7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at LCRBM 2, Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium
Muddy orange to brown body. Aroma of port, liquor, flowers, honey. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly sweet finish.
Muddy orange to brown body. Aroma of port, liquor, flowers, honey. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2006
at 15:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly hazy deep gold into a tulip. Conglomerate head quickly recedes, but stays on the surface. Fruity apricot, green apple and bisquit aromas. Slick. Sharp fruit and caramel notes. Like a caramel apple. Lasting spicy apricot finish.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 18:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Fully hazy amber-brown, no head left. Nutcake, walnuts, British X-mas cake with yellow butter sauce. In style, it is. And a bit of solvent. Sweet taste with typical Christmas cake flavours, full of spices, preserved fruit, maraschino cherry, sucade and caramel. MF is its Achilles heel, way too aggressive, burning MF. But it IS a very good beer. Tasted as Ijndejaarsbok ’00, so it had some aging.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2006
at 00:41
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
This is excellent. I say we call it an Abbot. No hops to this beer, it is all about the malt. Aroma begins with an initial burst of alcohol, then that fades and what remains is malt, fermenting fruit, and yeast. Flavor has sweet plums, cherry, light raisin, brandy, brown sugar, bread dough, and caramel. Thick and heavy, dark brown with lots of sediment and a lasting head. As usual, t’IJ has a great beer.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2006
at 21:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hey if this is a pilsener, its the best damn pilsener I ever had. However, seems like a wit to me. Bottle dated 12/05. Poured into a Hobgoblin tulip glass. Color is muted golden with a small head. Cannot see through the beer. Aroma is very present - lambic like sourness, orange-citrus, and tartness. Taste is lambic like sour with leather and tartness. Medium body and slightly acidic mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2006
at 21:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
This is weird and delicious. Expecting a bock, it made me cough as what must be brett hit my throat. Hard to cram into any style, I guessed saison as I was drinking it. This just seems too weird to call a Belgian Strong Ale. A little sour from the brett, but also some sweet malt and significant barnyard flavor. Fairly thick. A hidden gem.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2006
at 22:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled (thanks brunnsbe). Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized foamy head. Wheat and yeast in aroma. Yeast, wheat, sour apples and spice in flavour. Artificial feeling over it. Umm, really a pilsener? Indeed a "different" pilsener in that case...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2006
at 13:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
IJnde Jaars. Best before 09 2004. Pours deep amber into a tulip. Off-white conglomerate head leaves consistent lace as it recedes. Biscuit and slight lemon joy aromas. Creamy caramel throughout. Dry caramel finish.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2006
at 15:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle, best before 08/2005. Just drank it. Pours a beautiful brown/ruby red color and some lacing. Aroma is best part, roasty with plenty of belgian candi sweetness and a bit of sourness. Beer may be a bit past its time, definite sour aspect but totally acceptable. Taste is a bit thin though - not usual dubbel - lactosy roast with some sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 19:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle, best before 03/2006. Drinking it right now. Poured into small Bodum glass coffee cup. Deep golden color with lots of sediment and visible carbonation (bubbles). Looks like a golden gelatin. Small head. Present aroma - lots of candi sweetness but in a different manner. Real deep earthy sweetness. I am starting to get a rhythem to these beers aromas. Taste is similarly earthy belgian. I almost want to say a roasty sweetness or woodsy. Leaves a sweet wet forest aftertaste. Original.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 19:03