3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUN 13, 2006 Rerate: I enjoyed this more the second time aroud. Nice, Soft head persisted and it came across more balanced and very soft on the palate.
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Re a fairly boring offering. Not bad but comes and goes. Mahogany with foamy head resucing to a film. Toffeeish aroma and a bit malyty up front turning quite bready at the end. The mouthfeel is nowhere near as big as the petrus pale ale but a bit of the tart sourness comes through.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Not as full of a mouthfeel as other Belgians. I can definitely taste the alcohol, raisins, and a lot of carbonation. Poured with a big head -- the bottle overflowed when I opened it!
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
poured a murky orange/brown body with a huge off-white head.aroma was of dusty malts and yeast.flavor was dry fruits and brewers yeast.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I figured that this was a good beer for christmas eve since it had Santa on the bottle. Must be endorsed by the big jolly old fat man. Very large sloppy head. Off-white in color. Good carbonation. Murky dark brownish orange in color. Sweet and fruity aroma with raisins and a little bit of spice. Crisp and lively inthe mouth. Not as sweet or syrupy as expected. Little dry and spicey. Pretty good but a little bland. Some pasty malts and yeast. Finish is clean and dry with some lingering spices. Decent.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 30, 2006 Very good. Dark, and cloudy, a little sweet. NIce in flavour and spicy. NOt too strong in flavour but in alcohol.
2.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Sampled at a 2005 Christmas and Winter beer tasting at Delilah’s, Chicago, IL. 2005 vintage. Clear amber ale having a small diminishing off-white head. No discernable carbonation. Light sweet malt aroma. Medium bodied that starts with light sweet malt and toffee. Middles out with a surprising sourness. Finishes on a sour note. Too sour tasting, this beer is not very drinkable.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled.
Hazy orange coloured with a huge but fast disappearing head.
Aroma of fruits and spices with light acidic notes.
Flavour of fruits and spices with acidic notes.
A bit watery.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Restrained holiday spicing...with some sweet toffee, and dried fruit, but a sourness creeps in. Some mild hop bitterness in the finish. OK
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