3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
I have no idea what the relation of this beer is to the "Pikkeling Tripel" "made" by brewery Paeleman. Hazy orange with faint olive shine; very white, medium head. Diacetyl. Diacetyl. Dia - oh and coriander, to add insult to injury. Coriander and diacetyl in the taste. Then, there is more coriander. God knows what it is supposed to mask. Medium bodied, very slick MF. To paraphrase a big Belgian brewer in Britain: reassuringly horrible.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2006
at 07:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy brown-chestnut beer; small brownish head. Nice nose, simple but effective combination of alcohol(s) and hops. Burnt & roasted malts, but leaving space for still quite some restsugars. There’s some bitterness, leafy and slightly hoppy, but not really distinctive. Medium to well-bodied, some alcoholwarming. Not bad. For Boelens’ recent prestations, breathtakingly good, and certainly infection-free.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2006
at 07:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 2002 (christmas girl label) Reddish brown with little white head. Malty and fruity aroma from dried fruits. Very sour (like a beer rouge) - almost cherry like. Medium carbonation. The finish is sour and a bit bitter! Interesting and still drinkable but not the best "kerst" to hid in the basement!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2006
at 03:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - thanks to Mike (mds) for sharing! Deep brown to black, murky body. An off-white, creamy head. Smells a bit like a porter (or something in the stouty style, I was not sure - I’m ashamed I don’t know that much of these styles. Fortunately Mike (mds) said it looks indeed like a porter, so my stouty knowledge is apparently not that bad at all). The aroma had notes of liquor, fruits, flavour, fine malts like chocolate and straw, some alcohol (but despite the alcohol the complexity of the aroma is fare enough to get a 9 out of 10). Lightly bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet in the end. A little bit watery, but quite smooth. Drinks very easily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2006
at 13:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Amber beer with a nice white head. Nice yeasty aroma with a slight sweetness backing it all up - also some lemon and spice. Very smooth malts that are rounded out with a bit of honey and a light spicey flavor. A bit sweet in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2006
at 22:19
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a pale golden colour with a white head. Sweet fruity aroma with some spicy hints. Sweet malty flavor with some spicy hints leaving you with a dry finish.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2006
at 10:21
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught Fully hazy yellow-amber with pinkish shine; good, dense, whipped egg-white head. Strawberry nose as in ice cream or yoghourt flavouring. Faint sweet-sour. Taste impressy is malty, as in pale pilsener malt, with a background of, again, this artificial appearing strawberry flavouring. Thinnish texture, but with very markedly grist slickness. Well, this is a non-infected Boelens beer. But it could as well be one. Fawgh!
Tried
on 10 Mar 2006
at 15:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Vintage 2003 - sampled December 2005] A deep red beer with lots of sediment floating around and with a nice thick light brown head. The aroma is sweet spicy and berry - I pick out cowberries and black currant as well as some wood and yeast, and hints of alcohol. The flavor is sweet but well balanced with a fruity acidity like red currants - a lovely mixture. The flavor also contains notes of wood and yeast, and the alcohol cannot be tasted, but hides in the background and gives You the warmth on a cold winters night.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2005
at 16:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle
Dark sugary berry (blackcurrant) and orange aroma. Dark chestnut, tanned, slightly grey head. Sugary, berrynotes again, apples, minerals, some dead yeast. Relatively light body and a bit fizzy. Wooden aftertaste.
Dark sugary berry (blackcurrant) and orange aroma. Dark chestnut, tanned, slightly grey head. Sugary, berrynotes again, apples, minerals, some dead yeast. Relatively light body and a bit fizzy. Wooden aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2005
at 13:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle
Chestnut brown, low tanned head. Somewhat muddled aroma: Raisins, wood, citrus, caramel. Flavor has a berrylike note as well, dusty dry yeast, oranges and strawberries in the aftertaste. Fullbodied and warming.
Chestnut brown, low tanned head. Somewhat muddled aroma: Raisins, wood, citrus, caramel. Flavor has a berrylike note as well, dusty dry yeast, oranges and strawberries in the aftertaste. Fullbodied and warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2005
at 14:07