3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I am a fan of hops and Belgian ales, and I am consistently pleased with this beer that does a good job marrying the two. A golden beer topped with tight white bubbles, the aroma and flavor is of spicy hops, sweet malts, and yeast phenols. Finishes dry and a little bitter.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle with Nick. Hazy gold pour, monstrous foam head. Some dry, grassy hops on the nose, bit of yeast and Belgian sugar. Very sweet flavor, good bit of candi sugar, some dough, light grass. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes warm, quite sweet, more dough and rich sugar. Pretty good beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a cloudy copper color with a very large white head. Aroma of citrus, apple and yeast. Flavor of light earthy/grassy hop, fruit, malts and some alcohol. The finish is warming with some bitterness. I like this one.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Beer Bistro Toronto. Pours a golden colour, nice whit head and slight lacing. Aroma is a little of hop. Taste is of hop as well, bitter and a little grainy.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Reviewed from notes.
Pours a hazy straw yellow color with a white head. A good dose of lacing on the way down. The nose brings forward some citrus and floral hops along with some nice yeast notes. The taste is slightly bitter with earthy, floral, and citrus notes. Good body with great carbonation and a nice, mild spiciness. Drinks quite well. One of the first I had of this style.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 10-24-2010
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: The beer pours a clear golden color with a large white head and lots of carbonation.
S: A nice floral and spicy hop aroma to the beer. Definitely a lot of yeast influence as it’s decently spicy with some fruit notes. Some mild sweetness of malt and bread.
T: Nicely balanced between bitterness, floral and grassy hop flavor, and malt. The malt character is primarily bread and is not all that sweet, but it does give a nice balance. Somewhat dry on the finish.
M: Medium in body with a lively carbonation.
O: Sort of like a hopped up tripel, but really nice and easy to drink, no matter what you call it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a medium head. Aroma is yeast, clove and a slight hint of lemon. Taste is nutty to start. Yeasty alcohol finish. No hops really, like an amped up hefe.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance is typical of Belgians with a dirty yeasty brownish gold look. A small off white head. Sweet fruit aroma, including yams, with yeast and just a hint of spice. Big bitter hops to begin with. That begins to settle by the third sip with more traditional fruit and yeast being tasted. The hops in this beer are European with dry bitterness and tart fruit. The finish had very little of the hops and was fruit and yeast. The hops make this different but also distracted.
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