Orange amber body with pretty subtantial foamy head that laces nicely as it dissipates. Aromas are pleasant, of hops, grass and orange peel. Maybe a bit of a mead like honey note, too. Flavor is nice, but slightly astringent on the backside. Grassy and sweet with some whiskey. A bit unbalanced in the finish as alcohol takes over... but nice.

This is a very dry Belgian ale. The hops are bitter and this beerr lacks any hint of fruit or sweet malt so characteristic of the style. It is cloudy and gold but no sediment I can see. Medium palate. Comparable to Arabier but a touch sweeter and a better palate.

It just seems most U.S beers just come up short when trying to mimic the belgian beers. This one did as well. Had a bottle, pours nice with a little bit of head and a cloudy golden color. The aroma is strong but hard for me to pin point anything specific. The taste however is lacking. Its not a bad beer but a cheap imitation of a belgian

Bottle Pours a slightly hazy deep golden with a moest head but persistant sticky lacing. Aromas of swet light grains, honey maybe, light brwon sugar and a hint of, I think cat food. The crumbles kind. "Little Friskies" if I am not mistaken. Not unpleasant, just a bit strange. First taste is not as sweet as I expected. A bit woody, cardboard maybe. The ABV comes through just a bit, but wouldn’t have guessed nearly %8. Very faint and subtle on the Belgian spiciness and yeaty flavors I am familiar with. Very soft almost creamy feel and quite soft carbonation. I am not a fan of the style in general but htis is very tasty.

2005 bottle huge thanks to Csbosox for this and all the other finely-selected beers sent my way. Shared with EDA on 8/20/2005.
Golden-amber, slight copper-brass dark tinge to it. Really pleasing, awesome color and shine to the body, which is lightly hazy with touches of sediment at the bottom. Head is foamy and large initially and retains well while providing good lacing. Perfumey smell has lemon shortcake or lemon sugar cookies, a touch of sweaty hops and a very plant-like, leafy greeness (guess that’s goldings). Dry biscuity malt notes, but somewhat sweeter than that, perhaps belgian aromatic or belgian biscuit malt. Flavor is very dry and floral, with a surprising lack of sweet maltiness, very well-attenuated. Light nectarines, peaches and a touch of breadiness on the end, from the yeast. Grainy, unfiltered-like texture is pleasing and really lets you take hold of the flavor. White pepper dryness and some bitter hops end the beer, with a touch more lemons and white flour biscuits. It certainly dosent suffer from too much yeast being pumped in to it, and it’s definitely not too sweet or syrupy. I really like what they did with it. A very dried-out, subtle beer. The 7.8 abv is a really ideal amount, in my opinion. Enough to add a touch of warmth and flavor complexity, but it never really butts in. Dry and dusty on the end, with a prevailing honey and biscuits. Hops just add more flavor, never obtrusive. I could see how wonderfully drinkable this would be fresh on draught. A terribly unique beer, and for uniqueness it scores in the high fours, for me, but on an overall score, it could use a bit more sweetness and yeast apparency, with, perhaps, a touch more fine-bubbled carbonation. Great stuff though, thanks Chris!

Nothing is very belgian about this ale - it’s more like an Imperial IPA/lighter barleywine hybrid, but I won’t complain about this - some citrus in the aroma, with background honey, strawberry, a touch of melon - mild hops up front, with a lot of honey and grain in the middle, finishing with more bitter hops, a hint of peach and lingering honey - not true to style, but quite unique and tasty.

Now labeled as just "Demolition" I guess. Anyway, I like what these guys are doing with Belgian styles. This one is a touch unusual though. Apparently bottle conditioned but very little yeast in the glass and surprisingly bright and clear, showing a true gold color. As such it didn’t look like the standard Belgian golden ales of note. Smallish head. They mention malts chosen for a honeyed character and they are right. There’s a definite honey sweet malt dominating the front of this beer. A full hoppy finish is also apparent, part of what makes this beer unusual. It works though. Aromas swirl of strong alcohol (minimal fusels), some light phenols, perhaps a touch of banana. Easy drinking for the strength.

12 oz. bottle, bottled 6/22/05, tasted 5/8/06 Well, I traded all my other bottles, so the re-rate had to wait until I found a loose one at Trader Joe’s. In a small Trappist glass, it’s deep gold and cloudy, with an unmistakable Belgian malt and sugar nose. A sip with my nose in the glass tames the malt smell, but tste is very sweet. This is nearly a year old, so the hops have faded out somewhat (though being German nobles, their good base bitterness remains). A bit citrussy, then dry. Lots of fizziness, then a touch of sourness. Obviously, something different in every sip… what you’d taste if Willy Wonka had made beer.
FOAM series bottle, at the brewery, 2/8/04: Well, served in a plastic cup, so I can’t tell too much about the color. But very hoppy and complex. But a big hoppy taste that belies its Belgian-ness. More I could not discern, but I took some more bottles home, so we will definitely revisit this one.