kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA May 25, 2008 Name: Belgian Golden Ale
Date: 05/17/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Barley’s, NC
Appearance: clear dark gold, fine dirty white head, solid lace except for the Jesus toast,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with lots of fruity esters and light balancing spicyness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of orange and apricot, light growing spicyness adds complexity plus a bit of balance, fleeting hint of fusel alcohol,
Overall: rootie tootie, sweet and fruity
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA Sep 17, 2008 (22oz bottle, thanks wilkie) Large white head atop murky apple cider body, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, some candi sugar, pepper, pineapple syrup, light yeast, wheat. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, mango, peach, some candi sugar, light pepper. Medium body, some dryness in the finish. hopdog (5535), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 17, 2009 22oz (unlabeled) bottle acquired in trade with emacgee (thanks!). Poured a medium golden color with a huge sized white head. AAromas of spices, citrus, yeastiness, bready, and bananas. Tastes of citrus, bananas, lighter spices, and sugary sweetness. bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA Jan 28, 2009 (Draught) Pours a pale golden body with a small white head. Aroma of orange peel, florals, clove, banana, and toasted biscuit. Flavor of coriander, grass, candi sugar, peach, banana, and apricot. CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA Sep 19, 2008 Bottle courtesy of durhambeer: Pours a transparent deep golden bronze with a large, airy, clingy-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet biscuity caramel malt, some clove and light fruity esters along with a doughy Belgian yeast strain. Body starts with good full sweet maltiness and a mild hop bitterness with pleasant clove spice before a slightly drier yeasty finish. An authentic and enjoyable Belgian strong ale. jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA Feb 9, 2008 on tap-pours a white head and gold color. Aroma is yeast-some banana, some spice. Taste is clean-yeast-some banana, some spice, sweet medium malt. Dry, good effervescence. Cletus (5002), Connecticut, USA Oct 9, 2008 Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells of bananas, cloves. Tastes sweet and sugary with some citrussy hints. GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA Oct 25, 2007 Draft at Tyler’s in Durham, NC. Poured a clear golden color. Head was thin, white, and left a little lace behind. Aroma was of clove and alcohol. Slightly sweet on the tongue with subdued clove and alcohol flavors. Mouth feel was a bit thin. There was some pleasant fresh malty cereal grain at the end.
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