2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
head: normal
colour: amber , clear
smell: sweaty , thin , flaw caramel
taste: thin bodies , no hops , watery , bitter flawless aftertaste ...
famous in belgium , and i’m a shamed of it. ...
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: Pours a clear, copper-hued body with a small, short-lived, white head.
Smell: Unfortunately, the aroma presented is a tad anemic, smelling only modestly of day-old baked loaf bread, delicately toasted sugars, and far-off, distant stonefruits.
Taste: Chiefly bready maltiness accented with touches of notably sweet sugary. Small hint of grain. Light fruitiness akin to apricots. Teensy pinch of baking spices. Subtle, faintly leafy hop character with ample bitterness to provide some balance. Finishes dry, crisp, and clean.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-high carbonation.
Drinkability: Palm Not-Particularly-Speciale is a very simple brew, lacking many of the rich complexities, but it does excel at being well balanced and easily drinkable.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
(Old BA rate - bottle & tap)
Light copper color, with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Yeasty, bread-like aroma with hints of unripe fruit (apple?). Solid maltiness at first, with citrusy hop bitterness that balances out really well. Some sour yeastiness. Lightly carbonated, and not overly mouthfilling...almost thin and slick at the same time. Drinkable, and I would even say sessionable to a point. Little sweet, though. Overall, this is not the most complex but not terrible
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at IBG. Pours a clear amber color with a beige head. Malty aroma. Fairly sweet flavor with a touch of hops. I’ve never been a big fan of amber ales, but this one grew on me just a bit...although not enough to order a second.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
great solid beer, with lots of malt and a clean taste with an average hop.
2.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sample at the West Pourhouse in Mississauga. TAsted better than it looked (pale amber). Medium carbonation. Slight spicyness. Would have it again.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Bauer Kitchen. Pours nice orangely amber colour, with 1/2 inch of white head, well poured. Aroma and taste are slightly sweet malt, with mild english-type hops. Pretty mild, but sessionable Belgian!
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft @ Devil’s Den, Philly. Amber golden pour. Feint sweet malt aroma. Taste was pretty tame flavor, sweet malts, light Belgian yeast flavor. Sessionable. Nice starter Belgian
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