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

Another one of these Ghanaian craft beers created by two Belgians, for sale at the Delhaize supermarket in Lokeren (much to my surprise as I did not see this coming). The two others I had so far were bland, industrial products so I may have been a bit too enthusiastic in buying this third one as well, but here we are. Thick and foamy, snow white, plastery lacing, pillowy, stable and even-bubbled head over a crystal clear, deeply 'old golden' robe with visible sparkling and 'metallic' ochre tinge. Uninviting aroma of cooked rice that has been in the fridge for four days, synthetic fiber (polyester), industrial crackers, swarf, dried bitter weeds, ginger only very far away and in old and faded powder form (but even then hard to pinpoint - for such a strong flavouring, I expected it to be a lot more obvious), wet polystyrene, pear peel, green banana, frozen cream, a whiff of grass and badly hidden wodka-like alcohol trailing behind. Sweetish but 'dead' onset, very clean with some vague notes of halfripe banana and green pear, some residual sugars in an industrial way, minerally carbonated with smooth, slick body; simplistic cereally pale maltiness ensues with that cooked rice effect at its sides (rice actually having been used here), carrying that sweetishness onwards without developing much otherwise, into a bitterish finish of grassy and somewhat floral hops - but also this badly hidden cheap wodka-like alcohol again, something that should not at all be so apparent at only 7% ABV (which is, by all standards, at the lower limit of a 'tripel'). Ginger, again, remains limited to a background echo of dull spiciness, but hard to distinguish from either the sweet onset or the bitter ending of this beer - frankly, I am not even convinced I had been able to identify it had I not known it was in here. Indeed, for a 'tropical' beer flavoured with ginger, this feels very bland and industrial (again), and even if I am only a cool lover of ginger, I expected this ingredient to be far more outgoing. Heck, a serious dosage of the stuff could have even helped to make this thing interesting - but apparently they again chose the path of boring macro style beers, made cheaply and pasteurized to death. This could have been an AB InBev concoction for all I know... Only interesting in Ghana itself I fear, given the choice of even worse macro pale lagers people have there. In any case this nor any other of these Tale beers belong on a supermarket shelf in Belgium, I regret to say. This will be the last time these guys disappoint me, that is for sure.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

27/4/2024. Bottle shared at fonefan Ulfborg tasting. Courtesy of Erik, cheers! Pours almost clear straw gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is malt, yeast, sweet fruits, toffee, marzipan, mild ginger, biscuit. Medium sweetness, bitterness and body. Oily with average carbonation. Liked it.

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

Bottle 330ml. @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨‍💻🍺

[ As Tale 7 Ginger Triple ].
ABV: 7.0%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast, sweet yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, tripel yeasy, fruity yeast, sweet yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20240427]
6-3-6-3-13

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate,

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle @Ulfborg. Mild yeasty aroma, some herbal notes, not really much ginger. Sweet, spicy yeast aroma, a little ginger, a little pepper.

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

Bottle @ Fonefan tasting. Light hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, yeasty and a hint of ginger. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 270424

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

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, yeast, fruits, hops and has sweet yeasty finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

19 August 2023. At 13de Gents Bierfestival. Cheers to Anke, Tim & so many others!

A: clear golden, small, white head.
A: candied ginger, banana, pear.
T: sweet banana, carrot, candied ginger, white bread.
F: floral hops, ripe yellow fruit, bittersweet spices.
P: medium body, slick texture, average carbonation.
Not my cup of tea.

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