3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
"Picked this up as a part of a Petrus variety pack over the holidays. Poured at 44 degrees F into a Harpoon 100 Barrel Series glass.
A - Poured a 5 finger head. Not too many bubbles in the beer itself rising up. Brown and very translucent. Looks like a very nice pale ale. Not too much going on with the appearance. Head is an off-white.
S - Surprisingly nice smell. Lots of brown sugar and caramel. It’s a nice sweet BPA smell. It has the smell of Duvel but slightly sweeter.
T - A very bland taste but yeah, brown sugar and some creamy notes. It’s very malty but not very agressive. You taste the alcohol in here pretty easily.
M - Pretty dry and not too much going on here. It’s just sort of in your mouth and then gone leaving nothing special.
O - it this wasn’t a part of the pack, I probably wouldn’t have bought it. It’s an okay beer but not one I’d get again."
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 30, 2011 Probably one of the most sessionable belgian beers i have had. Caramel, toffee, and clean finish. Slight hops. Great palate feel. Overall enjoyable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
cloudy amber/brown with an eggshell white head. nose is lightly tart, yeast, dried fruits, and cherries. nice on the palate, flavors are yeast, cherries, and light spices.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Originally rated January 2006. Came in a gift-pack for Christmas 2005 at the LCBO, with 2 of these, 2 Triple, 2 Oud Bruin and 1 glass. Pours a golden-copper colour with a big fizzy head. Medium retention, patchy foam lace and light carbonation. The nose is grainy with malt and has a touch of vinegar found in Flemish sours. None found in the taste though. Just malt with hints of lemon, apples and hop in the aftertaste. Crisp and clean, almost dry mouthfeel. A lighter Belgian ale with a great unique taste that is pleasant.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle in a pint glass - pours golden orange with a tornado shaped cloud in the middle and some white head that vanishes, but leaves traces behind, Nose is caramel malts and candy (perhaps fruit). Aroma is yeast, fruit and caramel malts. Taste is basically sweet. Body is medium and texture is slick. Carbonation is low. Finish is almost nutty, Unassuming, but yet complex (whatever that means).
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours dark amber with a small fading head.
Nose shows big doughy Belgain yeast and associated soft phenols, along with a fair whack of caramel, some faint green apple and a stale, cardboard character.
Flavours are pretty poor, lots of grainy malt with dominant metallic characters.
Way too much carbonation.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
The beer pours a hazy orange-amber color with a small white head. The aroma is full of biscuit malt with some Belgian yeast and a little bit of cooked vegetable notes. The flavor is similar. I get some iced tea notes, as well as a little bit of toffee and biscuit notes. There is a slight metallic character to the flavor as well as some grassy notes. Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.
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