8/10
The last of this festival is also the last LCI. Quite heavy beast of a beer, feels like more than 11%. Barrel ageing is a bit stronger, but still pretty well balanced. Boozy, rich, malty, some dried fruit, and bourbon. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2022
at 22:00
8/10
There's a lot of things in this beer. Maple brandy? Ok.. There's definitely some roast, and coffee aplenty. Bourbon, check, and some general sweetness and cheap brandy flavours. Not sure it completely works, but the parts are tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2022
at 22:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6.5% - Pale blond colour with thin head. Slightly soapy element. Touch of lime zest. A bit thin. Ok.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2022
at 20:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown with thin lacy head. Aroma has wood, raisins, forest fruits. Quite full bodied. Slightly thick and sticky. Gentle background roasted bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2022
at 19:01
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Dark brown with thin head. Weird aroma. Mostly cola bottles with some extra vanilla. Flavour is like sour cola bottles with a lemony twist. Can taste the alcohol so I guess it's definitely brewed, not necessarily beer though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2022
at 17:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hazy pale yellow colour with thin head. Quite a herbal taste at first, almost rosemary. Later citrus freshness and a nice dry bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2022
at 17:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33cl can from Hoptimaal. Poured clear golden with a dense lasting head. Good looks! Really peppery nose, spicy Belgian yeasty notes. Mouthdrying and light citrusy. Damn tasty blonde ale.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2022
at 08:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Arendsnest, 7th July 22. Pours a murky brown. Aroma is tart and dark fruits, prunes and red wine, wood. Taste is complex, tart, wet wood, red wine notes, barrel, prune juice, dark fruit. Good
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2022
at 12:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Daily Delis, Amsterdam. Hazy amber, huge, foamy, off-white head. Aroma of sherry, wood, biscuit, peanut, ripe grape & pear, red apple, caramel, sweet white wine. Taste has sweet pear & apple in a biscuity, peanutty, tad caramelly malt body with a spicy edge. Grassy & floral hoppy finish, woody, ripe grape & apple notes and warming sweet white wine alcohol, hinting at sherry. Medium body, slick-moussy texture, average carbonation. Debatable whether it's a Saison, and could have been more 'nobly' woody but enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2022
at 14:21
7.6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2022
at 21:12