Marko (22181) reviewed Jade - Blonde from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Very, very interesting. Smells..well different, the aroma was pretty heavy, somehow "oily". It had a big white head, which vanished really fast. Very fizzy at first. Lively carbonation. Nothing really strange, but somehow for me, fizzy and biere de garde didn’t go together. Clear golden body. Tastes... different (again)... somehow grainy, lemony (in a sour way, but nice). Maybe honeyish in the aftertaste too. Nothing too special, but definitely an above average beer. It’s possibly underrated. After Ch’Ti "Tripel" I didn’t expect much, so this came as a suprise. Nice owl on the label by the way.
TBone (30139) reviewed Ch'Ti Cuvée de Noël Blonde from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled (BB 06/2006)
Lager color with small white head. Weak, fruity trefoil aroma. Sweet, a bit smokey, malty taste. Medium-bodied. Sweetish hoppy aftertaste.
TBone (30139) reviewed Ch'Ti Blonde from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled (BB 11/2005)
Typical lager color. Foamy small white head. Fruity and sweet aroma of banana and apricot. Medium-bodied sugary palate. Sweet apricot, malts taste with rounded mouthfeel. Sweet oily aftertaste. Hides alcohol completely.
TBone (30139) reviewed Ch'Ti Cuvée de Noël Brune from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled (BB 04/2006)
Dark brown, almost no head. Aroma of banana. Mouthfeel is thin. Easy to drink: sweetish, taste of cream, water melon and banana. Hides alcohol completely. (7/3/7/3/13 3.3)
Re-rate, bottled (BB 04/2006)
Dark ruby, good creamy brown head. Aroma has malts and roast. Sweetish with toffee, roasted malts, licorice and chocolate. Alcohol comes only slightly in the aftertaste. Warming. This feels more like Vienna (with high ABV). (6/4/6/3/13 3.2)
MiP (20366) reviewed Ch'Ti Cuvée de Noël Brune from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Dark brown colour, white head. Semi-sweet flavour, not spicy. Aftertaste of flat lager. Disappointing.
Marko (22181) reviewed Ch'Ti Triple from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottled. What do we have here. Looks like a premium lager - deep golden with a white head, smells like a good (if that exists) malt liquor - malt and alcohol, tastes like a very cheap... bock maybe - malt, caramel and alcohol, and actually claims to be a biere de garde and a tripel. Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have a freak here. Well, the bottle looks nice at least. Maybe it would improve with aging, but I certainly won’t buy another bottle soon.
NotABeerProfessor (3575) reviewed Jade - Blonde from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 9
Surprised to see these low ratings. Poured lightly hazy, golden yellow, full foamy head. Wonderful floral and perfumed aroma of hops, maybe spices. Very nice. Flavor is less exciting, light palate, very very fizzy on the tongue, light acidity, dry finish. Some floral hops, bread dough. Like a beer soda pop - as in the soda pop for 18th and 19th century French farmers. Enjoyable and moderately quenching - I treated this as a lawnmower beer, literally, and I wasn’t disappointed. Dated 10/2002, my label differed from the one pictured above, instead it was this: http://www.beerlabels.com/labels/labels.pl/311/_b_jade_b_french_country_ale.html
Oakes (33493) reviewed Ch'Ti Blanche from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Opaque yellow. Fruity (peach, blueberry) aroma. Pineapple and a hint of pale malt in the palate. Then it gets bland and crisp.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Ch'Ti Triple from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
An orange beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of alcohol and hints of caramel. The flavor is sweet caramel with the alcohol leaving You with a burning in the thoat. Much to my suprise the mouthfeel is thin inspite of the 7.5% ABV and the accented alcohol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Hazy golden. Honey aroma. Sweet with raw, mellow mouthfeel and sugary finish.