7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home.Clear medium to dark amber orange - yellow color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, wood, light alcohol. Very weak aroma, some pale malt and fruity yeast notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, anisseed, yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110323]
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2011
at 06:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Probably this one at the Fiere Margriet in Leuven, thanks Plavec! Dark red body, sticky sweet honey in the nose. Chalky too. Honey and malt in the taste, fruit, creamy, slightly spicy, no bitterness, interesting. Slightly unbalanced though.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2011
at 11:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. @ The 16th Kerstbierfestival 2010, Heuvelhal, Kapelstraat 7, B-2910 Essen, Belgium.Unclear medium orange color with a grey note, a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, toasted - caramel, light moderate hoppy, fruity, moderate yeasty, spicy - coriander - caraway. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, spicy, hoppy, fruity, caraway notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101218]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2010
at 01:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Kerstbier Festival, Essen, Belgique, 18.12.10 Soft in the mouth, wonderful nose, loads of honey and spice (cumin?) touch boozy at times, lovely beer. Rating is far from great but stood up getting barged by people so best I could do under the circumstances. One of my favourite beers of the weekend. A8 A3 T8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2010
at 13:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as ZonderiX (by Zonderik / Columbus Management):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
13/12/2010 - 33cl bottle @ home
Pretty clear deep orange to light copper red beer, thick stable creamy white head, long lasting, adhesive. Aroma: wax crayons, fruity, sweet malts, a touch of tropical fruits, aromatic hops, hint of yeast, alcohol on warming up. MF: nice carbon, medium body, soft texture. Taste: hop bitters, alcohol, spices. Aftertaste: dry and bitter, sour, chemical. A little like strong spirit drink. Pepper in the back of the throat.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
13/12/2010 - 33cl bottle @ home
Pretty clear deep orange to light copper red beer, thick stable creamy white head, long lasting, adhesive. Aroma: wax crayons, fruity, sweet malts, a touch of tropical fruits, aromatic hops, hint of yeast, alcohol on warming up. MF: nice carbon, medium body, soft texture. Taste: hop bitters, alcohol, spices. Aftertaste: dry and bitter, sour, chemical. A little like strong spirit drink. Pepper in the back of the throat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2010
at 08:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Yellowish, dense & very even head over amber-orange beer with fine pearling. White candi sugar or oxydized honey and a light-sweetish aroma as from a fine liqueur, then a mix of old wood and preserved citrus. And if I didn’t know better, I’d hazard Brettanomyces. Ends on Leidse, hard cheese spiced with cumin. Taste is sweet, alcoholic, and has a background of fine bitterish spicing, that is near exotic: ginseng, carraway, cumin, ginger, but finely balanced. Vinous, liqueurish and excellent. Well-carbonated, slight viscous-oily MF, alcoholwarming, adn at least medium-bodied. One thing: it’s too sweet, too spiced and not enough attenuated to be called a tripel. As a strong Belgian blond ale, it’s a monument. Dirk, this one deserves to become a classic!!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2010
at 02:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at DØE tasting, Randers. Frothy good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Prune notes- Moderate bitter nice fruity flavor. Caramel and chocolate notes. Average moderate bitter nice finish. Creamy palate. A Dubbel? I dont know but its very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2010
at 01:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
An average dubbel style ale with little character or complexity. weet caramel and that’s about it.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2010
at 05:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Interesting beer from de Proef, malts dominate the flavor and there is a bit of light spice too. Pretty decent overall.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2010
at 14:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Willems, Belgium. Pours unclear orange with a small creamy white head and lacings. Nose is yeast and fruit. Some cookie dough and caramel. Well balanced. Smooth and full bodied. Dry end
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2010
at 08:37