 Wulfstan (509), California, USA
Feb 29, 2008 Updated: Mar 3, 2008This is wonderful and absolutely one of the best Belgain strong ales I’ve ever had, if not the best. It’s a bright gold with a pretty big, dense white head that lasts very long and leaves decent lace. The aroma is rich, fruity, flowery, a definite Belgian-ale aroma but a bit more hoppy, flowery, citrusy, and complex. The taste is similar: it tastes like a Belgian strong ale such as Delirium, Tremens or Duvle, but has more complexity, more hoppy-citrusy-flowery character and a little more bitterness, with grain, hints of spice, nuts, pears, and honey, It’s wonderful.
Nik925 (300), California, USA
Jun 2, 2008 Updated: Feb 15, 2009Perfect color and smell of banana yeast deliciousness. Perfect palate. Slap of clove spiciness completely hides its ABV yet still allow the mild bitterness to come out. To top it off, the malt is delicious and blends perfectly. Achieves perfection if enjoyed a bit warmer than normal. A highlight of Nor-Cal craft beer.
astrivian (16), Colorado, USA
May 30, 2009 Nicely carbonated with a nice golden color. Clean flavor to the beer, refreshing. This would be a great beer at the end of a summer’s day.
JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Mar 9, 2006 750 ml corked and caged from batch 007. Big props to Oakes for sending this my way. Gorgeous luminescent, completely transparent golden brew. Lasting fine-laced white head. Aroma is initially sweet and spicy, with a very soft yeast, candi sugar, light dustiness, apricots and some soft pear/apple notes. There is also some notable spicy hop aromas in here. Lots of aromas with perfect balance amongst all of them. Flavour is much maltier than is typical of most beers in this style. Loads of honeyish malt sweetness up front before some nice apricot and pear flavours add complexity. Soft and subtle yeasty spice flavour appear before some nice orange citrus peel makes an appearance. Despite all of the sweet descriptors, the beer finishes dry enough to make you crave another mouthfull immediately. Absolutely gorgeous brew.
IPAGargoyleGuy (139), Troy, NY, New York, USA
Mar 13, 2009 Yeasty and dry, the way I like my BSA. The mouthfeel is the most memorable of all the beers I’ve had to date
joet (1699), Fulton, California, USA
May 20, 2002 Updated: Nov 4, 2003GABF: multiple samples. Wow! This has gone from terrible to terribly amazing. Love this new batch -- sparkling golden, citric twang, bright, bits of tobacco, aggressive and full bodied -- round and lightly creamy, slightly slick. Love the yeast components. Can't wait for the brewery to open.
paytoplay (121), , California, USA
Jan 28, 2009 Updated: Mar 17, 2009Batch 26, aged it about a year or so? WOW, score jumps quite a bit. Huge improvment, aroma, and balance. Slight malt sweetness is gone, amazing finish. Well worth the wait.
Always impressed with this, very consistant out of bottle and tap. Aged a bottle for 1 year. Helped cut down on the mid palate that I sometimes feel is flawed / disjointed. Seemless and lingering finish with some age. Blind I’d never pick this as a US beer, very Belgian. Aroma is captivating. Would love to see this beer 5 years old, I’d imagine it’s fantastic.
Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
May 26, 2005 Cloudy, effervescent golden with a billowy head. The richness of the gold colour cannot be understated here. Champagne-toasty aroma with pear esters. The body is full, the malts sweet as honey and well-rounded. Delightful spiciness backs them up with faint esters and peppery alcohol. A precision brew. I’d always suspected somebody could do this style as well as Moortgat...
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