De Proefbrouwerij Signature Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle gotten at Pete’s Wine, Bellevue, Wa. Nearly clear amber with a frothy white head. Dry malt, yeast, pepper, and Euro hop aroma at first. A good taste of pale malts, light citrus, and Euro hops is on the dry side. The smell of barnyard piss and N. American hops sneaks in as the brew warms. Very drinkable, I enjoyed this one. 11/01/2007.

Bottled @ Jbrus’. Aroma has hops, yeast, barnyard and some apple in it. Hazy, orange coloured beer with an off-white head. The taste is yeasty, a bit sharp, citric. Wasn’t too impressed.

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2008 courtesy of tpd975. Pours golden with white head. Aroma is herbal and spicy with citrus note and caramel malts. Taste is very light and smooth. Hops with notes of citrus and yeast. Same as aroma with notes of caramel malts.

Thanks to mivers for sharing this one. Pours a lightly hazy golden with some orange notes and medium bubbly white head and left some lacing. Aroma was very floral, lots of citrus notes, slight funky notes, perfume, some Belgian yeast esters, bready, dough and some toffee notes. Flavor was bready, lightly tart, grassy, some hop bitterness, various citrus notes, light alcohol and dry.

Bottle: Fiery Golden in color, minor haze, large rocky white head, with clumps of lacing.   Candyish nose, somewhat like unflavored Pixie Stix.   Some floral and soft citrusy notes as well.   Hmmm, on the tongue I find this one to be somewhat chalky, gritty, and quite dry.   Sweet, very much like powdery sugar sorta sweet.   Some floral aspects, and even a bit of Pine if I am not mistaken.   Slightly astringent on the backside.   Kinda reminds me of candied citrus peel, while sweet it also has this pungent sour sting.   The IPA aspect wins out, however the chalky sweetness is right behind.   Decent body, average mouthfeel.   Tiz slightly spritzy, but thats the norm for De Proef.   Not exactly sure what to make of this.   To me it comes across as a "hodgepodge" sorta beer, two styles that shouldn’t be combined.   Tiz alright, but to be honest I didn’t enjoy drinking it all that much.   Too confusing me thinks, IPA or Belgian...

Bottle - 750mL corked and caged. Pour is gold with splashes of rust and orange. Sort of an early fall sunset. Sticky white head leaves splotchy lacing on the glass. Aroma is hoppy and spicy with citrus notes, pepper, bit of funky Belgian yeast, hints of stale urine, and drying flowers. Nice! The first sip starts bitter but begins to mellow. More yeast notes, citrus fruits, spicy hops, flowers, tart fruits (some lemon juice), cobwebs, bit of earthiness, Belgian yeast, and dusty malts. Body is effervescent and tingly but chalky in spots. Lingering bitterness. Overall medium feel. Finishes with more spicy hops, citrus fruits, mellower yeast, flowers, tart fruit flavors and spotty earthiness. Very nice!

Tallahassee, Fl. - Liquor Loft - 750 ml caged corked bottle. Murky, dark orange pour with a soft silky white head that leaves an extremely thick coat of lacing and sticks around for quite a while. Nice aroma of apricots, peaches and hints of spices. Sour, yet sweet flavor with some apricots, spices - cinnamon and allspice comes to mind. Some brief citrus rounds it out in the back end. Mouthfeel is rich and creamy. Excellent - reminds me of a strong Saison.

(750ml bottle thanks to cavie) Pours cloudy honey color, creamy bubbles. Nose of honey, oranges, and citrus hops. Taste of apricot, oranges, citrus oils but sweet, with a good syrupy finish that’s only lightly bitter.