7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Saison made by Nova Birra at De Ranke. Stable, creamy, yellowish white head, cloudy amber robe. Flowery aroma, honey, lavender, soap, caramel, cooked rhubarb. Fruity taste with light citrus freshness on a caramel malt base, mild leafy and bit spicy hop bitterness in the finish. Nice but I had better saisons.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2014
at 06:08
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus and Ansjelaah. Hazy orange to dark golden color, average sized off-white head that leaves fair lacing. Smell malts, slightly sweet, slightly floral. Taste is about the same: some malts, lightly yeast, slightly sweet and slightly floral / blossom. Average body, a bit firm carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2014
at 07:31
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ benzai. Slightly hazy orange with a small to medium sized white head. Smells malts, fruity, slightly yeasty, a bit dusty. Tastes watery, malts, slightly hops, a bit fruity, slightly dusty. Thin body, slightly fizzy carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2014
at 13:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Following the first batch which was brewed at Jandrain-Jandrenouille, NovaBirra again came to Belgium to brew this second batch at De Ranke. Thin, light beige head, colour close to black but not entirely so as a ruby red hue is still visible. Complex malty aroma, dates, bitter chocolate, coffee beans, apple sauce, biscuit; profound malty taste, rye detectable if you are familiar with it, lots of cacao beans effectively added and further adding to the complexity, finish a long toasted, mouth-filling bitterness, full and creamy mouthfeel. Not the most complex imperial I tasted so far, but a great beer nonetheless, undoubtedly with great ageing potential.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2014
at 08:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared by Joes @ weekly tasting. Clear golden color, full sized off-white head that lasts for a long time. Smell and taste lightly malts, yeasty, dusty, slightly bitter. Meh. Don’t really like it. Not a great tripel imo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2014
at 14:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ joes. Amber colour with a large off-white head. Smells very sweet, herbs, Belgian yeast. Tastes sweet, malty, herbs, meh. Medium body, soft to medium carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2014
at 14:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As NovaBirra Big Nose Triple ].Clear medium to dark orange color with a large, frothy and open, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, moderate to heavy yeasty, fruity, sweet yeast. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, floral, orange - fruity, yeasty, alcohol notes. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20140225]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2014
at 14:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Li P’tite Gayoûle ].Clear medium orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, light caramel, moderate yeasty, saisin yeast, spicy, leather notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity, hoppy. light saison yeast, funky notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft - fizzy. [20140409]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2014
at 13:55
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
15 cl. sample glass @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Hazy milky orange with a creamy white head. Nose is full of sweet banana, fruity esters, sweet white bread and some vanilla. Tastes of bitter esters upfront followed by sweet white bread, sweet herbs, vanilla, banana, sweet BE yeast, very creamy and moderately sweet but no overkill. Very creamy sweet BE yeast body, quite pleasant.
Tried
on 01 May 2014
at 13:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as NovaBirra Big Nose Triple (by NovaBirra):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
24/IV/14 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 5/XII/18 (2014-387)
Little cloudy dark orange to amber beer, creamy irregular off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass; Aroma: sweet and sugary, little spicy, some bubble gum. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit sweet start, citrus, fruity, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: little bitter, spicy, sweet and sugary yet not cloying, some citrus, hint of spices. Very subtle, but not bad!
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
24/IV/14 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 5/XII/18 (2014-387)
Little cloudy dark orange to amber beer, creamy irregular off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass; Aroma: sweet and sugary, little spicy, some bubble gum. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit sweet start, citrus, fruity, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: little bitter, spicy, sweet and sugary yet not cloying, some citrus, hint of spices. Very subtle, but not bad!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:06