3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours bright gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Dusty lemon aromas. Aspirin and summer fruits from front to back.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle @ La Trappe, SF. Pours a cloudy golden color, lots of suspended debris; great, rocky head. Hints of orange zest, maybe grapes (?), coriander. VERY carbonated body, some spicy citrus, slightly yeasty finish, muted by the biting carbonation. Not as funky as I had hoped, a rare miss from de Regenboog.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle? Forgot to say in my notes - Pours blonde with a moderate sized white head. The mild aroma has some bready malt and citrus. It tastes of weet pale malt up front that gives way to a good balance of citrus accented hops with some spice and a bitter, dry finish. Pretty good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: May 18, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: gusher, clear gold, frothy off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sharp spicy hop and phenolic aroma, balancing sweet fruity candy character
Body: thin body gets creamy after adding some yeast
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of hops, plenty of spicyness, well balanced bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
11.2oz grenade bottle. Thick orange-brown color. Thin, lasting head. Pretty much one that can only be classified as a "Belgian Ale". Peculiarly spiced, but still balances with the sweet candi sugar and yeast. Never overwhelming alcohol-wise, with a great creamy effervescence. Highly complex..sweet, sour, spiced, yeasty, hoppy... an interesting concoction. I’ll be back.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled. Poured clear, bright orangey-golden with a short cap of looser white head.. almost like a light, fizzy "mead". The aroma picked up bright minty and floral notes with touches of vegetal notes, grains, and body odor.. bizarre blend of brightness and must. The flavor opened with tangy, sour pale malts and floral notes.. hints of honey at the core.. mint, juniper berries, and coriander around.. tacky vegetal notes and more brightness on the finish. Medium-bodied and rather slick on the palate (even though the beer oozed out of the bottle).. residual sugars and ugly notes stuck on the finish. I’m not sure exactly what this was, but it wasn’t enjoyable.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
330ml bottle (One Pint, Helsinki, Belgian Weeks 2009)
Deep hazy orange, healthy bready head. Slightly vegetal aroma, tinned veg, probably some DMS, but pleasantly hoppy. Lovely rich roasty taste. Slight liquorice bent, with a hint of unattributable zinginess. Very tasty and interesting to the bottom of the glass.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008. Pours a slighlty hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity yeasty spicy aroma. Sweetish fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a sweetish fruity yeasty spicy finish.
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