeps it dry, well hopped with dry earthy hops,
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Date: 07/05/2008
Mode: bottle
Words: cellarr stock

Aroma: lightly sweet malt aroma with a nice spicyness and touch of mustyness,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of candy, lots of spicyness, just a light bitterness, dries out as it warms

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Bottle, thank you yespr. Refreshing citric aroma, hint of sweet malt and spice. Cloudy orange colour. Big stable, plasticky white head. Sweet flavour, spicy, clove and alcohol. Uncompromising bitterness in the finish.

Objectively speaking: A very successful reproduction of the world-famous Duvel.
I like: Generous peppery yeast and almost salty character from the mineral foundations work very well with the tight combination of alcohol, tea cookies, hay-like pils malt and expressive flowery, grassy, earthy hops. Fitting bitterness level, very dry. Excellent and authentic carbonation.
I dislike: Seems to me this was dead on what they attempted and I do enjoy a Duvel from time to time, so it’s all good.

Bottle thanks to wetherel: Pours a hazy golden bronze with a stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of semi-sweet biscuity Belgian malts with some earthy grassy hops. Body starts lightly sweet and biscuity malty with a very dry toasty finish. Pretty true to style, but I prefer a little more sweetness and body.