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trade with papsoe. unclear brown, small white head. aroma is sour milk, slightly fruity. flaovr is like a belgian brune, caramel , sourness, slight fruitiness.

Bottle into Trappist glass. Pours hazy amber with a huge rocky off-white head that settles to about 2 fingerbreadths. Malty aroma with dry hops. Tastes of prominent tangerine with caramel and sugary light malts. I did not detect any mustard in there. A lot sweeter and orangey than I expected. Finishes with a tangy sweet fruitiness. Not one I’d go back to. A largely failed experiment in my opinion.

Draft at Redlight. I don’t get much mustard. A lot of wheat and grain with some lemon. Super cloudy brownish yellow with a white head. Taste isn’t very good. Light with low carbonation. Flavor is weird... can’t really pinpoint what’s going on in there, but I don’t like it.

From the bottle pours a lightly hazy, deep orange-amber color with a moderate, slowly fleeting head of cream colored foam. A soapy wash mostly rejoins the body, leaving minimal micro-spotting behind. The aroma shows an odd sweet-tart malt base, with slightly bronzed, blonde candy sugar being accompanied by an acidic, medicinal sort of spice note that I can only attribute to the mustard seed. Hints of tumeric come to mind, as does abrasive anise and salty iodine. It’s sort of briny, in a way. The flavor is similarly structured, the mustard seed and various spices working against the sweet candy sugar, forming a briny, vinegary, acidic concoction that just doesn’t sit right with me. The body is substantial to the point of being lightly syrupy, with that odd acidity being intensified by the lively carbonation. This one reminds me of some of the briny Italian SHVs that are out these days, but that doesn’t seem to fit with the traditional Belgian candy sugar base. Weird, but not that good.

(33cl bottle) Hazy, golden colour with a big and slightly off-white foamy head. Sweet, delicately malty aroma with a distinctive sharp spicy note, almost iodinic…must be the mustard seed. Sweet and slightly sourish tart flavour, medium body with a moderate carbonation. Malt-accented and subtle fruity taste with present spicy elements; quite sourish and tart finish. Reminds me of an infected Whisky malt lager (22.06.09).

The aroma is a bit spicy and tart, but the appearance is almost perfect. Perfect bronze yellow clear brew with a nice carbonation and a beautiful yellow color (obviously influenced by the mustard seeds). The taste has a hint of mustard and spiciness that I cant put my hand on, but overall I enjoyed it. This is a little peculiar brew that tkes afew sips to get used to, but overall very enjoyable.

Mustard beer. Bitter. Taste of mustard. I will tell you this: the taste was not pleasant.

Location: 11.2 oz bottle from Gilly’s, 6/13/09

Aroma: Nose is totally dominated by the mustard to the point of being way too much
Appearance: Nice amberish color, a large frothy head
Flavor: Taste was also overly mustard with some belgian ale flavors
Palate: Decent palate, an alright mouthfeel
Overall Impression: Just didn’t work for me, too much mustard, if I hadn’t have split this one it probably would have been a drain pour. I wouldn’t suggest it, that is for sure! Give it ye ole pass unless you want to drink some liquid mustard...