7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy dark orange with small white frothy head, vanilla like aroma, medium carbonation, spicy taste, longish finish. Very good brew!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2015
at 18:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Troebel donkergeel bier zonder schuim. Smaak is zoet en fruitig, vanille, perzik en appels. Erg goed bier, smaak blijft redelijk lang hangen.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2015
at 15:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Helder donkerrood bier met veel schuim. Smaak is licht zoet en fruitig, kersen, caramel en anijs. Komt helaas iets waterig over maar smaak is gewoon goed.
Tried
on 31 May 2015
at 11:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Donkergeel levendig bier met veel schuim. Smaak is zoet en krachtig, licht bitter hoppig, honing, citrus en anijs. Smaak blijft redelijk lang hangen. Erg goed wat mij betreft.
Tried
on 31 May 2015
at 08:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Troebel donkergeel bier met schuim. Smaak is hoppig bitter en fruitig, citrus en perzik. Goed bier met een lange afdronk.
Tried
on 25 May 2015
at 08:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Helder lichtbruin bier met veel schuim. Smaak is licht zoet en licht hoppig, caramel, banaan en mandarijn. Best een goed bier.
Tried
on 24 May 2015
at 16:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Helder geel bier met veel schuim. Smaak is fris fruitig met iets van kaneel en anijs. Smaak blijft redelijk lang hangen. Erg goed wat mij betreft.
Tried
on 24 May 2015
at 14:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Novare Res, 5/17/15
Mostly clear, deep brassy-amber body is topped by a small white head with moderate to low retention.
I’d always wanted to try something from this brewery, but haven’t read anything overly outstanding about them, and after a few sniffs from the glass, I wasn’t feeling too optimistic. Sweetbreads, light cake icing and near-spoiled peaches, with some rustic earthiness all lead me to believe I was in for an underfermented journey...Granted, the alcohol wasn’t too apparent, nor were there any raw/fusel-like notes or horribly offensive esters (not a nose full of bubble gum/cotton candy), though the peachy notes were a bit off-putting....
And yes, sweet in flavor it certainly was, though there was something a touch endearing that somewhat saved the experience. Bready flavors and sweet honeyed malts combine with a zesty fruitiness (peaches, nectarines) but at the same time are almost balanced by a dry, earthy flavor that could either be hops or yeast phenols/acids. It gave the impression of an American trippel, being otherwise quite clean and rather simplistic. Citrus rinds, pineapple and sweet white dough persist on the end, with a bit of alcohol warmth. Fine. Was expecting a lot worse based on the aroma. Not syrupy nor underfermented, despite the high level of maltiness.
Mostly clear, deep brassy-amber body is topped by a small white head with moderate to low retention.
I’d always wanted to try something from this brewery, but haven’t read anything overly outstanding about them, and after a few sniffs from the glass, I wasn’t feeling too optimistic. Sweetbreads, light cake icing and near-spoiled peaches, with some rustic earthiness all lead me to believe I was in for an underfermented journey...Granted, the alcohol wasn’t too apparent, nor were there any raw/fusel-like notes or horribly offensive esters (not a nose full of bubble gum/cotton candy), though the peachy notes were a bit off-putting....
And yes, sweet in flavor it certainly was, though there was something a touch endearing that somewhat saved the experience. Bready flavors and sweet honeyed malts combine with a zesty fruitiness (peaches, nectarines) but at the same time are almost balanced by a dry, earthy flavor that could either be hops or yeast phenols/acids. It gave the impression of an American trippel, being otherwise quite clean and rather simplistic. Citrus rinds, pineapple and sweet white dough persist on the end, with a bit of alcohol warmth. Fine. Was expecting a lot worse based on the aroma. Not syrupy nor underfermented, despite the high level of maltiness.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2015
at 16:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured a clear medium amber with a thin white head. The aroma is caramel, fruit, alcohol and yeast.
Tried
on 11 May 2015
at 14:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Achilles Serafijn Donker (by Microbrouwerij Achilles):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
19/IV/15 - 33cl bottle from Willems (Grobbendonk) @ home - BB: 14/III/15 (2015-458)
Clear purple brown beer, aery fizzy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of dried fruits, some chocolate, caramel, bit sweet, banana, some yeast. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, caramel, banana, dried fruits, sugary, fudge, some yeast. Aftertaste: yeast, spicy, caramel, some cloves, banana, alcohol, sugary, soft bitterness.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
19/IV/15 - 33cl bottle from Willems (Grobbendonk) @ home - BB: 14/III/15 (2015-458)
Clear purple brown beer, aery fizzy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of dried fruits, some chocolate, caramel, bit sweet, banana, some yeast. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, caramel, banana, dried fruits, sugary, fudge, some yeast. Aftertaste: yeast, spicy, caramel, some cloves, banana, alcohol, sugary, soft bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2015
at 14:00