2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Jespr. Sampled in the famous back room tasting at the Roseville Cellars. We all had small samples but still this allowed me to get a try at this retired beer. It was fairly bland and not much going on. Still hade a bit of fruit from yeast but IMHO this was pretty dead.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle (Thanks a lot to Yespr - expired 1998) shared with the guys at ØLbaren. Cloudy orange - white head. Aroma is a bit sour (geuze-like), strange woody, light fruity, licorice yeasty, high carbonated, white sugar, apples, earth, yeasty..... lovely to try !!
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Big thanks to yesper for offering us this one... Never thought I would get a crack at this one. Best before 98. Pours a murky brown with a small off-white head. Light sweet and sourness. Aromas of earth and yeast. Medium bodied. Lively carbonation. Chalky dry finish. Over the top.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
1998 bottle at Kulminator. Very dark brown beer with a creamy tan head. Lots of lace all the way down the glass. Gorgeous nose, spiced fruit, caramel and a strong rye toastiness. Excellent balance with brown sugar, soft wheat and rye spiciness and a heavy berryish fruitiness. Dried plums/prunes on the back but again, without being overly sweet. Drinking very well at 9 years and still tastes incredibly fresh.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to yespr. Cloudy dark amber colour with a little head. Aroma of bublegum, yeast and little earth-like. Nice flavour of yeast, bublegum, candy and with hints of pepperish. Very nice endeed but nothing overwelming.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Yesper, JK, hellomynameis and others put together one hell of a sampler for us. Funky nose with some typically Belgian spices. Brown with off-white head. Murky. Malty body with a hint of grain and spice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Light hazy chestnut colour with a beige head. Malty, fruity aroma with notes of earth and yeast. Malty, fruity flavor with yeasty notes. Light bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(bottle, thanks Yespr/MPLS crew) Pours brown with a light off-white head. Aroma is very fruity with mostly raisin and slight caramel. Taste was very sweet with fruit (raisins, plum) and was very smooth.
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