1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle. Pours a clear amber beer with a large offwhite head. The aroma is weak with some malt. The flavor is weak with some acidity. The palate is dry. Overall a very weak beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle at Bjergtrolden.
Orange with a white head, really nice lacings. Aroma moderate malty (fruity, cask). Flavor moderate acidic (like champagne). Light body, watery. Overall impression like a light champagne.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle, LCBO Spring Release 05. Nice copper colour - very thin looking. Lots and lots of bubbles. Nice long lasting white head. Wine like sour aroma that was pretty light. Light to medium bodied mouthfeel. Interesting taste - some of the expected sourness, but really quite mild. Some hints of smoke and artificial citrus and sweetness. There was a bit of a "bottle" taste as well (Oct 05 Best Before). I enjoyed it somewhat and can see how it would be quite accessible for those who have not had this style before.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Golden copper colour with a small head. Aroma of a much less complex Orval - a bit of band-aid and herbal notes, but quite one-dimensional. Thin body, and as DerWeg commented below, the flavour is oddly hollow (I really can’t think of a better word for it, so I stole one!). It has a promising hint of tartness in the beginning, but it’s completely dead in the middle, and finishes like a sweet cider. It’s sad that the LCBO would choose this as one of the two gueuzes that they’re offering Ontarians.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle. Amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of fruit and sugar.
2.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Fine head on an unclear amber orange body. Sweet and sour grapefruity and woody aroma. Way too sweet in the flavor, it actually reminds me of a faro. Sugary, fruity and slightly woody. Rather cloying and not very good!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very incipit but nice to drink. A little lack of gas in it. Had it on a refreshment moment at the Belgian coast.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Den Engel, Antwerp. Amber, no head, slightly sour aroma. Friendly Gueuze - not challenging at all. Gentle sourness, but also quite a big swig of sweetness. Easy to drink, not amazingly flavoursome, but OK.
|
