Identity Crisis
Brassneck Brewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.68
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Using Ardennes yeast. A Belgian strain used by Brasserie d’Achoffe. Fruity, dry & herbal
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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Light banana and fruity esters with some caramel. Clear copper with a decent white head. Light caramel, grains and fruity esters. A bit everywhere, but decent and complex.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Oct 2014
at 15:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark amber, bright, not a lot of head, light fruitiness on the nose, sweetish, restrained fruitiness, has a good sweet and slightly toasty malt balance.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2014
at 13:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at the brewery
12oz
Hazy dark amber color with creamy head. It takes time to get some aroma; finally it develops a delicate malt and yeast combination, with hints of paper and medium chocolate, biscuits, nuts and breakfast cereals; it literally goes from 5 to 7. The mouthfeel is smooth, also rather dry; the mild caramel flavor has a dusty impression, and at some point there is even a light trace of hazelnuts; as promised the esters are very low; correct bitterness; the structure of the final is weaker.
Clean, balanced, but not very expressive; I’m not used to the paper/dust presence.
12oz
Hazy dark amber color with creamy head. It takes time to get some aroma; finally it develops a delicate malt and yeast combination, with hints of paper and medium chocolate, biscuits, nuts and breakfast cereals; it literally goes from 5 to 7. The mouthfeel is smooth, also rather dry; the mild caramel flavor has a dusty impression, and at some point there is even a light trace of hazelnuts; as promised the esters are very low; correct bitterness; the structure of the final is weaker.
Clean, balanced, but not very expressive; I’m not used to the paper/dust presence.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2014
at 16:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL growler, pours a clear copper / amber with a small beige head. Nose brings out Belgian yeast, light fruitiness, and some floral qualities. Flavour brings out a mix of all the elements that harmonize together very well, leaving a floral, Belgian-esque finish. Solid stuff, but nothing very interesting.
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Feb 2014
at 22:37