De Proefbrouwerij Signature Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

750 from HiTime Wine. Boy, is this an amazing beer. I kept thinking "this is what Ommegeddon is trying to be," although that’s a bit unfair and it’s more Flemish primitive than dry farmhouse funk. Anyways, a golden-to-orange pour with a very lively head, this one has tart fruit aromas from the git-go. It’s very flavorful, with hints of blood orange flavors and what tastes like some dry-hopping in there too. I’m not getting the spices some folks note, but it doesn’t matter to me - this one is just a superb collaboration.

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 beer takes the term "cloudy" to new levels. It is dark brown and carbonation slowly crawls to the top of the glass. A nice tan foam is one finger or a bit more. Rich sweet passion fruit in the aroma. Yeast and some spice, too. The flavor offers much the same as the aroma. However, it begins with fruit that is more tart. Again, the fruit is quite complex with tangerine, tart apples, hops that are bitter and tart. What a good beer!

It’s pretty much an Americanized imperial saison, and I love it. Hazy orange/yellow pour with froth off-white head. Barnyard funk, lemon zest, cherries, apple, bread, caramel, spice, and citrus. Complex and flavorful.

bottle shared 1/12/10. rich copper colored pour with a soft creamy off white head. moderate spotty lacing. robustly sweet caramel grain smell... that’s a surprise.... there is a slight note of brett behind that along with brown sugar, cinnamon, slightly dried hay, herbals, wet earth, moist pine forest floor, lemon and slate. the flavor is heavy on the malty richness but incredibly well balanced by the dryness of the herbal hops, lemon and brett. it finishes herbaceous and spicy which helps to keep the rather full body manageable. way too easy to drink! 8.5/4/8/4/16/4.05

750 ml bottle. Pours a very hazy antique gold with a moderate linen white head that lasted through two-thirds of the glass and left decent lace. Very pleasant aroma of yeast, caramel, and oranges. The flavor is more heavily dominated by Belgian yeast, with caramel and very little fruit. I purposely waited at least six months before opening this bottle to allow the brett to mature, and I have to say I was disappointed because there was none to be found. Light bitterness at the finish. Medium bodied. A good beer, but nothing special.

On tap at Lost Abbey/Pizza Port. I really enjoyed this beer: IPA goes to Belgium. Hoppy, tangy, w/ some funy a very nice brew. This would be an excellent beer to serve w/ Thanksgiving dinneer. great job.

Shared by turd (thanks sam!). Nice honey gold with a one finger white head. The aroma is very citrusy, lemon zest, hoppy, Belgian yeast, very lively aroma. The flavor is spicy and zesty, nice citrus, hops, Belgian, waxy when warm. Waxy carbonated palate. Nice warm finish.