 kepano (239), Meudon, France
May 18, 2008
Thick and creamy, beautiful waves of foam seem almost iridescent atop this marmalade orange body. Despite the crowding sediment this is another gorgeous brew from Urthel, highlighted by superb lacing. The nose is attractive and unique as I have come to expect from Hildegard’s craft. The delightful smell of fromage blanc lends a smooth, fresh character accompanied by a slight lactic sourness. Scents of honey and butter add to that rich and sweet sensation, while the subtle notes of coriander, clove and banana lend additional complexity. The mouthfeel is more textural than flavorful, fluffy as whipped cream. Sadly a certain blandness takes over. Strawberry, caramel, plum and toast are apparent but don’t seem decisive enough. The experience is not completely amiss as this brew retains quite a rich body, a buttery yeasty quality that remains very drinkable. Finishing sweet with a hint of coffee, this a decent beer with enough unique accents to make it worth seeking out.
MennoO (81), Haarlem, Netherlands
Feb 25, 2009 bottle (bb 06/07/2006) thanks Jerohen, rating represents vintage. Amber almost brown cloudy bear, with small white head. Tastes sweet. Flavour is complex, though mainly caramel. Not a long finish, which is a shame. In general, a very good brew, but a little bit too sweet for my taste.
Borresteijn (930), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Aug 11, 2008 Bottle. Amber beer, big foamy head. Fruity aroma, carbonation. Flavour is amber-like, sweet malts, fruity, caramel. Too much carbonation and not my cup of beer.
BoBoChamp (1226), Gent, Belgium
Jul 26, 2008 33cl, retired beer, last tasted two years ago, from Geers Oostakker, complex, yet easy to drink, hazy, rocky head, good brew
oh6gdx (7415), Vasa, Finland
Apr 24, 2008 Bottled. Slightly hazy orangeish amber colour with huge fluffy white head, leaves quite nice lace. Aroma is caramel malts, toffee as well as some fruityness. Flavour si very much the same. Hides the alcohol very well.
Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
Mar 22, 2008 Bottle. Cloudy, light amber colour with a huge white head. Aroma of toffee and milk caramel. Flavour of toffee and milk caramel - sweet and light to drink. High carbonated.
faroeviking (5431), The Autonomous Beer Republic, Faroe Islands
Mar 2, 2008 Bottle. Pale amber with a nice bubbly creamy white head. Lots of toffee in the aroma and toasty malt. Sweet toffee/caramel flavour with a soft bitterness.
thewolf (4976), Kolding, Denmark
Feb 25, 2008 Bottle @ Yespr tasting.
[thank you, Yespr]
Pours a lightly hazy amber with a frothy off white head - okay lacing. Aroma is very sweet cream-caramel, toffee and light fruitiness. Fine mouthfeel. Falvour is lovely heavy caramel, but with a good dose of hoppiness to give balance to the proceedings.
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