5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20 corkyrory66 (232) - BELGIUM - MAY 20, 2013
Une ale blonde des Struise à 5 % abv, c’est plutôt rare. Mais c’est une fermentation haute
refermentée en bouteille, donc elle mérité l’essai, comme toutes les bières des Struise.
Couleur blond soutenu brillant. Clarté nette, pure.
Bulles de taille moyenne en large fontaine très vivante au centre.
Mousse blanc cassé, de texture soyeuse, stable à 3 mm.
Un parfum d’encens et de myrrhe, citronelle, fleurs de jasmin.
1ère bouche à la texture fine, souple avec une prise de bouche très fleurie, herbacée,
avec une pointe de céleri, fraise délicate, framboise, mûre.
2ème bouche belle, déjà intégrée, certes fleurie mais avec de très belles nuances.
3ème bouche fine, agréable. Des fleurs d’espalier, du bois blanc de chêne, avec une
pointe de muscade.
La longueur enchaîne sur ces fleurs, mais les sensations sont variées et complexes.
L’alcool est agréablement surprenant pour ce niveau extrêmement bas (5 % abv).
La levure est une levure de saison, plutôt aigre, mais bien adaptée pour le thème.
La finale tient en halène par son côté délicat et très fin.
Conclusion : si on classe cette bière en tant que saison, elle obtient un score moyen,
mais ce n’est pas une saison !!!! , c’est une spéciale belge dans la catégorie des ales
(le brasseur le dit en même temps que moi) qui utilise de la levure de saison …
Nuance !!! (Ne pas confondre une nichée de pinsons et une pincée de nichons....).
Et donc, en tant que spéciale, elle peut prétendre à une grande originalité fleurie
qui donne envie de l’avoir en permanence en cave. Dans ce cas, sa note est de 5.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Walhalla (5) - Roeselare, BELGIUM - MAY 17, 2013 does not count
Slightly cloudy with a not so dense pale head. Some brett. in the first impression, and aroma's of freshly cut grass. Lack of Co2 is a shame.
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 lushawn (2648) - Massachusetts, USA - MAY 12, 2013
UPDATED: MAY 14, 2013 cate brew. aroma of potent bright pineapple twang and cantaloupe sweetness. touched of candied sugar. not too bad of a beer so far. nice. taste is tangy pineapple, toasted herbs. melon sweetness. good. lenincate, where are you @ on this cate beer?
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Vaiz (2681) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - APR 18, 2013
Bottle at home. Clear golden pour, thin white head. Aroma of saison yeast, fruity citrus, some spices, flowery, quite clean and slightly artificial. Flavor is dry and bitter, a bit thin but clean. Well drinkable brew, although it lacks some character.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 teorn88 (1198) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 6, 2013
Old rating. From 33cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow golden with a tiny off white head. Aroma of citrus, nettles, a little floral and herby. Flavour is light sweet, moderate bitter, slight umami. Medium bodies with moderate carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 wekker84 (1218) - etten-leur, NETHERLANDS - MAR 26, 2013
Bottle a golden yellow colored beer with a white head aroma malts citrus mint spicy fruits yeast and hops flavor malts citrus spicy fruits and hops
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 JoeinEscazú (1324) - San Jose, COSTA RICA - MAR 14, 2013
Happy to see the maestros at Struise playing around in the moderate alcohol range. This one is a deep golden ale with a big, resinous, somewhat fruity-spicy hop nose, firmly sticky-bitter with a residual sweetness to match... Not as attenuated or dry as a traditional saison, more like an American pale ale with hops and yeast switched out. Light resinous bitter aftertaste that builds, somewhat roughly hopped. Would love to see them keep playing in this realm, but they have a lot of other playthings.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Countbeer (2853) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - MAR 3, 2013
Bottle:
Medium to bigger sized, lively and quicker settling down, creamy foamy head on top of a hazy murky yellow colored beer.
Aroma is a special mix of yeast, meat, wet stone, flowers, urine, sweet wood, herbs and cloves.
Flavours of yeast, tea herbs, wet stone, cloves, sweet wood, some malts, some herbs and light spicy tones, light hop sprinkle and a crispy bitter tone.
Aftertaste is a mix of yeast, cloves, some bitters, some herbs.
Low carbo, soft light creamy mouthfeel, good medium body and a texture between creamy and watery.
Wow, that saison yeast does makes this beer both complex and a bit strange herbal.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 wyzzywyz22 (1644) - Wirral, Merseyside, ENGLAND - MAR 1, 2013
Bottle, Chester Beer & Wine. Hazy yellow purrr with a generous white head. Nose was yeasty, with malt and citrus notes. Flavour was similarly yeast driven with a little spice and citrus. Dry bitter finish. Not the finest hour from Struise, but it grew on me. Bit like my belly.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, ENGLAND - FEB 23, 2013
26th May 2012 Very hazy gold beer, little white head. Palate is crispy and a little dry. Bretty start, quite strong. Mild orange - lemon citrus underneath. Then dry seltzer and brett minerals dominate. Dry finish.
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