Pale gold, large head. Aroma of oranges, mandarins, grass, dough, some herbal and tropical notes. Sweet with oranges, mandarins, some berries, bubblegum. Finish is a tad boozy and there’s a harshness to the bitterness. Looks as good as Duvel.

Bottle. Golden-yellow colour with a white head. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, yeast, coriander, pine, alcohol, spices, tropical fruit. Full body. Nice beer.

Bottle. Pours a pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy hoppy grassy aroma. Fruity malty spicy grassy hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy grassy hoppy finish.

Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of Yves (Visibaba Brewing), shared with Marko and him. Bright yellow coloured, medium sized airy white head, light lemon and black currant nose. Sweet malty, fruity (again lemon and black currant) and evident alcohol presence. Lingering bitter finish. Interesting.

Working on my "cellar" of beers, and I’m running behind. Gotta clear those beers out before the move. Better to drink them than haul them. This is the last of the four-pack. Pours a slightly cloudy sunshine yellow with a generous serving of cloud-white head, which is really blocking the nose on this one (plus my slight cold doesn’t help.). Taste leaning dominated by hops, but more, bitter, resin flavours, with a little soap. I got a mention for this beer in my Booze Brother’s Freaky_tiki’s review (Two months ago, I’m that far behind.) But I have to say this beer feels to me be relying on more of the hopstastic North American tradition, than the subtle yeasty magic that the Belgians do better than anyone else. Plus, there are just some hops that bug me. Summit being one, and I suppose Mosaic on there too. Sadly this beer doesn’t jib with me, but that just means more for you guys.

Again, huge thanks to Yves! Misty pale yellow-golden body, as one would expect from Duvel, but a head that’s not as huge (medium), but was nicely thick and went away slowly. Immidiate lemon-blueberry blast in the aroma, wow! Balanced by a fine maltiness too. Perfumey blueberries & little lemon ending in nice, heavy bitterness, just a touch too much perhaps in the finish. It’s impressive, the 9.5% is well hidden, and it’s a great beer, which shames nearly every Double IPA that I’ve had in my life. But it’s not as good as the Sorachi Ace version was.

A very pale cloudy yellow color with huge head. Aroma of tropical fruits, maybe even blueberries, also spicy yeastiness. Taste is spicy yeasts and fruits from the hops, biscuity, lingering bitterness. Foamy carbonation. Boozy, but still refreshing and very interesting!

Appearance: Hazy golden color with a white head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Citric, yeast and mild fruity.
Palate: Medium (+) body. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Citric hoppy, mild herbal, mild fruity and a nice malty back.
Overall impression: Nice pleasant strong ale.
Personal stats: Bottle from Systembolaget web order, Sweden

Brown bottle, 330 ml, best before 10 2016, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on November 4 2014; eye: golden, clear, slight effervescence, voluminous white head that turns into a tiny ring, slight lacing; nose: floral hops, tangerine, spices; mouth: floral hops, tangerine, spices, semi-dry finale in tangerine with presence of floral hops, medium body, rather carbonated, mildly bitter, slightly harsh texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, 9,5 %, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 4 novembre 2014; œil : dorée, limpide, très légère effervescence, volumineuse mousse blanche qui se transforme en un petit anneau, très légère dentelle; nez : houblon floral, tangerine, épices; bouche : houblon floral, tangerine, épices, finale semi-sèche en tangerine avec présence de houblon floral, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, moyennement amère, texture très légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : bien bon