De Proefbrouwerij Signature Ale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle... O-Town Christmas Gathering ‘07... Hazy, light golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. Decent retention. The aroma provides grainy, herbal and citrusy notes. Medium-bodied and watery with prickly carbonation. Flavor of sweet pale grains with a whisper of tart acidity. Lengthy, sweet, grainy finish. Thanks to boboski for providing the bottle!

750 ml. bottle. Aroma of spice and yeast with floral/fruity hop. Hazy ripe apricot color with a decent white head. Medium bodied with moderate, almost creamy, carbonation. The flavor is lighter stone fruits, like peach and apricot, with tingly spice. Seems a bit funky like something from Russian River. It’s lightly sweet, but the finish turns dryish with a earthy, tart finish. The mouth tingles in a way. Could be a bit woody. Very different; very, very good.

A Mes rate: bottle thanks to our Magic.
Bright cloudy orange with a superb thick white foam topping and awesome condition. Aroma... now that’s a BLOODY good smell. Incredibly fresh. A beautifully aromatic double serving of hops, fantastic herbs and stunning yeasty notes. Suf**kinperb aged Orval bretty notes. This is very very fine beer indeed. The flavour follows on in a similar vein to the nose and is equally adorable. Massive brett, incredible sourness, wonderfully dry and beautifully herbacious. This is really special. Drinks well below it’s strength. Perfectly balanced. It’s just brilliant. So very clear that this is brewed by an American in Belgium. I really am blown away. Awesome wooden notes in the finish too. I’m gushing I know but I really don’t care. LOVE IT!!!

750ml bottle (not sure who brought this one!). Poured a deep and hazy golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of light funkiness, fruity, and yeast. Tastes of the same light funk and fruitiness.

Bottle at Dilly Deli. Poured hazy dark amber with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate complex hoppy citrus aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Solid balanced bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. This is a smooth complex standout beer

Thanks to notalush for sharing this one. Pale golden cloudy orange beer. Spicy and fruity aroma, orange peel, apricots and a soft earthy/spicy yeastiness. Rich fruitiness, light leathery beginnings of funkiness, but it’s not there yet. Herbal spiciness with loads of apricot and peaches. Softly hoppy finish. Nice beer.

Pours a transparent dark golden with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of earthy dry citrusy hoppy character and some pale Belgian malt along with some leathery brett. Body starts lightly pale malty and sweet with a lot of brett and big citrusy bittering hops. Finishes drier with some lingering bitterness and crisp fresh hoppiness. An interesting and enjoyable hoppy Belgian.

A lightly hazed golden ale with a thin white head. A superb pungeant catnip hops, herbal, intense and smooth. In mouth, a crisp sweet honey malt with light coriander and light maple notes, light ginger. Bottle at Catherine’s b-day party, May 8 2010.