3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 29, 2012 Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Mild malty and fruity aroma. Modest sweetness with a nice moderate fruity flavour. Light citric notes.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear blond coloured beer with medium white head and lots of carbonation. Hoppy aroma. Full sparkling palate bit bitter. Finish is hopped bitter ending dry.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bel naso, luppoli presenti ma non in primissimo piano; forte calorosità e belle note di frutta a pasta bianca; in bocca fa sentire i muscoli alcolici forse un pelo più del conveniente, ma siamo belgi e da una birra fatta presso Koningshoeven mi aspettavo molto molto peggio.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A delicious offering from Urthel. A delightful sweet taste, with some nice, fine sediment to mix in. Nicely balanced hops and malts make this a good Belgian (well, can I say it’s Belgian (if it’s brewed elsewhere)?) beer to sip. I’ve had several bottles of this captivating drink, and wish such beers were more widely available in this country.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle - big foamy head, dark copper color, hoppy aroma, big complex hops flavor with some sweetness - very good beer!
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
from bottle, Medium aroma of candy, floral, light UK hops.
Blond clear color with light foam head that doesn’t stand.
Light hop flavor with notes of pepper, honey. Bitterness is present and stays in aftertaste. Malt is too low for the style.
Carbonation is High. This is a low bitter english Style IPA but with not enough malt to support the beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear blonde, generous white foamy head. Noble fruity hops and light esters on the nose. Medium to full body, lively carbonation, nice noble herbal hops on the atttack, grapefruity, finishing with a bit of sweetness, on the peachy side and some astringent bitterness. Pretty mellow for a 9º beer. well-made.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: brilliant golden straw hues under a billow brilliant bready white head which fades with lace that persistently crawls up the sides of my glass. Head settles into a solid blanket. Swirls airy and lacey.
Nose: yeasty, doughy, spicy, hoppy, and orangey. Orange pith and skin, lemon rind. Melon sweetness – cantaloupe. Banana peel. Cut grass damp with dew drops. Raw ginger roots.
Palate: spicy. Fruit skins. White pepper. Green banana peel, lemon peel, mandarin peel, ginger root. Sage and rosemary; dried herbs and dried grass. Burlap sacks full of dry cut hay. Coconut husks raw in front and toasted in the back. Lovely. Spicy hops than herbal hops – dried.
Final Thoughts: I loved it. I’ve heard many good things about the Urthel beers and while Hop-It is just my second, happy tasting times lay head. Yum!
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