7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber-red beer; head reduced to coloured rim. A bit of acidity in the nose, quite vinous, wood, acetone evern. Woody, vinous, severe beer with higher alcohols and slightly phenolic. Short lived-hops appear and disappear again. Rather well-bodied, slick and bit burning MF; longlasting aftertaste. Very interesting, curious beer, if on the verge of astringency. Hops come out good initially, but a bit too short.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2008
at 12:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small white rim over hazy yellow beer. Spicy, but not overspiced nose, and also a slight chocolate aroma? Again fine spicy taste, this time more coriander-like, but not domination. Light body, and preciously little palate. Doable. Not one you make big searches for, but if you stumble upon it, one to try - only if it is for the gentian.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2008
at 05:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 75cl.Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - grapefruit, moderate yeasty, sharp, rubber - gummy, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and moderate to light heavy bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (030808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2008
at 10:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 75cl @ chris_o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.Unclear hazy medium yellow color with a large, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, moderate yeasty, soap. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (020808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2008
at 04:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Bruxellensis 2008, Brussels, Belgium Lightly hazy, amber body. Off-white, frothy head. Aroma of hops, flowers. Heavily bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Nice flavour of citrus, american hops. Superb beer, very hoppy with a great balance and some complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2008
at 02:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Marks for Appearance are an average, as beer was sampled in weak artificial light after dark. Very citric nose, and obviously Belgian yeast (whether it is really Orval yeast, or something collected from a bottle...), very determinative of the character. Citric, slight Brett-notes, wet cloth flavour, some light malts. Quite refreshing, medium bodied, quite slick. Interesting beer. It’s certainly no Orval, so no sacrilege done. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2008
at 04:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small but persistent off-white head over orange-amber beer. Very spicy nose, cardamom, lavender, soapy. Fruity & perfumey esters, alcohol & higher alcohols; spicy finish. Some solvent, ginger & lavender. Medium bodied, very slick, near oily. Not my cup of beer. I suppose some people would quite like it, but me, I keep missing the point in the Re-Ale range craze.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2008
at 04:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 75cl.Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, coffee, fruity, tobaco, acidic notes, also some date notes. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (270608)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2008
at 05:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 4.2%. Slow gusher. Yeasty and tart aroma. Hazy amber colour. The flavour is quite sweet with some tartness. As usual, I am not sure it is intended, but it tastes all right. High carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2008
at 16:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at home from GBBF ... deep deep brown... malt nose with a tinge of sourness ... little woody ... little toffee ... deep fruit amd unfortunatly just a tiny sour of tinge. 3.2 Bottle at cropredy ... deep solid brown .. dark malts ... roast chocolate ovaltine nose ... dark sweet chocolate roast ... wonderful soft complex chocolate malst. 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2008
at 05:06