6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
This time, doesn’t have such a perfect appearance and major mashy banana on the nose. Apart from this, basically the same. Previous rating 22/12/11 7+5+6+13 = 3.5 33cl bottle. Pours amber/red with fast steady bubbles and a very generous head. The nose has fudge and digestive biscuits. The taste has ginger biscuits and brown sugar, then charcoal at the end. The palate is medium bodied and textured with a nice dry finish. Overall, a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2011
at 13:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
draft – sampled @ De Groote Witte Arend: A: clear wine-hued brown with a white head – T: bitter winter spices, yeast, caramel malt, touch candy sugar, slightly sweet upfront with a bitter hop aftertaste with S being same as T- B: on the slightly light side – ok offering from the Koninck – seemingly oddly uncommon given the all-around presence of the regular one over here
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2011
at 11:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Originally rated December 2005. Bought at the LCBO, part of 4 bottle package with a De Koninck glass. This one pours a pale amber colour with golden highlights. Not much head, nor retention, and a small light touch of lacing. The nose is a nice mix of fruity and caramel malts with notes of bread. Mild bitterness is found in the taste. The fruit is there too, like green apples and apricots, mainly in the finish. Lots of cereals and lightly bodied. Decent blonde, but missing some punch in the mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2011
at 20:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Originally rated December 2005. Bought at the LCBO, part of a 4 bottle pack with one De Koninck glass. This tripel pours an amber colour with a small head, but good lace. Cinnamon is found in the aroma, with some caramel, fruit and notes of honey. The mouthfeel is lacking, thin-bodied. Even the taste is under-par for this type of beer. Some spices, but very, very smooth. Too bad, good start for this one... but lacks in the flavour department.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2011
at 20:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap in a bar at Antwerpen. Amber colour with tan head that quickly diminishes. Aroma is to caramel, spicy, yeast, fruit. Flavour is also fruity, with hints of yeast, caramel and with a final moderate bittery. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium to high.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2011
at 14:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Berts Bierhuis in Utrecht. A blonde colour with a white head. Frutiy and light malty aroma. Fruity and mild sweet flavour. Some spicy notes
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2011
at 06:22
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Amber color, medium off white head. Aroma of caramel, taste is similar. Smooth and easy to drink, but unexciting.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2011
at 05:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. aroma is sweet, candis sugar, malt, spices. flavour is dry, sweet, candis sugar, malt, caramel, hop, spices. Nice/OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2011
at 21:25
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Caramel and cherry nose, a bit of earth. pretty enough amber orange color, low head. Sweet caramel and fruit flavor, low hops. Drinkable but unexciting. Much better fresher on tap, but still needs more hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2011
at 06:17