6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 8%. Weak fruity aroma. Clear red brown colour. Very small tan head. Good caramelly flavour, balanced by a distinct, but pleasant alcohol feel. High carbonation. Seems to have a little sweetness, but balanced off by the alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2009
at 17:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is alcohol, spices, fruit. Flavour is alcohol, malt, fruit, spices, yeast. Ordinary flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2009
at 21:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 75cl. A clear, pale golden beer with a white head. Grainy, slightly fruity nose with some alcohol and the typical biere de garde touch of cellar. Grainy flavor up front, with fruityness, some cellar notes and a sweetish touch. Medium, quite dry mouthfeel. The finish is more or less like the initial flavor, but I would very much like a little bitterness. Quite decent, quite forgettable, quite quaffable. (081229)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2009
at 13:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
on 18 Feb 2009
at 18:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Stupendously huge head, very stable and cream-coloured over clear, deep amber to foxy beer. Rather fresh herbal aroma, like nettles or so, firewood with some dried resin, dried fruits as apricots and caramel malts. Fresh, quite caramelly however, flavour, with good maltbite balanced by slightly metallic hops. Very tasteful, but surprisingly drinkable for a 8.5% beer. Slight liquorice, toffee, but nowhere cloying. Medium bodied, end slickness with some viscosity at last, alcohol remaining hidden. Remarkable – this beer being much better than I seem to remember. A really good one!
Tried
on 30 Dec 2008
at 15:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a huge white head. Mild malt aroma with a light butterish accent. Sweet caramel malty flavoured with a light bitterness before the finish. Smooth, light sweet and easy with a good hops/malt balance. Ends dry and hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 13:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle. Hazy copper-yellow colour, large white head. Fruity nose. Sweet and malty with some nice spicy hops and afruity touch. The alcohol is clearly detectable and has a warming effect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 10:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Dark orange with thin tan head. Aroma of alcohol, grass and malt, Flavor of caramel, a bit of sourness towards the end. Interesting.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2008
at 21:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bright yellow with white head. Aroma of citrus and dust. Malt and yeast flavor with citrus background. Not much finish.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2008
at 21:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml bottle in Paris, Nov. 2006. Average golden color. Slight head. Malt aroma, dry and grassy, rather dry, hoppy flavor, a touch of sweetness, alcohol warmth. A touch of citrus as well as a strong aroma and flavor of apples. Very fruity, rather spicy as well. It has high carbonation, but a medium body. The alcohol is there, but nothing like you expect in an 8.5% brew. It masks it well. The sweetness is really very well under control. Very nice, understated, dry, strong finish. Malt in there too. A great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2008
at 05:44