McGrupp612 (29), hamburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 21, 2009 Bottle and draft at liberty street and union jacks. Clear gold pour with a fluffy white head. Aroma is of citrus (lemony), spice (clove, corriander and pepper) and sweet banana. Flavor is crisp with the lemon and spice leading the way, with sweet bread and banana taking the back seat. Very refreshing and tasty. This is an excellent interpretation on a classic beer style.
 msante79 (778), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
Jun 18, 2009 On tap at Falling Rock Tap House. Pours clear golden with white head. Aroma is banana, clove, citrus, spices and yeast. Flavor is citrus, clove, banana, light fruits, and yeast. Good mouthfeel and easy on palate. Pretty good belgain ale.
harbuck76 (127), El Cajon, California, USA
Jun 15, 2009 750 ml bottle batch 045. Pours a clear golden with medium white head. Aroma is yeast ,banana, spices . Taste is sweet malts. mild citrus hops.It has a bit of a sour kick.
durhambeer (1186), Durham, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Bottle as a killer extra thanks to dchmela. Thanks, Dave! Pours bright hazy dark golden with an orange tint. Lovely summer fruits and some apricot, apple. Funky wild yeast. Some banana and pineapple as well. Nice dry palate. Really lovely. Would love to drink this all summer long.
BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Pint – Eastside Club Tavern – Olympia, WA
Aroma: Big Belgian aroma with lots of yeast esters. Very fruity in the nose also.
Appearance: Straw golden in color, hazy with a thin head.
Flavor: Nice Belgian flavor with a big alcohol taste. This had good spicy flavors added.
Palate: Dry Strong finish, with a Good Mouthfeel.
Overall: Big Belgian beer this was slightly weak from what I could tell. I felt it was a tad under fermented and needed more malts added to give it a bigger Belgian boost.
vtafro (452), , New Jersey, USA
Jun 12, 2009 Tap. Decent beer, flavor is alright, alcohol doesn’t jump out at you but could be more enjoyable.
zizzybalubba (335), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
Jun 8, 2009 750 mL purchased some time ago from Bon Vivant (Batch 12, bottled June 2006). Pours pale orange with a thin white head. Funky aroma of citrus, pineapple, yeast, banana, clove, and sweetness. While very good, the taste is not as interesting as the aroma. Still, the taste is exceptional with some sweet and sour flavors detectable. Having tasted earlier bottles of this same batch I would recommend less aging than the 3 years that the side of the bottle allows. This was best at about 1 year of aging. A very good beer but of course not as interesting as the other Russian River brews.
GranvilleTim (465), Granville, Illinois, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Yellow pour with a big white head. Very crisp tasting. Aroma of yeast, citrus, and sweetness. Had a nice light fruity taste with malt and sweetness. Laced the glass nicely.
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