Calva Reserva
Brouwerij Smisje in Mater, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.11
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KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Muddy with tiny off white head. Sweet vinious aroma with caramel, calvados, plums and wood. Sweet and somewhat boozy flavor with overripe fruits, caramel and roasted malt. Ends with warming alcohol.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 25 cl) Courtesy of boboski. hazy amber golden with a small off-white head. Fat aroma of overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with overripe fruit and a rather low carbonation. Some hops in the finish. Excellent. 200608
yespr (55501) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
25 cL bottle. Pours hazy and deep orange with a lacing off-white head. Dense malt aroma and solid overripe fruity too. Flavour is dense malt, light yeasty touch to a solid fruity note. Dense malt finish with sharp malt bite and alcohol note into the finish.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Courtesy of Papsoe
Cloudy amber color. The aroma has, in the beginning, some nice malt; the mouthfeel is too dry and alcoholic, with just some light caramel flavor. The fermentation has used too much of the sugars. Strangely, it has a parmesan touch both in the aroma and flavor. Disappointing.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 17 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle. A vigorous escape upon opening. Aroma of yeast and fruity esters. Color is ripe apricot and the head is full and slightly rocky off-white. Near full bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor is quite complex. Fruity, yeasty, malty, vinous. A touch of wood, and some bitter hop. A hint of citrus, could be coriander. Overall it’s really impressive. And not a hint of heat - pretty good for 12%. This may be the beer.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Pours ruby/amber into a trappist glass. No head to speak of. Pit fruit aromas. Cloying and flat with sharp dark fermented sugars upfront. Rum and oak in the middle. Lasting alcohol burn.
bb (18428) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Mahogony beer with a thin light beige head. Big apple, malty aroma with some oak, spice, and alcohol. Malty, toffee flavor with lots of apple and some oak backing. Lingering malty, apple flavor with a bit of brown sugar. Medium body. Alcohol doesn’t seem to be 12%. Nice complexity and apple fruitiness. Doesn’t have the richness and depth of a JW Lees harvest in Calvados, but very tasty.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a deep amber colour with a big off-white head. Malty fruity aroma. Sweet malty flavour with some vinous hints. Sweet malty caramel and vinous aftertaste.
Dedollewaitor (22132) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
brown (muddy) with little quick disappearing head. sweet barley malt caramel aroma and dark fruits. Wood/oak feel. Sweetness. Smooth, soft and filling texture. Medium carbonated. A bit warm from the alcohol. Slight Bitter and lasting finish. Exciting. Great! Re-rate March 2012. Dusty, dark fruit. calvados, caramel. Old bottle. Warmth from alcohol. 3,5.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Calva Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Aroma is very specific, like apple cider but not as if the beer is ruined kind of way. Really, nothing like I have smelled before. Alcohol present in the aroma. Body is very light for such a strong beer, must be all the candi sugar. Goes down with no bitterness at all. An aftertaste of port-like alcohol remains. A very fine beer.