3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Copper reddish orange like color..1/2 finger head..surprisingly active carbonation after many years..aroma of lemon..some citrus from grapefruit peel..honey sweetness..hybrid of a saison and Belgian triple with the triple being dominant..spices come up on palate candied ginger..cinnamon..ok slightly oily mouthfeel..slightly sour lingering on finish with a vinegary presence....probably a bit past its prime..ok..
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Served in 10 oz snifter at the 2013 Most Arrogant Bash.
Remarkable orange-amber color; crystal clear with a small but partially durable head. Very little lacing.
The aroma is not promising, with too much suggestion of vinegar. Otherwise, a wild mix of spices over a fruity base. The flavor also has a suggestion of vinegar but, thankfully, this is much more subdued.
M: Still lightly hot, the higher ABV is not well hidden. Low carbonation works well.
O: At 6 years, probably the oldest beer I’ve had, and likely past its prime. Still, interesting, fun and enjoyable, if flawed and slightly challenging.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber to taster (thanks brew3crew). This was a GUSHER! Looks good; a hazy orange with white lacing. Smells tart and floral. Tastes like it smells with a good mouthfeel. Enjoyable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
This is a very good beer but it’s definitely over hyped. Like many of Stone’s beers.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Shared a bottle in 6/13. Pours golden in color, a little tart taste, almost wineish
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample from bottle at Hopfest 2013. Pours golden orange with a decent biege head. Aroma of fruit, spice, and malt. Taste is grapefruit, lemon, ginger, cloves,malt, and yeast. Very interesting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours golden orange with a tart sour aroma. Strong flavor of citrus and tart apple. Finishes smooth and sweet.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz bottle from State Line! Slight cloudiness, tart aroma. Tart Belgian yeast very pronounced on the palate.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bomber from Keg N Barrel near SDSU. Pours a cinnamon-hued ruddy amber. LOTS of foam and bubbles racing up the sides of the glass. Aroma is richly malty sweet, with hints of citrus zest and spice evident already in the nose. Taste is spice forward, followed by alcohol, belgian funk and malt, and then more spicy ABV burn. Interesting... maybe a little cough syrupy and over-aged, certainly more on the sweet, spicy, and hot side than on the herbed side, but me likey. Not a brilliant beer, but interesting enough while still retaining some classic cidery-funky belgian saison-meets-belgian-tripel qualities to make it really unique. Yes, I say, yes.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle sample at the Vertical Epic Tasting at Mastikim. Thanks beerandbeyond. Pours yellow to brown with a small head, aroma of lemon candy, radler, malt, marmalade, orange and lemon, flavor is spiced with clove, nutmeg, cardamom, malt acidty, medium bodied
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