Bottle sample @ 18de Kerstbierfestival, Essen 2012. Dorée trouble, col blanc. Arôme herbacée et douce, notes rappelant presque des fruits fermentés; abricots, le tout sur une pointe de vin blanc et qcq épices. Palais est aussi agréable, note de pamplemousse, presque de raisin blanc pour une effervescence moyenne, fini garde une belle pointe d’amertume. La part belle est laissée aux houblons, le malt est là mais reste en retrait, tout au profit d’un palais agréablement bien fruité.

Imported from my RateBeer account as De Leite Enfant Terriple d'Hiver (by De Leite):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

15/XII/12 - 75cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1371)

Little cloudy orange beer, creamy white head, bit stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: yeasty, basement, bit sour, grapes, white wine, bit cheesy, fruity, herbal. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, citrus, pretty bitter, white grapes, dry. Aftertaste: piny, bit chemical bitterness, dry ending, bit sour. Has this been put on fresh oak or white wine barrels or something? It sort of works, but not really.

Bottled. Hazy amber, mid sized head. Fruity medicinal herbal aroma. Mid sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Spice and caramel with some cellar tones. Low bitterness.

Bottle from Birratrovo, Como
Very dark brown color, with giant head. There is a nice Belgian aroma, spicy, light milk and light caramel. The body is thinner than expected, there is some caramel flavor, with a very light fruity touch from the fermentation, and medium to low bitterness; some final oxidisation too.
The aroma was the best part of it.

Growler 200cl.Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, fruity, tart, light to moderate yeasty, wood, tart, light horse blanket - brett. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a ling to average duration, tart, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20121109]

Imported from my RateBeer account as Adolphe Sax (by De Leite):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

11/XI/2012 - 37.5cl bottle from Limburgs Bierweekend @ home - BB: IX/13 (2012-1190)

Cloudy amber beer, nice creamy light beige head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, sweet malts, some caramel, bit sugary, honey. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, citrus, bitter, some grains. Aftertaste: little sweet, caramel, lots of citrus, bitter hops, grapefruit.

Growler, 200cl, hand grenade shaped. It pours an almost clear body, golden in color and with a small, off-white head. The aroma has a funky touch, lemon, leather and some barnyard, some grapefruit. Quite pleasant. Lemony flavor with barnyard, leather and some maltyness, quite tart on the palate. Medium body. Lasting finish with fruityness, lemon and some grapefruit. A quite pleasant one, although lacking a bit on complexity. 121109

2L Hand grenade growler @ FOneFan. Hazy amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, tart, fruit, grapefruit and a little barnyard. Flavour is malt, tart, fruit, wheat, grapefruit, barnyard, citrus, medium bitter and a little acid.