6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Brown bottle, 33 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on February 15 2008; eye: straw with a light caramel hue, clear, light effervescence, white head initially made up of rather large bubbles but that turns into a creamy carpet; nose: yeast, fruity, light malt, a bit of banana, spices (light coriander), bread; mouth: creamy, savours are making me wait then, a bit of alcohol, a bit of coriander, a bit of hops, finale where banana appears out of nowhere, rather carbonated, slightly bitter, medium body, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 15 février 2008; œil : paille avec une légère teinte caramel, claire, légère effervescence, mousse blanche initialement formée de grosses bulles mais qui se transforme en un tapis crémeux; nez : levure, fruitée, léger malt, un peu de banane, épices (léger coriandre), pain; bouche : crémeux, les saveurs se font attendre un peu, petite pointe d’alcool, un peu de coriandre, un peu de houblon, finale où la banane apparaît de nulle part, plutôt carbonatée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen, un peu mince; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2008
at 16:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle: Pours dark amber/brown with a lasting white head. Aroma is complex of berries, malts, caramel, yeast & dark fruits. Filling & smooth body/texture. Yeast & caramel/toffee dominates - lightly sweet & pleasant. There is a tiny scent of metal lying underneath - but no harm is actually being done. Quite tasty & nice Belgium strong overall!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2008
at 14:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 75cl. Unclear yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, citrus, moderate yeasty, barnyard, tropic fruits, tart, apricot, sulphur. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, a tart and citric dry dusty finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. You couldn’t make it up could you ? (250108)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2008
at 10:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, yeast, mild notes of alcohol and some wood too. Flavour is quite the same but with a lot of nuttyness and also grassy notes added. Also some notes of yeast and candy sugary sweetness. Aftertaste is yeasty, nutty and quite sugary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2008
at 01:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, not much head. Aroma is spicy, bready, fruity, diacetylic toffeeish and some slight sweetness. Flavour is spices, caramel and grass along with some sour fruityness. Aftertaste keeps the spicyness and fruityness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2008
at 01:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This is another very nice brew from this brewery. It pours with a very large foamy head and an orange hue of brown colored body, where the very bottom center of the glass has a beautiful glow from the light. Otherwise, you cannot see through it at all and the head never really fades, just leaves a thick lacing across the whole surface. The head just has these little bubbles that are constantly popping, little by little, so fun to look at. Aroma starts with a fruity, esters filled brown sugar smell. There is a light bit of smoke underneath that, which I just love. Hints of sweet raisin and just a faint touch of dry herb. Taste starts with strong fruity esters and finishes with a dry herbalness and a very light bitterness from the herbal flavor. This dry bitter herb sits around for a bit and its hugged by fruity sweetness. It has a soft mouthfeel and very, very easy to keep drinking. The body is just medium, the carbonation is not strong, just goes down, as if it weren’t even there. I do not know what it is but this brewer hits the sweet spot with me.
750mL capped bottle, American label, Westy goblet.
750mL capped bottle, American label, Westy goblet.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2008
at 19:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cL bottle. Pours brown with a dark orange hue, dense, huge and tan head. Yeasty and caramel aroma, mild yeasty spice note. Flavour is sweet toffee, dark caramel malt and distinct yeast spice note. Has a smooth chocolate note following this. Goes into a flavourful light spiced note alongside the smooth chocolate notes in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2008
at 16:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[i]Bottle at National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester 2008 [/i] Poured hazy golden colour without much of a head, although a good degree of carbonation. Tropical fruits stick out quite prominently as does a nice sweetness and then slight tartness, some yeastiness and spices start to show also, really rather decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2008
at 06:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... Clowdy hazy orange ... nice sweet orange hop ... sweet juicy in your face ... nice hop ... little tart ... lots of tropical fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2008
at 13:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Rich caramel amber with a big light beige head. Malty, caramel aroma with yeast and spice and slight fruitiness. Caramel malt flavor with yeast, spice, and light citrus. Medium body - high carbonation. Lingering toffee, spice, light citrus. Nice balance and complexity. More peppery phenolic as it warms.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2008
at 12:54