5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

300ml bottle. Cloudy, amber colour with huge, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, pale and caramel malty as well as yeasty fruity and minimally yeasty spicy aroma, hints of strawberry, frozen strawberry, a touch of watermelon, whiffs of black pepper. Taste is sweet-ish, slightly sugary, pale and caramel malty and yeasty fruity, hints of strawberry, frozen strawberry, a touch of melon, watermelon.
Watery texture, minimally dry palate, coarse, prickly to lively carbonation.
Rather simple, sweet, a tad overcarbonated - so-so.

24/04/2008. STADSBROUWERIJ DE HEMEL, 1 Franseplaats, NIJMEGEN, Gelderland, Netherlands

6.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a shaker. Perfumy nose. Hazy pale amber colour, good frothy off-white head, good retention, fair lacing. Aroma sweet malt, light lemon, caramel, apricot, dextrose, herbal notes also retronasal. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, grain, apricot, dextrose, light toffee, spicy and herbal notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, herbal sweetbitter aftertaste, spicy notes, herbs and spices not really in sync, nevertheless okay.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Malt and apricot aroma. Full bodied. Apricot flavor at first, followed by a strong maltiness and a fair deal of hops. Some licorice. Just a bit sweetish and a hint of alcohol. Lovely well balanced beer, emphasizing the fruity maltiness. Expensive ($ 5,- per half litre in the shop), but well worth the money. From tap (Arendsnest Amsterdam) the beer disappointed somewhat. Traubenzucker in the aroma. Flowery flavor, somewhat perfumed. Reasonably well hopped and seasoned, just a bit on the sweet side. I was also less satisfied with a bottle tasted in 2008. Orange color, slightly perfumed aroma of tangerine and coreander. Sweetish, perfumed spicy flavor. malt and coreander. Citrus fruit. Not unpleasant, but too perfumed for my taste.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ Carlsens Kvarter, Odense. Pours slightly hazy golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, yeast, light spice, little pepper, little fruit. Flavor is light sweet, malt, yeasty, pepper, spice, hay. Medium body, lively carbonation. 251116

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Spritzig würziger, eher trockener Antrunk. Steigend bitter, leichte Kräuternoten. Herb malziger Nachhall. 9/10/9/9//9

5.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap. Hazy orange color with white head. Aroma is spicy, peppery, yeasty. Taste is spices, some grains. Silky mouthfeel. Quite boring, but the spicing is fun.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled from tap at the brewpub. Clear, golden amber with a white to tan head. Sweetish-malty aroma of caramel, brown sugar, nuts and licorice root. Sweetish-malty taste of caramel, brown sugar, nuts and licorice root, followed by a short, slightly bitter, spicy finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay!

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

How: Bottle.
Where: From a store in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, citrus, caramel, spices.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, spices, fruit, yeast.