Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
APA à l'italienne, by one of Italy's great pioneers in artisanal brewing, having done so for three decades now; from bottle at Pane & Vino, an Italian restaurant in the Nederkouter in Ghent. Salute Jacqueline! Snow white, moussey, medium thick, stable, bit creamy head on a warm orangey golden robe with near-amberish tinge, misty with sediment. Aroma of lemon bread, orange peel, dried lemon thyme, biscuit, vague cheese rind, white pepper, green melon, Cape gooseberry. Crisp, sweetish onset, rounded and focused, clean with the orange, Cape gooseberry and green melon returning, medium in carbonation with slick, oily mouthfeel gliding down dangerously easily. While doing so, it leaves a trace of biscuity malts with a smooth cracker-ish edge, followed by citrusy, mildly peppery and floral hops, providing a bright orange peel- and lemon zest-like aroma and gentle yet confident, adequate bitterness. Supple, bright, colourful APA, very much to the point of what this style is all about - Baladin proving its keen sense of flavour and technique again, but also its deep connection with the earlier days of U.S. style craft brewing. Enjoyed it very much.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[33cl can from Beer52.] A straw coloured pour with a slight haze and a tight white head; estery aroma with some banana and cloves; full fruity grain taste with some yeast, reminding me of a Belgian Blonde Ale; followed by a rounded bitterness and a dry finish with a hit of alcohol in the throat. An interesting beer.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Fles gedeeld door Keukeman thuis geprobeerd met Roelzie. Het is een helder bruin bier. Het heeft een aroma van ijzer en sherry. De smaak is vol, stroperige rozijnen en vanille.
Kind of a nasty murky brown color. Malty, a little piney, some bitter and fruity notes, and a little boozy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle brought to "Johnny's got a new place" beer celebration. Beautiful deep dark mahogany red color, small beige head. Aroma and flavor are malts, raisins strongly, molasses, soy sauce a bit, sherry notes. Heavy. Flat, no carbonation. Typical for this beer.
at GBBF 2025
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Lightly hazy amber, coarse head. Interesting, somewhat earthy and spicy hop aroma with grapefruit, red fruit and hay. Mid sweet with light to medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Biscuity malt and complex, earthy, hay-like citrusy hops. Mid bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
EB - Bottle 330ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Baladin L'IPPA ]. ABV: 5.5%. [20250818]. 7/3/7/3-4/14-
Forza quattro time! My son beat me 4/5 times. No seriously, he’s actually quite good! 😝