4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20Thanks to Brian again for this. Very good. Highly spiced and more hoppy than you would expect. Serving: Bottle
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Serving: 330 ml. bottle from State Line Liquors. It pours a messy, muddy brown with a small head. Lots of yeasties and other things floating around in this brew. The nose has a spiced apple cake quality to it. The flavor is sweet up front with bread notes followed by stewed fruit, yeast, and dark caramel. Finishes semi-dry thanks to that high but well hidden ABV. Despite being rather ugly, it’s pretty tasty.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks tom Tommy for the bottle. Nice golden,brown/orange pour. Looks thick and somewhat syrupy. Lots of thick whit head and the smell is bananas, alcohol and sugar. The taste is strong at first, lots of booze, mild carbonation, finishes with Carmel and a little bit of fruitiness. Complex and interesting.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy orange pour with a white head. Taste is sweet malts with fruit, spices, yeast and some caramel. Nice brew.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
da questo momento in poi (cambio gettoni allo zbf 2013) comincia un vero e proprio delirio/declino..il birrificio struise diventa il mio principale punto di riferimento..e come potrebbe non esserlo??da quello che ricordo posso solo dire che su 4/5 birre assaggiate ognuna era un vero e proprio capolavoro..nel vero senso della parola..aromi impressionanti,complessi all’ennesima potenza..ogni sorso era un tripudio di sapori quasi impossibili da decifrare completamente ma che sicuramente meritano un altro assaggio..per la maggior parte ho assggiato birre scure,questa invece era di un biondo/ambrato molto deciso..micidiale e il tutto servito alla spina insieme al GATTO LOPEZ :D zbf 2013
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a hazy burnt orange - thin white head that dissipates quickly leaving slight lacing. Aroma is candied malt, fruity esters, slightly bready, some alcohol. Flavor is interesting - very sweet, boozy, dark fruit notes, dough, and a lot of spice working in and out from the background. Palate is somewhat thick and lingers for a while on the tongue - quite good. Well, no clue when I’ll see this one again, but I’d definitely give it a try if the opportunity presents itself...good, if far from great beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a hazy dark orange with white head. Aroma is yeasty, doughy, some spices, very fruity. Taste is really sweet, ripe, dried fruits, yeast, peppery, a bit grassy. Full body and medium carbonation. Liked this one.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at home. Pours clear orange amber with a small off white head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, spices, malt, ripe fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours hazy golden orange with a very nice off-white head, good retention and lacing. very fresh cereals, light toastiness, touch of caramel, rye, very spicy, yeasty, dark golden candi, tons of fruitiness - belgian candied malts and other fruits - oranges, dried and sweet apricots, mango and hint of tropical ones, herbs, hint of pine. sweet. average to soft carbonation, medium body - oily, almost sticky, bold grassy-spicy hops with a medium long citrusy and softly warm finish. although i’m not totally blown away, it is sweet, complex and good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours cloudy amber with an offwhite head that sticks to the glass. Aromas of alcohol, candi sugar, malt and spices. Taste is medium-high sweetness with a bit of bittering hops. Flavors are spicy but muddled by all the alcohol that sticks out. Mouthfeel is fun, with carbonation maybe a touch too high (or maybe it is the alcohol and spices that sting?). Good beer, on par with most De Struise brews. Now, why is this called a saison? A winter seasonal maybe (kerstbier) but not a saison! This feels more like a fruity/spicy quadrupel to me. Either that or the "catchall" belgian strong ale style...
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Smak och doft av humle, malt, belgisk jäst, karamell. En aning söt men med en lagom beska.
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