La Caracole Saxo

23/08/2017 - tasting glass from a 33cl bottle @ the brewery. Orange colour with big white head. Nose is grainy, herbal touch, spices. Taste is malts, herbal, spices, sour touch, some hopbitter.

Blonde claire, claire, transparente. Col de mousse blanche bien calibré, très stable, compacte, crémeuse. Nez malté et épicé, levuré, léger houblon herbacé. Bouche très équilibré avec une douceur légèrement biscuit et une amertume houblonnée en symbiose. Notes maltée, levuré et épicée. Final moyennement amère, longueur moyenne. Corpulence et carbonatation moyenne. Peu ronde pour le type, car elle délivre une certaine sècheresse, certaine horizontalité. Une blonde belge forte finalement assez légère (d’autant plus que l’alcool est très bien masqué) qui frappe par son équilibre : aucune tête ne dépasse. Belle maîtrise.

I bought this bottle from the boissons service in Malley. I drank it in family at Bonfol. I personnaly found this beer pleasant, on the classical way of Belgium, perfect with mussels. The color is yellow, orange, troubled, huge white head when you pour it, carbonation is higher than usual, sensation of champagne, typical from these Belgian beers. The taste is malty, more fruity than the troublette, a bit sour, touch of apricot, some hop, giving a good nectar to read the greek history step by step, well balanced, taking stronger notes at the final.

Bottle: Served in a Chouffe glass: White head. Hazy yellow orange body. Nose of lemon, light citrus, soap, wheat, light malt and porridge... Flavour is fruity like citrus, lemon, tangerine, wheat, yeast, porridge, light rice, bitter... Aftertaste is bitter, fruity, yeasty... Low carbo, creamy mouthfeel, medium bodied.

Hazy deep yellow, big foam. Faint aroma. Honey and flowers in the taste, with yeast notes. Nice and refreshing.

bottle @ landsgraaf earwinkel. medium white head....clear orange to amber colour... smell grains malts sugar and a slight fruity sweetness.. taste grains hay a sweetness a sugary sweetness.

White foamy full lasting head. Light amber colour. Aroma is moderately malty with fruity (ripe pear, apricot and peach) and light spicy and vinous notes. Flavor is malty with fruity (apricot and apple) and light hoppy tones, ending in a balanced finish. Medium bodied.

bottle @ home clear peach, cream head hint of metallic, yellow fruit, caramel, carbonation, yellow prune quite carbonated, caramel, cream, yellow prune, apricot

Bottle from Beergium. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, yeast, a bit of floral hops, ripe fruits, malts, toast and grass. Bitter finish with citrus, yeast, floral hops, ripe fruits, toast and grass. Very nice Belgian strong ale.

Bottle. BBE date June 2010; Drank Apr 2009 - Golden in colour. Yeasty & Spicy. Fruity; citrus-orange, apples, pears. Malty; caramel. Hoppy; floral hops. Dryish. Soft & mild in taste. Sweet fruity throughout leading to a mildly hoppy finish. (2009-04)