Snoqualmie Falls Spring Fever Belgian Grand Cru

purchased at 99 bottles in federal way, washington. pours a semi-cloudy amber-orange with a small dirty yellow head that dissipates quickly, above average lacing. smell is malt, fruit, some spice, light hops. taste starts sweet and becomes bitter, fruit, malt, some spice, touch of caramel, ends slightly bitter and sticky.

Bottle. Orangeish amber pore with thick white bubbled head. Nice slightly spicy hoppy aroma. Very spicy taste with pleasantly sweet aroma. Good beer.

Reddish amber with little carbonation and a thin frail head. Wonderful aroma! - fruitcake, cinnamon, apples... delightfully spicy brew.

lots of strawberry aroma, golden color. fresh red fruit flavor of strawberry, cherry all over. thirst quenching and tasty.

Draft at the brewery. Coppery dark amber with no head and minimal wispy lace. Gently restrained candi sugar nose. Medium body, overcarbonated to perfection (truly perfect--it’s way fizzy but somehow it’s palatable in small doses). Floral, candi, candied fruit notes all show up on the mid-palate, along with some bubble gum. Light candied pine finish. Rough, raw, and unsubtle, and certainly not sessionable, but interesting for sure. Looking forward to trying it in bottles this year; can’t believe I haven’t before now.

On tap at Duck Island (2006 vintage)

Picking over a nice selection of locals I settled on this one. Trying new beers from breweries I’ve never heard of is a nice way to expand the horizons. This one was solid and enjoyable. It’s not going to rock your world (unless you come from macros) but still worth a try. Having said that next time I return there are other options I will explore first.

Aroma / Appearance - A one finger white head rested above a semitransparent orange body. Spices, cranberry cake and cherry notes highlighted a fruity experience. It fades quickly so you have to pay attention to what is going on.

Flavor / Palate - The mouthfeel lightly slides down the throat. After a while the taste of coriander, cinnamon and cranberries come out. Despite being a little watery there is a heaviness to the beer. Take your time with this one; it was almost empty before I found the sweet spot.

Was forewarned that I was ordering a bottle of perfume and curiosity won out. I enjoyed this beer, which was billed as the Grand Crue on tap at Duck Island in Seattle. Orange-amber hue is warm and friendly and fronds of lace are nice. Nose is soapy and mild. Taste is quite the array of berries, perfume and hop. A good soft mouthfeel. An odd and entertaining beer.

22 oz. bottle. Clear amber color with a reddish hue and a light tan head. Strong smell of coriander and grains. Medium bodied with a frothy mouthfeel. Taste has lots of coriander and spiced tea herbalness with a bready biscuit malt flavor. The herbs and spices dominate the flavor here. Feb 2005