3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours an amber color with a medium tan head. Aroma has some fruity and spicy notes...yeasty...christmasy. flavor is malty...earthy, lightly roasted...notable vienna malt...hint of spice. Mouthfeel is silky and medium with a dry, earthy finish that warms.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A: The pour is a surprisingly pale yellow color with a fuzzy white head.
S: A very heavy spice note to this beer. Lots and lots of coriander to it with a slight orange peel note. Some bread and wheat, but not all that sweet. A touch of pepper on the back end, too.
T: Somewhat bitter with a strong pepper flavor. There is a little bit of grass and coriander, too. Somewhat sweet, but nowhere near as much as most witbiers. A little bit of citrus on the finish.
M: Pretty light in body with a fairly high level of carbonation.
O: Not really all that great for a witbier. Sort of lacking the typical flavors.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle pours murky orange/brown with a thin off white head. Aroma is honey and lots of floral notes with doughy malts and white pepper. Flavor is very sweet from beginning to end. Sweet honey and gritty grains with floral honey and syrup in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. Rating #88. Dark orange pour with a thin white head. Sweet fruity aroma, almost like apples, big yeast character, a little banana maybe. Flavor is a little less than the aroma, still a bit of banana and sweet bread, interesting stuff. (1625)
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle labeled Scratch 21 shared by cbk -- thanks, craig! Pours a dark golden color with a trim beige head. Smells and tastes of caramel, Belgian yeast, dirty malt, and confectioner’s sugar. Reminds me of a watered-down scotch ale. Not a fan.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle purchased at Capone’s in Norristown PA.
Appearance: Iced tea to caramel body with a 1 finger off white crown that shows a small amount of retention and lace.
Smell: Sugar, sweet caramel malt, butter cream and a dash of alcohol.
Taste: A fairly nice honey like tang comes together with the caramel malt and belgian yeast. Some mild fruity esters from the alcohol but no burn. Interesting.
Mouthfeel: A touch under carbonated but still fairly crisp which helps keep this from tasting like your average run of the mill overly sweet belgian.
Drinkability: A touch sweet and enough alcohol to keep it from scoring higher, but the crispness of the mouthfeel and good flavor profile helps!
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 11-08-2009
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle-scratch 21 version of this beer-pours deep amber with a small off-white head. nose of green apples and sweet fruits. under atenuated if you ask me. some husky grain in the nose as well. this is a trippel? fuck! this brewery is better than this. flavors are also sweet with the green apple flavors dominating. not good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber pour. Aroma of apples, allspice, coriander, agave syrup, yeast and caramel malt. Flavor is lightly spicy. Somewhat sweet and yeasty. Light on the fruitiness. But overall a pretty good beer.
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