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Collab with: Brouwerij Hof Ten DormaalBrewed at/by: Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating Out of Production
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Score
6.83
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A classic Belgian farmhouse ale brewed with estate grown barley & raw spelt. Crafted at one of Belgium's most self sustaining farmhouse breweries (Hof ten Dormaal in Tildonk, Belgium)
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy bright gold color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, black pepper, clove, herbal, straw, grass, toast, bread, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, black pepper, clove, herbal, straw, grass, toast, bread, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of crisp peppery spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon zest, pear, apple, black pepper, clove, hay, straw, grass, toast, bread, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a god bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of fruity/spicy yeast and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast flavor balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent saison. All around great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2014
at 19:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 26 Feb 2014) Pale golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, slightly fruity nose with bread, grass and hints of coriander. Malty, fruity taste with notes of bread, toast, coriander and a slightly spicy bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2014
at 14:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle, 37.5cl) Hazy, golden colour with a big but diminishing frothy white head. Yeasty malty and wheaty aroma with notes of brioche, accompanied by slightly vinous fruity notes of citrus, grapes and pears. Moderately sweet and delicately sour flavour, light to medium bodied with a spritzy carbonation. A tad slim malt character with slightly sour wheaty and citric notes, backed by Belgian yeasty spices; a bit slim and sour-tart finish with notes of citrus, grapes and a delicately herbal hoppy touch. Okay, smells like Crémant but tastes like Prosecco frizzante. 01.III.14
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 12:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från Beergium. Korken går av med rejäl smäll. Gyllengul, poröst vitt skum, lätt disig. Mycket brett i doften plus citrus, örter och saisonjäst. Lätt kropp, lite vass munkänsla med mycket småbubblor, torr, örtig, jordig, citrus, örtig beska med inslag av citruszest. En bra saison med brett utan några fel. Riktigt trevlig.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2014
at 09:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Tap @ Beer Temple. Clear golden blonde color. White, sticky head. Aroma’s: grassy hops, grain, sour fruit. Retronasal there’s pepper & caramel additionally. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, ever so slightly tart. Fairly light bodied (from the spelt?). Finishes with a yeasty and rather bitter flavor. a bit more body would have done it good, but another nice farmhouse beer from Hof ter Dormaal (do they use Dupont yeast?)
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Feb 2014
at 00:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Beer Temple. Slightly hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, spicy, light funky, hint of lemon. Flavour is medium-sweet, malty, bread, spice, tiny hint of funky tartness, lemon, firm dry bitter finish. Light-bodied. OK, sweet-bitter is a bit out of balance imho.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2014
at 03:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy golden coloured body with a nice layer of sediment, a zillion bubbles rising from the bottom very quickly, all with a nice microfoamed, five centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of yeast, bread, barnyard notes, funk, apricots, apples and a bit of unfinished grain. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence with a light grassy flavour, some malt and a lot of yeast - not too much else, perhaps some sweetness from fruit. Aftertaste shows a good complexity with the flavours around the yeast, but little else. Overall, a decent beer - about what you’d expect from Hof Ten Dormal with a nice grain finish - not great, but expected. I sampled this 37,5 cL split bottle purchased from Arrowine in Arlington, Virginia on 19-July-2013 for US$7.99 sampled at home in Washington on 12-December-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2013
at 21:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Dobre choc mnie nie powalilo na kolana z zachwytu. Wystrzal i huk z szampanowej polowkowej butelki i gigantyczna piana ktora rosla w oczach, trzeba uwazac podczas nalewania. Kolor metny i to porzadnie z odcieniem cytryny. Posmak cytrynowo-zbozowy i nieco cieplej chlebowej nuty.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2013
at 14:14