3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Pours a hazy medium orangish amber color. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty, with a touch of fruit. Flavor is a nice mixture of malts and fruits.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
33 cl bottle from dranken Geers in Oostakker. Dark copper body with beige head. Spicy aroma with hints of raisins, bread , soft roasted malts. Sweet taste of caramel with a dry bitter finish. ****
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(bottle) pours a murky ruby-brown colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of caramel, strawberries, floral hops and earth, with a hint of peaches, roasted malts and brown sugar. flavour is mostly the same, caramel, raisins and strawberries, slightly meaty, with lots of bubble gum and a light roasted-bitter herbal-hoppy finish. medium to heavy-bodied with soft carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Spina @ zythos biere festival
Rossa, molto maltata, niente di eccezionale...
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bière de la fête des sorcières à Nieuport...
Bière couleur roux profond, bordeaux foncé.
Clarté nette. Mousse beige moyen qui vient napper mais pas crémeuse.
Bulles fines partout mais pas vraiment nombreuses (et ceci pour un exemplaire
à date en novembre 2015).
Arômes de bois d’acajou, avec une pointe de cerise, pain noir et fraises pas mûres.
Volume doux.
1ère bouche sur le malt torréfié, avec des prunes pas mûres et poire verte.
Arrière-bouche un peu amère.
2ème bouche un peu plus sur le malt.
3ème bouche beaucoup plus plate, sans vrai relief.
Longueur régulière du type stout.
Levure pas vraiment marquante, douce.
Alcool bien, progressif, efficace en soutien de la longueur.
Finale qui manque d’originalité, agréable sans plus.
Bière étonnante pour le niveau des Struise, qui apparaît plus comme une bière
de commande parce que Urbain est originaire de Nieuwpoort, et donc …
Bon, ce n’est pas mauvais, mais il y a tellement mieux...
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33cl bottle courtesy of kraddel@Post Toer de Geuze tasting. - My light and supposedly sessionable entry beer was a typical Struise brew, a quality mix of earthy tones, subdued older hop spice and loads and layers of caramel fruit tones fighting to play center stage. Typical Belgians this heavy on caramel and syrup are less and less pleasing to my palate, but the effort to keep this moderately dry and drinkable goes appreciated.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, from Dranken Geers, at the 500 miles tasting in the Sham, 23/03/13.
Hazed russet red/chestnut brown with a thin beige head that clears to a light film.
Nose is malt forward, dark fruits, sour tones, caramel, sugars.
Taste comprises caramel, dark fruits - lightly soured, dates, orange.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish with light sweetness.
Ok decent enough stuff.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Red amber color, thin body.
Malty, caramel aromas with a hint of hops.
Sweet taste with caramel hints in aftertaste.
Nice beer
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle:
Big sticky tan foamy head that changes slowly into a thick lacing on top of a deep dark bloody cherry candy red colored beer.
Aromas of red and ripe brown fruit, cherries, raisin, strawberry, brown sugar, spices, toasted malts, sticky autumnal herbs, toffee, some cherry sour aromas and a hint of caramel.
Flavours of red fruit, cherry, strawberry, chalk, roast, bitters, spices, barley malts, bread, light floral, speculaas spices, some floral and plant tones, light dry.
Aftertaste is bitter with spicy tones, some toast/roast, bread, hay and malts.
Low carbo, soft mouthfeel, good medium to lightly fuller body and a light creamy texture.
A lovely smelling beer which just lacks a bit of body.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cl bottle. Dark amber/red and hazy. Small head. Nose : yeast, wet laundry, tart, cooked fruits, dried plums. Sip : as usual smooth and medium thick. Low carbonation. Sweet with flavors of tart, cooked and dried fruits. Caramel, toffee. The beer is well balanced but not that balanced as the usual brew from De Struise. Delicate bitter finish with spices that leave a residue on the tongue. The beer is ok and easy to drink.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown, reddish colored beer with a small, off white head on top. Aroma is faint, balanced between yeastiness and some malts. Faint fruity notes detected. Not really too impressive. Flavour is on the sweeter side of the palate, has a lot malts and even a little touch of molasses. Very subtle, smooth mouthfeel, this goes down well. No alcohol detected, easy drinkable, decent brew. Nice.
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