dirkules (613), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Nov 21, 2004 On Tap at Volo... Definitely a good beer, pours a light golden with a nice thick white head. Reminds me a lot of unibroue. There are notes of corriander, cranberries, blackberries as well... aromatically sensational. Palate has plenty of citrus and champagne with a soapy sudsy mouthfeel, which means the barley malts are prominent... a lot like griffon brews. Compares well and better to those brews afformentioned. Nice stuff! Sham (1846), Seattle, Washington, USA Aug 12, 2004 Orangish amber with a head that quickly dissapears. No lacing really. Carbonation is quite active though. Awesome aromas! Coriander blended with ginger and other spices. Some metallic notes, some malts, bittering hops and plenty of citrus. Flavors are amazing as well. Funky and tart. Ginger comes out a lot more with the coriander being muted slightly. Small hints of bittering hops. Very complex spice bill. This rocks. BückDich (4785), McCall, Idaho, USA Aug 11, 2004 Hazy orange, ruby with good carbonation levels. The aroma is awesome with some fruity funk & barny sour yeast; very spicy too. The flavor is tart with nice sourness & sweet hops. Delicious dry finish, puckering yet balanced and complex. beerbuzzmontreal (2909), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Jul 30, 2004 Very nice cloudy orange color, medium white head. Very spicy and fruity aroma. Fruity and spicy (coriander mostly) flavor. Light top medium body, dusty mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Feels like a cross between an English winter beer and a Belgian Strong Ale, not bad ! Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada May 27, 2004 Pours a orangey/pink/red haze, odd but pretty. Big white long lasting head. Apple and juicy citrus hop aroma. Very Floral. It was hard to figure out what that one flavour was until I read the label. Cranberry. Some grapefruit. Ginger is in there but not overbearing. Particularily yeasty. Mildly spicey warm finish. I've had it on tap, better suited to bottle conditioning. Boutip (2333), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada May 17, 2004 Bottle: Poured a red beer with a bubbly head that disappeared a tad too fast. Aroma is quite spicy with some sweetness in the mix. Carbonation is really good and body is medium, which is quite convenient for fruit beer. The ginger taste is quite powerful (does taste like real ginger as opposed to some flavoured ginger taste) with the sweetness from the cranberry balancing things out. Overall, this is a very refreshing beer and probably a bit underrated. I had this beer about two years ago and I see some major improvement with those products recently. GregClow (2493), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Apr 4, 2004 Updated: Dec 19, 2004Well, it was bound to happen eventually - I forgot that I’d had this beer before, and tried it again last night specifically to rate it. I’m glad I did, though, as I enjoyed it much more this time around. My basic description remains the same, but I found the flavour much more pleasant, and bumped the numbers accordingly. [Original review: Orange-pink colour with a decent sized head. Strong and sour cranberry aroma with some spicey notes. Flavour is quite tart and acidic, although there’s some sweetness in the background. I found a small taste of this to be OK, but I can’t imagine drinking a large amount.] joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada Apr 4, 2004 Clear orange-amber. Off-white head. Odd, peppery, spicy (perhaps medicinal) aroma w/ an underlying tart fruitiness. Light, acidic, sugary feel. Interesting sweet (cotton candy, refined sugar), tart (cranberry)flavour. Perhaps some oaky/woody notes. Odd beer.
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