3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, berries, spices, yeast. Flavour is dry, fruit, berries, spices, yeast, alcohol, herbs. Medium body. OK beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, from La Cave à Bulles, Paris. Lots of spices and vegetable character. Dry yeast and wood, and I can taste the chicory. Opaque copper color and well carbonated. One of the most interesting French beers I have tried.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
February 23, 2013 bottle shared by John. Orangish yellow pour with limited head. Fruity and spicy in the aroma and taste, though mild.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Fruity nose with a little spice (coriander?), cloudy yellow pour. A little flat due to the bottle gushing. Very subtle wood notes. Interesting.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle - thanks John! Murky deep yellow pour with a small white head. Light fruit and dry woody notes. Quite tasty.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 ml bottle. Almost clear, golden body with an off-white head. Interesting aroma of fruit, berries, peaches, spices, yeast and slightly funky cellar notes. Flavour is sweet, pale malt, fruit, berries, spices and close to saison/bier de garde yeast. Medium body with light and delicat aftertaste. A bit unusually but I really enjoyed this one.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours golden with an off-white head. Aroma of yeast, malt, spices and fruitiness. Flavor is sweet and dry with a fruity and floral notes. medium body, average carbonation.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Large 750ml swing-top bottle, batch 249, from Vinmonopolet Langnes. Big, beige head reduced to a remaining layer. Poor lacing, Cloudy, orange coloured body. Aroma of dusty, semi-dried fruits lightly spiced. Quite sappy taste of oranges and fresh apricot mingled with herbal dryness and wheat. Fruity finish. Overall a likable bittersweet, fresh and soft brew (at home, Tromsø, 16.01.2013).
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Maybe it is cheating. But this is a nice biere de garde with Belgian overtones. This is intervowen with nice root bitterness. Not too muc, just the right amount. One more, please!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a clear amber body, at least the first couple of glasses, the last glass turned out quite hazy. It’s not that easy to pour beer carefully while watching Doctor Who. The head is rather large, creamy and off-white, and stays big for a long time before settling as a layer that laces the glass well. Moderate aroma that is quite sweet and yeasty, with some sweet fruits and dust. Pleasant enough without giving me an uncontrollable urge to take my first sip. The taste is light sweet and the moderate bitter finish has a dandelion sap quality, I guess that’s the chicory. Yeasty and spicy flavours with fruits and undefined herbal, plant-like notes, I assume it’s the chicory talking once again. Light to medium body with a dry, somewhat chalky body. A decent beer.
[75 cl bottle, batch 249, enjoyed 9 months before BB date, from Vinmonopolet Storo, Oslo]
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