3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20UPDATED: OCT 11, 2008 Rating #1 Tap (7 3 7 4 16). A very light yellow beer with some rising bubbles. Somewhat lacking in complexity for a Belgian. Rating #2 Bottle ( 8 4 8 3 16) 10/10/08. A hazy golden orange color with a light foamy white head. Sweet fruity aromas with banana, pineapple, flowers, bread, and alcohol. Semi-sweet, light and airy on the palate with high carbonation, and a light fruity finish. Quite a nice strong triple like beer.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Clear dark copper with a rocky/bubbly head . Aroma is fantastic, being somewhere between a british IPA and an abbey blonde. Nice nose of dusty peaches and blonde cereal grains alongside some sweet raisin-y toffee and a semi-tropical hop twang. Flavor hits the spot with a lot of tropical pizzazz thats quickly mellowed out by a belgian estery funkiness and some belgian blonde malts with a syrupy sweet kick. I’d swear I’m getting some of the same funky-sweet malty and yeasty flavors as I would from a Chimay Blue. But blonde tasting, with a bitter mango/pear kick.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml bottle. Cloudy amber colour with huge, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Fruity aroma has notes of apple, pear, gooseberry, some red fruit. Taste is moderately sweet, fruity notes of red berries, apple, a touch of honey, minimally spicy, yeasty overtones, some alcohol is permanently present, slightly bitter hoppy overtones in the finish. Rich, complex, well balanced - and with effective alcohol.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma forte. Cor dourada e opaca. Sabor forte. Cerveja encorpada e com forte presença de álcool.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Old tasting notes. I really enjoyed the finish on this brew. Warm, fruity, and sweet.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Abbots Ale House. Pours a hazy light amber-gold, half-inch foamy white head. Quite a strong sweet aroma of caramel, fresh grass, strawberry, rose. Taste is strong sweetness, light bitterness, light sourness - caramel, perfume and pineapple flavours. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel, with a light sweet and boozy finish. Wouldn’t normally go for things this sweet, but this was pretty tasty.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured orange with a nice white head. Fruity and floral aroma. Thick smooth palate. Flavors of citrus fruits a little sweetness that is balanced by bitter hops and malts. As the beer warmed the tropical, citrus fruit and the sweet flavors.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
omg tastes like a draak so good def love this beer smooth finish not to hoppy and not to sweet
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Clear liquid, Bronze color; rocky head, white foam. Foam disappears within a couple of minutes. Taste: light sweetness, very bitter, lightly sour. Palate: full body, thin/creamy feel, lively carbonation, long finish.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from 330mL bottle. Golden colour with nice white head. Strong sweet malt aroma with some caramel. Sweet to taste, slightly acidic, only medium body, dry finish, can taste some of the alcohol kick.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml bottle at home, poured in an oversized wineglass. BBD 16/07/2010. This is the Dorre Van Dormaal, an exclusive brew for the tourist office of the village of Zoutleeuw, Belgium. Piraat brew but with a different yeast strain.
APPEARANCE: pours cloudy orange with a firm white head.
AROMAS: malt, honey, port and madeira
PALATE: honey sweet with a small sour bite to it. Aged well (in perfect cellar conditions as a side note). Still very fresh finish, aftertaste is lightly bittersweet.
TASTE: honey and typical vintage malty taste.
OVERALL: one of the first non-lambic beers I bought to age. Not as special as for example DDB SN but decent strong ale. Nice.
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