De Proefbrouwerij Signature Ale

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Pours an orange golden color with a medium to large sized foamy off white head. Notes of apples, earthy hops, bitter skunkiness, carmel, and spicy yeast. Lively mouthfeel. Medium to long finish.

Cloudy light brown mud puddle body with a thick effervescent head. Aroma is typical, somewhat dry, with an orange sweetness. Flavor is a bit dry and bitter up front with a caramel apple touch to it. Body is not too thick or sticky. Pretty tame overall, solid but not mindblowing.

750 cork and cage, synthetic cork... pours a deep golden with huge head. aroma is like a tart green apple. mouthful is also tart, a bit spicy, and very crisp. finish is clean and dry. the hops are there but not a dominant fixture. very nice.

Musty without beating me over the head with siganture tartness from the Brett. Dry to the nth degree- maybe too overly hopped, but that is what a West Coast brewer will do to try to ruin everything he touches.

light golden with large white head. moderate-high carbonation. mild hop nose. malt to bitterness ratio rests slightly on the hop side with a flavor of yeasty esters followed by some hop flavor that is somewhat of resin. some alcoholic warmth adds some depth. very very nice, great belgian influenced by west coast style

Reviewed at the 2007 Strong Ale festival A- Murky golden straw hue, thin layer of white head, slight lacing S- Wonderful bouquet of fruit aromas including berries, honey, pineapple, apples, lemon, some subtle bread malts and belgian yeast T- Consistent with smell, initial taste is sweet fruits, citrus, and sugary malts, opens up to biscuit malts and finishes dry M- Light-bodied, watery texture, light carbonation D- Delicious and easy to drink, very well balanced between the sweet fruits and subtle malts

Bottle thanks to my ratebeer.com secret santa mcbackus. Nice reddish burnt orange with a finger of long lasting eggshell colored head. Lots of lemon zest aroma, yeasty, spicy. Taste is a bit of a saison farmhouse funk, lots of lemons and other citrus, grassy hops and light yeasty spices. Fantastic and reminds me of Orval with some more lemon zest.

This is a delicious beer. 750ml. Huge white head with good retention. Dark orange, hazy with very little transparency. Smells of fruit, alcohol and yeast. Taste... less sweet than I expected from the aroma. Bitter with alcohol, cheese, and mild fruit flavors being most dominant.