6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from De Hopduvel shared with Goedele. Opens with a lot of pressure, but no gushing. Irregular, snow white, thick head over a hazy golden blonde beer with peachy hue. Aroma of stewed apples, white bread, banana, redcurrant, lemon zest, pear, sourdough, dried wormwood leaves, camomile, soap, old potatoes, baker's yeast, pineapple juice. Fruity, estery onset, crisp apple and green banana notes, sourish side note, fizzy carbonation but still pleasantly supple mouthfeel. Bready middle with soapy-grainy aspect no doubt due to the spelt, dryish and yeasty finish with floral hoppiness, lingering pear and banana impressions and some spicy phenols. Decent Belgian ale in all respects, crisp enough and a tad rural to qualify as a saison, but on the straightforward and sweet side as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2018
at 09:47