Grand Cru
Southampton Publick House in Southampton, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.33
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Our award-winning Belgian-style strong ale. Spiced with sweet and bitter orange peel, coriander and star anise. Gold medal winner at the 2001 Real Ale Festival.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle. Dark golden body with a lively off-white head that disappears. Aroma has malt, spices and some alcohol. Flavor is sweet malty, spicy, some alcohol and a hint of oxidation. I have tasted a few really impressive beers from this brewery, but this is a bit disappointing. Sweet malt, spices with alcohol and low bitterness make this OK, but a rather ordinary beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2009
at 10:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml. 2007. Excellent balance of spice, malts and hops. Huge, fluffy, white head above a hazy golden body. Spicy aroma of coriander, clove and a hint of cinnamon. Along with the spice are notes of flowers, toast, pepper and orange. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and moderately acidic. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter along with some alcoholic notes. The tastes come at you in layers. Medium body with a velvety texture. Soft carbonation.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2009
at 02:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml corked and caged 2005 and 2006 Vintage bottles provided by beastiefan2k for the 10/18 tasting. Tasted side by side.
2005 Vintage. This is the bottle that is pictured and was brewed and bottled at the Publick House brewpub. Pour is cloudy, sediment filled orange ruby with no head whatsoever. Aroma of rounded caramel, big sweet cane sugar sweetness. Full, very pretty nose. Cidery bite. Taste is the caramel maltiness with bright ginger and coriander. Finish is grassy, long earthiness. Nice, though, perhaps a bit past prime. Palate is long and mouth coating. (9,3,7,4,16 - 3.9)
2006 Vintage. Brewed and bottled at Sly Fox. Appearance is the same as the 2005 with less sediment and a 1/2 off white head. Aroma is quite different from the 2005: floral, slight honey sweetness, grassy - spicy. Taste is the spicy floral, with caramel layered over the top of it. Grassy, a little metallic in the finish. Quite different beer from the 2005, though good in its own right. (7,4,8,4,15 - 3.8)
Overall, I thought the 2005 had a bit more character.
2005 Vintage. This is the bottle that is pictured and was brewed and bottled at the Publick House brewpub. Pour is cloudy, sediment filled orange ruby with no head whatsoever. Aroma of rounded caramel, big sweet cane sugar sweetness. Full, very pretty nose. Cidery bite. Taste is the caramel maltiness with bright ginger and coriander. Finish is grassy, long earthiness. Nice, though, perhaps a bit past prime. Palate is long and mouth coating. (9,3,7,4,16 - 3.9)
2006 Vintage. Brewed and bottled at Sly Fox. Appearance is the same as the 2005 with less sediment and a 1/2 off white head. Aroma is quite different from the 2005: floral, slight honey sweetness, grassy - spicy. Taste is the spicy floral, with caramel layered over the top of it. Grassy, a little metallic in the finish. Quite different beer from the 2005, though good in its own right. (7,4,8,4,15 - 3.8)
Overall, I thought the 2005 had a bit more character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2008
at 09:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to zathrus13. Pours with a large, fluffy or rocky off-white head. Hazy burnt yellow hue with plenty of particles. Aroma of currants, berries, coriander, pepper, orange, and star anise. Taste is dry, full of berries, spices, and coriander. Very lively carbonation, dry mouthfeel.
Rerate on tap: clear gold. Lasting and retentive white head. Orange, clove, and coriander on the nose. Flavors are malty, bready , biscuit, alcohol and spice. Rich yet decently dry. Interesting, therefore drinkable in my mind. Citrus zest and booze. Light bubbles, dry. Tasty beer.
Rerate on tap: clear gold. Lasting and retentive white head. Orange, clove, and coriander on the nose. Flavors are malty, bready , biscuit, alcohol and spice. Rich yet decently dry. Interesting, therefore drinkable in my mind. Citrus zest and booze. Light bubbles, dry. Tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2008
at 00:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown bottle, 750 ml, purchased at Beers of the world (Rochester), via Karl Probst on August 16 2008, savoured on September 26 2008; eye: copper, clear, good effervescence, champagne-style white head, no lacing; nose: lots of coriander, spices, alcohol, yeast, fresh bread, orange, honey, caramel; mouth: powerful, lots of coriander, spices, alcohol, yeast, fresh bread, malt is discreet but supports everything, pepper, finale in spices with a good presence of alcohol and yeast, lightly sweet, full body, foamy texture, good carbonation; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, achetée à Beers of the world (Rochester), via Karl Probst, le 16 août 2008, savourée le 26 septembre 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, bonne effervescence, mousse style champagne blanche, pas de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de coriandre, épices, alcool, levure, pain frais, orange, miel, caramel; bouche : tout en puissance, beaucoup de coriandre, épices, alcool, levure, pain frais, malt est discret mais soutient le tout, poivre, finale en épices avec une bonne présence d’alcool et de levure, légèrement sucrée, corsée, texture mousseuse, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : pas mal bonne
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2008
at 16:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 75cl. @ home.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, orange, moderate staranis, coriander notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (290608)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2008
at 05:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by alraomon. Thanks Sean! Medium amber color with a quickly dissolving medium head. Aroma of spices and sour cherry. Taste is caramel, banana, spice, grass and citrus. Sticky mouthfeel. Alchohol is hidden well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2008
at 13:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle at Pikkulintu on 2008-06-04) Amber colour. Hazy. Small white head. Yeast in fruity and sweet nose. Sugary full palate. Syrup and raisin in taste. Some bitterness in aftertaste. Very sweet, even too sweet for my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2008
at 02:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Orangeish golden colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is very sweet maltyness with some fruits and spices. Also some mild earthyness. Flavour is mild yeastyness, spices, fruits and some earthy notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2008
at 01:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled
Pale copper brown color, small white head. Star anise dominates aroma, some orange and coriander. In the flavor lots of anise, some fruits, rye and sweet marmalade. Quite unbalanced flavor and dissapointment..
Pale copper brown color, small white head. Star anise dominates aroma, some orange and coriander. In the flavor lots of anise, some fruits, rye and sweet marmalade. Quite unbalanced flavor and dissapointment..
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2008
at 07:39