t Smisje Fiori

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Unclear medium amber red color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, peat - spicy, medicine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration and a dry finish. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (200208)

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma has notes of spices - cloves and coriander as well as phenol and a bit of yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of phenol, yeast, caramel, yeast, lemon, and spices, leading to a dry phenolic finish.

ZBF2008: From tap. Pours hazy orange with a bobbly white head. Light spiced and light phenol aroma. Flavour is muddy yeasty, light spiced and caramel malt. Ends with a light phenol note.

Bottled. Hazy nut brown colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, yeast, herbs and mild notes of spices. Flavour is yeast, spices, hops, caramel malts and also some mild notes of alcohol.

Draught at ZBF 2008. Muddy yellow coloured with a small white head. Spicy aroma of grass and yeast. Flavour of fruits, yeast, grass, spices and hops. Grassy and yeasty finish. Too yeasty for me.

Draught at ZBF08. Dark grey/brown colour. Small frothy white head. Sour plastic aroma. The flavour has some smoked plastic, not as bad as it sounds, but strange. For some reason drkinkable but of course still horrible.

Hazy orange with medium white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with fruity notes. Sweet yeasty flavor with yeast, fruit and spicy notes.

Cloudy orange- copper color, creamy head. Spicy aroma, rubber and plastic. Medium body, spicy malt flavor; the strong spice caracter is limited by some light sweetness; the alcohol is too warming for a 7%. Average.