3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Golden yellow with a very large white head that stick around awhile. Aroma is grainy and yeast with clove and spices and light grassy hops. Taste is very spicy with plenty of yeast along with grains, pepper and light fruits. Finishes up yeasty with a but of peppery spice and light hops. Just don’t get the appeal here.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy amber, huge fluffy head. Aromas of citrus, spice, yeast, malt. Tastes of spice and citrus, some yeast, finishes malty and dry. Nice, but I expected a more pronounced body.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
The only one of it’s kind that’s dryhopped. The color is goldlike and has a nice creamy white head. I can taste a bit of honey. It tastes and smells spicy, very complex. Not every is fan of the beer, but i certainly am!
3.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dry, really dry taste. Nose is oak-aged (is it?) but I don’t get it in the taste! Light body with big head, nice lacing. Medium sour taste, cereals. Very good quality, moreover distinctive, but not so much my type...!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours yellow-gold with a nice white head and a good deal of lacing. Initial whiff is earthy funk, hay, green apples, and lemon rind. Slightly hoppy. Taste brings forward the funk in a not so unstrained way. Something about it just doesn’t balance. This is about a year old, and I think the hops and the funk just might be quite out of balance at this point, with the semi-aged hops detracting from the overall package. Mouthfeel is dry and well carbonated. Drinkability is average; nowhere near Westvleteren Blonde. I’ll have to get a fresh bottle and see if it fares any better.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 09-24-2010
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Warners bottleshop. Had heard so much about this beer, but have to say thought it was a bit overrated, but it was just not to my taste. A bit sour from the citrus flavours, strong Belgian yeast flavour comes through. Decent, but not for me.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
It looks a bit like unfiltered honey, hazy with fluffy well-sustained off-white/tan tinted head. Smells mildly of citrus, some juicy banana and mild spice and florals. It’s got a spicy, pilsner-like flavor; dry and biscuity with a touch of orange peel. Delicious and well-balanced.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Same bottle as pictured. Aroma of banana and other fruits. The best Trappist I have had so far.
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