De Proefbrouwerij Signature Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

750 ml. Hazy burnt orange with a large head that leaves sugary lace all over. Aroma is orange, clove, banana, apple and lemon. Flavor is banana, melon, bubblegum and more light fruit on the front. The yeast and slight hop flavors tame the luscious fruit into a citrus tang and a nutty, wood-grass finish that also shows a hint of alcohol. Medium body is smooth, with some occasional carbonation flare-ups, and has a dry, slightly warm alcohol finish.

750mL Bottle. At least 1 year old. Heavy brett nose in cotton, almonds, apple skins, and sweet florals. Inviting, heavy on the Brett and delightful. A bit of minerals glide in with passionfruit. Delightful. Pours a brilliant deeper gold, with a rim of white. Flavor develops a blend of savory and sweet in Brett delight. Tart, bright, fresh and backed with a nice run of malty bread sugars in the middle for balance and composure. Excellent. A gummy bit of hops round out the backside, through a fog of mysterious cobwebs and dust from the Brett. A stunning use of Brett to finish a beer.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma of melon and spices with slight tart undertones. Flavor of spices, some vegetal notes, and Belgian yeast. Heavy mouthfeel, fairly warming too. I dont detect any Brett here. Kind of a disappointment, as this was just a regular, run-of-the-mill, uninspiring Belgian strong ale.

12 oz bottle. Pours murky orange with soapy/creamy off-white head. Aroma of strong malt, farmhouse, deep fruit. Flavor is much the same with a nice sweetness with a spicy kick wanting to break through with some burnt caramel notes and nice finish. Mouthfeel is heavy body with fizzy carbonation. Overall, damn good brew!

bottle-rating done during drinking the beer-pours murky dark orange with a very small fizzy white head. nose is somewhat oxidized lite fruit (apples, pears) with a touch of grass and sweet belgian yeast. flavors of apples, resinous hops (lightly oxidized and harsh) with some green notes. Long resinous finish of wet grassy/resiny hops. really not that great here-this may have been better fresh, but this doesnt do it justice. the oxidization really hinders here-i dont know how old this beer is but it smells about 2 yrs old. im suprised there is still hops-i figured they would have dropped out. This must have been a hop monster fresh.

Original bottling, so that would be a few months shy of 4 years old. A lovely hazy orange with a brownish tinge with a faint white head. A spicy yeast aroma with a mild caramel sweetness. The body is slightly fruity with massive earthy flavors.

Amber colored with a beige colored head. The smell is sweet, earth, funk, and yeast. The taste is malts, sweet, caramel, fruits, funk, and earth.

UPDATED: APR 10, 2009 750 ml, expensive bottle, from EZ Liquors. Pours a clear golden burnt orange with lots of visible tiny bubbles rising from the center of ny Allagash tulipy looking glass with a large frothy foamy long lasting white head. Aroma is hops, piney cat pissy citrusy hops mixed in with some yeast tropical fruit, especially rinds, lemon wheat grass, and spice. Medium to slightly thin bodied with light to average carbonation and a smooth finish. Flavor starts off with lots of citrus sourness, lemon and lemon rind, then yeast, bready grains, tropical fruits, cat piss hops, grass, and wild herbs. This beer has tons of potential and is rather nice, much like that new show How I Met Your Mother, hopefully this beer won’t go down the same road of suckiness though.