3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cool heavy weight 11.2 oz. bottle into trappist glass. Bready, yeasty, spicy aroma. Lovely, softly hazy, medium golden colour, with gloppy mounds of white foam, leaving some wispy lacing. Sharp malt taste, surrounded by notes of pear, clove, and slightly burnt toast. Rich, gooy mouthfeel that makes me smack my lips. The alcohol is noticeable in the warm feeling that has engulfed me, but its effortless quaffability belies the 10.5% hammer. Tiver me shimbers-arghh!. Piraats are your friends.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy orange, frothy white head. Nose is spicy hops, caramel and malt. Taste is more spicy hops and sweet malts, which balance out nicely. Finish is malty, with hops in the background. Alcohol kick is noticeable, but not overwhelming. Tasty.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
The aroma is spicy, sweet caramel. The appearance is clear amber, fluffy white head. The flavor is caramel, spicy, pepper. Nicely balanced. The finish is sweet upfront, then pepper, pine needles. medium in body, actually a tad thin. Very good.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yellow/orange, not much head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste is strong malt with a crazy yeast twang. Finish is bitter and leaves a little alcohol feel.
3.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Weak aroma of a rotten fruit. Taste rather fruity, a bit sweet, quite alcoholic. Good beer, but I’ve had better.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours clear amber with an average white head. aroma of yeast, spice, orange, fruit, and almost undetectable hops. taste is sweet and malty with the alcohol content of 10.5% being well hidden. mildly bitter finish. Was expecting more hops but was quite pleased with this beer.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sample from bottle at 2012 Columbia World Beer Festival. Hazy gold. Interesting combination from this beer, hoppy up from before trailing into a doughy, bready, finish. Unusual but quite delicious.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle....It pours hazy golden with a large white creamy head.... the aroma is fruity and Belgian yeasty....The flavor is fruity, yeast, spices, warming alcohol...nice bite mouthfeel.... very tasty brew indeed... :)
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Into a snifter pours a nice golden body, full of bubbles and haze with a nice billowy head. Aromas are quite yeasty and sweet, with lots of clove and fruit in the background. The alcohol presence is strong, and only compliments the mouthful of complex fruity flavors and malty undertones. The finish is bready and sweet, leaving the mouth with a smooth twang that reminds me of dehydrated banana slices.
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