t Smisje Fiori

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Slightly hazy copper orange with a thin off white head with some sheets of lacing. Aroma is big florals, honey, orange citrus. Taste is lots of sour honey, florals, light candi sugar, and alcohol warmth.

bottle, pours amber with a medium off white fizzy head. Sweet honey and raisin aroma with some spice notes. Flavors are sweet honey, a bitterness I can’t put my finger on, turns a metalic sour in the finish with a strong alcohol burn and a twinge in the finish that is very odd. Way too much carbonation, this is too fizzy. It’s not terrible, but I feel that the carbonation kills some flavors going on in the finish.

Light amber color with a significant amount of fish food. Moderate off-white head that clings tightly to the glass. Strong aromas. Intriguing aromas, although not that appealing. Phenols abound. The best I can come up with is rotting grains and hay covered with coriander and curry to cover the stench. Sweet grain and white grape flavors, drenched in fortified wine. Some resin and medicinal flavors in the finish. Continued rotting grain drive me away. I’m not coming close to finishing this one. One of the less than 10 brews I have not been able to finish. OK, things have mellowed slightly after a bit of rest. Still a medicinal barley soup. Oak and smoke seem to work their way in as well. Complex, yes. Good, not in my book.

Dark yellow brown colored with hazy appearance. Medium sized yellow head. Flowery aroma with spices and safty tone. Glue comes also up thinly. Medium bodied. Flavor is more flowery with nice spiciness, somehow herbal tone here too. Aftertaste lasts with same flower and burnt tone. Good aroma here.

Bottle from Bier Koning. Cloudy body wity medium head. Sweet and fruit nose, also a bit spicy. Fruit and sweet taste. Hints of sourness. Taste of caramel and malts as well. Another quality Smisje.

[33cl bottle] Cloudy, murky brown colour with a light-beige foamy head. Sweet and yeasty nose with a tinge of fruity acidity of red berries and citrus, also hints of peppery spice. Sweet and minima acidic flavour, full bodied with a soft carbonation. Yeasty, slightly sourish wheaty and fruity taste with a berry-fruity finish, accompanied by spicy elements and shades of caramel. Although fat it is still somewhat refreshing [22.XII.08].

Pours deep amber, lightly hazy, with a smooth white head. Fruity and spicy in the nose. Mineral palate, thin and almost metallic, leaving it a bit bland. Fruity sweetness up front, but the metallic notes kill it. A touch of dried pineapple shows in the finish.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Smell is fruitcake, fruits, malts, and caramel. Look is a cloudy golden to orange in color with a small white head. Taste is light bitterness, malts, hops, yeast, and spice.