 jake65 (1657), Williston, North Dakota, USA
Jan 28, 2009 Bottle: Golden-yellow with a light haze and a large, fluffy white head. Tons of sticky lacing. Sweet fruit, spices, and yeast enter the air as soon as the cork was out. The taste is a smooth blend of maltiness, yeast, fruity, and a light Belgian spice role. Light florals in the tail. Nice.
kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jan 28, 2009 Bottle, Batch 23 from South Day Drugs. Pours a dark golden caramel with thick and frothy one finger white head. Settles slowly and heavily laces the glass. Aroma is malty and spicy with notes of yeast, bread, white grapes, sweet honey and caramel. Flavor is sweet and malty with biscuitiness, honey, caramel, some spice, ripe apple, some hints of pear. Generally medium to full body with notes of spice and caramel.
joshwilfong (769), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Jan 26, 2009 classic golden yellow with huge head. spicy nose. classic belgian esters and spice from the yeast, a clean and dry finish. possibly the best US belgian strong golden i have had. top of the line
BelgianBeerGal (1273), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Jan 25, 2009 Corked bottle from Batch 012. Pours a cloudy gold colour with a medium white head. Very powerful aroma of citrus, yeast and dusty farm house. Flavour was unexpectly sweet, but definitely some hops and more yeast. Quick finish that was dry and a little sweet. Definitley Belgian inspired but tough to pin down the exact style. Not that it matters too much because it was a solid drink.
jmm635 (249), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 25, 2009 Poured golden and slightly hazy with a small white head. Nothing real special about the aroma. I smelled mostly honey and some fruityness, maybe peaches. Flavor was slightly fruity with a nice backbone of hops and yeast. Very drinkable, but has a dry finish.
jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Jan 21, 2009 Slightly hazy golden blonde coloured body with orange highlights and a nice white head. Aroma of curacao, wheat, coriander seed, grass and a small fresh hoppiness. Medium to Light-bodied; Mild wheat taste with a short yeast flavour showing a bit of curacao and a tiny bit of the coriander seed freshness. Honey finishes the flavour of the beer. Overall, looks and smells like a belgian tripel - but the taste makes it seem more of a singel. Great to try (this is the first Russian River in Washington), but not a great beer. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna Virginia on 09-July-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
RollinHard (748), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Jan 19, 2009 Pours a deep gold with a fairly large fluffy white head and depending on which half of the bottle you’re drinking, it could be cloudy with particles. Aroma is definitely ripe with pepper, leafy, floral, with a bit of lime, honey, and chardonnay (I guess grapes and oak?). Pungent earthy flavors, hay, dirty, old citrus, pepper, grass, honey, and finishes appropriately bitter with lots of pepper, grass, and a slight floral element. Lively carbonation, never annoying, medium bodied and creamy feeling. Pretty expected for the style, but it’s got enough complexity to keep me interested.
rmalloy (195), los angeles, California, USA
Jan 19, 2009 Basic and boring golden ale. Thin, flat. Good honeyed hops. A bit sour. Some hefeweizen-like wheaty flavors.
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