3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 1, 2005 cloudy blond-orange colour with a big firm and foamy head, orange zests and honey in the nose, some buttery notes, medium-bodied with a long dry bitter finish and notes of bread and honey - very good
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Poured cloudy amber color with an average to large frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate tart fruit and yeast aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture with soft carbonation. Medium fruit sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Very interesting beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Light amber coloured, hazy, rocky off-white head, mid-sized and sticking to the glass; fruity (bananas) and grainy/malty nose with traces of caramel and honey; initial sweet and mild maltiness; slightly bitter, dry flavour; light dry and a bit tart finish; quite well hidden alcohol, medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel. No sensation, but a very decent brew.....echt lekker!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate:
Draught at Lowlander. Amazed this has not been done before. One of those that has slipped under the radar. Still have quite a soft spot for this as it was one of the beers that turned me on to a more discerning approach to my drinking. Nothing particularly stunning about it however. Amber gold colour with a slight haze. Caramel and some nice grassy hops with a sweet peachy note. Dry and clean in the mouth. Very drinkable if a little dull.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Københavnske øldage 07. Golden / orange colour with a white head. Aroma is sweet, fruit, coriander. Flavour is sweet, fruit, coriander, spices,apple. Nice beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Café Belgique, Amsterdam on 9 April 2011. Amazed to find I’d not reviewed this before. Clear gold colour. Rather grainy aroma with a little herb / spice. Quite fruity on the palate. Rather sweet for my taste and without too much in the way of relieving hop presence. Clean but not that exciting. Not really my sort of beer to be honest - easy drinking but lacks bite. Middle of the road.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Mild herb-malziger Antrunk. Wenig würzig, weiter herb, zusätzlich deutlich nussig, was sich im Abgang verstärkt. Etwas hefig, herber und etwas bitter im Abgang, zuletzt erneut nussig. Angedeutet alkoholisch.
Test vom 12.8.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,8,9,9,10,9 - 9,20
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Mardsous Abbey, April 2005. Golden ale with a white head, thick and froathy. Aroma of candy sugar, ornages and spices. A lighter variety than remembered, but with hops and light alcohol coming nicely, fresh and coriander coming out more with the Maredsous cheese tartinade. Memories!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
11.3 oz bottle at the Bier Markt, Toronto. pale amber beer, thick white head. Aroma is quite fruity with a bit of soft caramel throughout. Light dried fruit (apricots and peaches). A bit of chewy sweetness. A decent brew, but not great.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
More amber-orange as blond. Very abundant white to cream-coloured head, going down lacey. Nose of candi sugar, caramel, herbal. Light bitterish taste, and very grainy character at the same time. A bit tart - not hoppy. Whiff of mushroom/fungae. Light, but not watery mouthfeel. No stickyness or alcohol. Little aftertaste. This is a very delicate flavourprofile. My objection is that it misses hops. Give it a hopkick and you'll end with a Belgian equivalent of a nice bottle-conditioned best bitter.
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