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RATINGS: 990   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
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Superior Hoppy Belgian Ale. White very rich foam, small bubbles. Very hoppy, spicy, fruity flavour and full, heart warming body. Brewed at first at Van Steenberge, now brewed at Koningshoeven - La Trappe brewery.


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4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
garth_86 (197) - EDMONTON, Alberta, CANADA - FEB 3, 2013
Pours a cloudy golden. Aroma is nice citrus, sweet and taste is same. Great tasting beer.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Acid303 (262) - Barcelona, CATALONIA, - FEB 3, 2013
Orange/Amber colour with a generous white head. Medium body, I think it’s overcarbonated though. Predominates malt, yeast, and fruits in both aroma an taste, but there’s definetely a hoppy thing. Well, not my style but it’s good.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Welley_Alves (101) - Sao Paulo, BRAZIL - FEB 3, 2013
Belgium IPA excelente. Cor amarelo-ouro, com aroma fermentado, tipicamente belga, com amargor no final do gole persistente, mesclando com o clássico frutado belga. Corpo ótimo, retrogosto duradouro, excelente drinkability. Ótima breja! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
RexTalionis (1425) - FINLAND - FEB 1, 2013
Bottle 33 cl, BBE 06/2015. Pours golden in color with a frothy white head. Ligt funkiness, belgian yeast and spices in aroma. Hoppy one too. Smooth to drink. That spicyness in taste together with some light buttery and grassy bitter notes. Lemon and light peppery spicy in aftertaste. Somewhat a belgian style IPA/Belgian strong ale/Abbey tripel hybrid this one or a light La Chouffe Houblon Trippelen.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
corkyrory66 (233) - BELGIUM - JAN 30, 2013
Blonde spéciale houblonnée, et comme dit le brasseur « rare quality brew ». On a placé la barre à 9,5 % abv. (on veut ou on ne veut pas....). Couleur blond doré foncé. Clarté nette . Bulles fines très vivantes partout. Mousse blanche épaisse bien crémeuse en haut. Arômes de pomme, poire, houblons très fins, avec une pointe de citron et de camomille. Texture soyeuse, quasi veloutée. 1ère bouche de houblons très fins et céréales. Arrière-bouche entière, fine, et de très grande longueur. 2ème bouche de houblons et malts fins, avec une pointe de banane verte. 3ème de grande fraîcheur, bouche pleine et malt en fond. Longueur très belle, constante avec des alternances entre les houblons. Levure adéquate, précise. Alcool très bien dosé, de haut niveau. Pour la finale, on clôture en finesse... Très grande bière parce qu’elle répond parfaitement au lourd cahier des charges qu’elle s’était donnée. 5. (son premier...)

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
gam (2662) - brisbane, AUSTRALIA - JAN 29, 2013
Gassy ale gold pour aromas spice fruit mamalade flavours sweet bitter first up grapefruit spice very nice touch lemon ginger mamalade stickyness rich spice yeast mourishing alcohol the finish hop and spice aftertaste yeast backing first rate ale enjoyable

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bosskie (256) - NETHERLANDS - JAN 22, 2013
Beautiful transparent, hayish colour with nice column carbonation and a bubbly head. Dry citric smell with subtle fruity sweetness. Honey, white pepper and fennegreek. Sour-bitter, astringent, with a salty finish. Mixes unexpectedly but very well with honey sweetness, citric. Refreshing, nice beer for summer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Gramoit (252) - AUSTRALIA - JAN 15, 2013
Pours a pale yellow colour with a lingering one finger head. Citrus, lemon and some banana notes on the nose. Taste is quite sweet, spicy, with some hops on the side. Goes down quite easy, and alcohol is pretty well hidden. Nice beer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
zimbo (330) - SCOTLAND - JAN 13, 2013
Appetising nose to start. Slightly off yellow glow. Small bubbles in here but no beading. Head deflates but leaves some decent whispy lacing. On the carbonic side to start but disappears to a very long yet restrained burly bitterness which disappears in the middle and returns at the end.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fantti (442) - FINLAND - JAN 13, 2013
Kaatuu tulppaanilasiin kultaisena ja runsasvaahtoisena, joka katoaa tasaisesti jättäen reunalle jäljen käynnistään. Haju on hiivaisen hedelmäinen, josta haistaa humalankin selkeästi. Maku taas on vahvasti humaloitu ja jotenkin tuhkaisen tunkkainen, joka saattoi johtua myös paikasta, jossa tupakkaa sai vielä polttaa. Kokonaisuutena miellyttävä, mutta vähän kylmäksi jättävä hollantilaistuote.


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