7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

0.33 l bottle from 'Etre Gourmet', bottled in January 2025 (already nine months old 😑). Hazy, golden orange with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, quite fruity-floral, gently grassy and slightly yeasty-spicy aroma of lemon peel, bergamot, lemongrass, light banana and hints of clove. Just slightly sweet, gently bitter, rather fruity-floral, quite grassy and a bit yeasty-spicy taste of lemongrass, bergamot, pomelo, lemon peel, white pepper, some hay, light banana and traces of clove, followed by a short, gently bitter, quite dry finish. Almost medium-bodied, quite effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Great hop-forward Belgian ale: super fruity and grassy, quite dry, only slightly yeasty. Perfect summer thirst-quencher for the beer geek. Now I need to get my hands on the XXX version.

6

After run

7

Cloudy orange yellow pour. Sugar, fruits. Some butter citrus from the hops. Pretty enjoyable

7.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home in Alkmaar. Pours opaque golden with a thick white head. Aroma is sugars, peppery notes, some grass as well. Taste is light honey, candi, grassy notes, light phenols. Closes with a long lasting, dry and moderately bitter finish, grassy notes. Light bodied eith average carbonation. Maybe I should be turning to these dry, phenolic belgian pales more frequently?

8.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Great dry grassy hops! Lots of great lemon, grass, and some pine. Sharp bitter finish, really a super refreshing ale.

3.5

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 14

Bottiglia. Arco olfattivo dominato dall'orzo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di apparenza velata e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è giallo dorato brillante. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è carico. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di amaro. Il retrogusto è intenso. Sul palato finiscono sentori di miele, orzo, cereali, frutta secca, erba, agrumi, pompelmo, mela verde e chinotto.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma of grass, citrus, lemon, hops. Flavour is grassy and hoppy with a nice and lasting bitterness in the aftertasts. Solid bitter and fresh Ale.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Аромат фруктового хмеля, немного цитрусов. Во вкусе преобладает вкус фруктового хмеля аля Ипа. Также имеется фруктовая горечь. Немного лимона, апельсина и цитрусов. Пиво достаточно газированное. Послевкусие фруктовое с легкой горчинкой.