7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cloudy ruby red color, creamy lasting head. Smells like incense (wierook in dutch). Malty and yeasty taset. Bitter palate, bit alcoholic.
Tried
on 19 May 2003
at 14:37
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hazy golden color; thin, persistent pelage. Very nice aroma, malty, fruity (anans & mango, banana), candies, light wood; original & complex.
Full mouth, malty, perfectly balanced between a light sweetness and a correct bitterness; different to believe it's so strong!
The final starts gently, getting bitter more and more.
Different, but a valid antagonist for the Duvel!
Full mouth, malty, perfectly balanced between a light sweetness and a correct bitterness; different to believe it's so strong!
The final starts gently, getting bitter more and more.
Different, but a valid antagonist for the Duvel!
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2003
at 00:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Beer displays bottling date! Excellent! Colour is yellow-orange, with fast dissipating white head. nose gives diacetyl, some coriandre (?), lime-water. Diacetyl masks so much... Taste is diacetyl, although not really all-overpowering; sweet basic taste, a bit of citrus flavour. There is another volatile compound, but I can't pin it down. Mouthfeel is rather spritzy. A little alcohol. Diacetyl seems to enhance the body. Aftertaste sweetish. Flavours keep long going. Some brewers will probably never learn, but i'm surprised that a professional team as Naudts' will deliver such diacetyl containing beer, and a pale beer at that. It leaves no other flavour a chance.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2003
at 11:47
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Yeast completely floculating & in suspension. Orange-yellow, hazy. Nose is, not surprisingly, very yeasty. Dry and sugary at the same time. Some citrus. Taste is sweet with some overlying bitterness as from orange peel or bitter spices (turmeric, horseradish). Surprisingly empty mouthfeel, seen the yeast. Alcohol. Aftertaste just some more bitterness. Doesn't really convince me, truth to be told.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2003
at 07:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden, thick, yellowish head. Very yeasty nose, bubblegum; some grain,sweetish. Taste is really yeast-bitter (yeast is NOT in suspension), very hoppy. Spicey backthroat-bitterness, long. There IS an underlying sweetness, but it is more guessed than tasted. Mouthfeel is a bit pappy, some alcohol. Aftertaste is bitterness; which goes on.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2003
at 11:41
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
The unlabelled bottle comes wrapped in paper. Pours copper coloured, and sports a creamy, dense head. The aroma is very fruity and somewhat flowery. It is full bodied and dominated by a sweet mango flavour and candyish tofee. It has rich, thick mouthfeel and a lingering sweet mango finish. It is an excellent ale when sampled in small amounts, although a full bottle gets almost cloying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2002
at 10:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden, sweet taste of crystal sugar, some late bitterness..................
Tried
on 22 May 2002
at 05:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Amber strong ale, with a wonderful creamy head. Malt and hop aroma. Sweet, heavy body, strong malt flavour ans some alcoholic taste. Long final. Perfect brew!
Tried
on 20 Dec 2001
at 19:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber ale. Wonderful malt aroma. Sweet, a bit spicy. It smoothly turns to bitter with a beautiful aromatic final. Very good example of Belgian strong ale.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2001
at 16:39