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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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle. Doesn’t seem to have any dates, but the top of the cork is pretty grungy. Aromas of the lighter stone fruits, with a bit of honey or candi. Clear amber color with a multifinger beige head. Near full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavors are multiple. Citrus peel, likely coriander, but I think the candi is hiding the liquorice. All kinds of fruit like peaches, apricots and plums. Nothing really dark. There’s some hot spice in the finish, and then there’s some heat down the throat. It has a really good feel, almost sensuous (should be sensual per Animal House).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2008
at 20:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This 2003 vintage is courtesy of BBB63. Pours hazy gold with copper core and thin white head. The aroma is fruity (of course) but not too dark in nature but more peach, plum and apricot mixed with honey. I also get some lightly roasted malts, mild yeasty spice and faint lemon tartness. The taste is a load of various fruits like plums, peach, and apricot all sitting in a bowl of honey. The experience moves toward being a bit peppery along with some faint warming as the finish approaches. Very nice.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2008
at 21:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(75 cl bottle, thanks Marsiblursi!) Labelled 9.8% ABV. Sampled on February 16 - 2008. Shady pale copper color, white head. Apricots, sweet, apple, spicy scent. Spicy sweet taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Also nutty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2008
at 18:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours slight hazy orange with a lacing white head. Mild spiced and slight caramel note in the aroma. Sweet malty and light caramel flavoured. Finish is mild spiced flavour with a nice sweet malt tone. Slight brett-ish note. Lovely balanced/smooth yet tasteful brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2008
at 03:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber with tiny short lasting head. Sweet flower aroma with peach, abricot and yeasty notes. Flavor is sweet with fruity notes. Alcohol is very well hidden.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2008
at 15:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Odeed; Nose of yeast, cloves, bananas, and corriander; Lightly hazed copper-gold with a big, glass-lacing, off-white head; flavor slightly sweet caramel, apricots, oranges, and cloves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2008
at 22:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cl bottle: Pours unclear orange with an egg whie head that lasts. Aroma is sweet fruity orange, yeasty, herbal, matured malty & slight spicy - very complex & amazing. Taste is very spicy - coriander, alcohol & yeast. Warming feel. Soft & filling body with a long finish! Dope!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2008
at 10:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Corked bottle at Plan B
Hazy amber color. Delicate malty aroma with a subtle vanilla. Good malty flavor, silky mouthfeel, good woody vanilla touch. Correct bitterness; the final has also some sweetness, and warming alcohol and wood. Balanced, stylish, very pleasant.
Hazy amber color. Delicate malty aroma with a subtle vanilla. Good malty flavor, silky mouthfeel, good woody vanilla touch. Correct bitterness; the final has also some sweetness, and warming alcohol and wood. Balanced, stylish, very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2007
at 17:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy orange with a lasting off-white head. Intense aroma of Belgian yeast and sugar, plus some coriander and something that reminds me of seeds of paradise/cardemum. Very sweet and spicy flavour. On the one hand, the sweetness and spice is too much, on the other hand, it’s really well made.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2007
at 14:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée orange et très légèrement voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes assez sucrées et leur zest, léger de pêche, notes de mangues), d’épices (anis, léger de coriandre, notes de clou de girofle et de poivre), malté de caramel sucré et de sucre bonbon, léger de pain et d’alcool doux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-élevé et une texture crémeuse. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes sucrées et zestées, surtout d’oranges, léger de pêche, notes de mangues, de bananes et de poires) avec un goût épicé (coriandre, léger d’anis) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel sucré et de sucre bonbon avec un moyen goût de pain et des notes de miel parallèlement à un goût d’alcool moyen-doux et réchauffant puis en finale, l’on retrouve un goût moyennement amer de levures épicées (poivre) aux notes asséchantes et terreuses ainsi que des notes de houblon herbeux et floral. Post-goût long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de levures, d’alcool et aux notes de houblon herbeux et floral ainsi qu’un goût fruité (zest d’agrumes).
Tried
on 03 Jun 2007
at 21:45