2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Attractive 330ml green bottle bought at De Bier Tempel in Bruxelles february 05. Vinous fruitiness aroma. Golden colour. Missing head. Sweet and mild fruity flavour with some yeasty notes. Refreshing, but a bit too sweet.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy golden colour with a large head that fades to leave a thin covering, aroma is sweet and slightly aniseedy? but very nice. Taste is along a similar vein and worthy of an higher overall score.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle. This looked ;like it had been pasteurised, very clear golden blond colour. Aroma is stale, lightly citrusy, with touches of raisin. Quite neutral and sweet and flavour, with a surprisingly dull yeast character, particularly for a Belgian ale. Sweet, stale, mouthfeel. very dissapointing.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Blond, light hazy coloured, with a huge white head. Sweet yeasty aroma, light fruity(some appel) end a light touch of madeirisation. Full and fruity body, nice palate. FInish is light bitter-sweet, with some light alcoholic touches.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle.
Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head.
Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and fruits.
Sweet flavour of malts, caramel and fruits with notes of spices and yeast.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
15 Feb 06 - Light sweet fruity malt hop aroma. Cloudy amber colour, good head and suds lacing. Lovely full sweet apricot and hop flavours. Thickish mouthfeel, tangy finish and fruity hop aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I could sniff this one all day. Sweet malt hop spiritus aroma. Amber murky colour with suspended yeast bits. Great head and lacing. Malty sweet flavour that slides down nicely. Hints of honey in the aftertaste. Smooth palate. The glass just didn’t last long enough!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks to Degarth for sending me this one. I did not know that it was retired. The pour was hazy gold with a white head. Malty, fruity aroma with some honey, funk, and dry floral citric notes. The flavor was fruity and malty, with mid-palate semi-dry florals and spice. Medium palate, and not as complex or balanced as the elite trippels.
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