7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
The aroma is very spicy with notes of caramel and yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of yeast and oranges. The color is a hazy orange with the biggest head I’ve ever seen.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2005
at 17:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy dark brown, nearly black; dirty yellow head. Rich, malty, portwine-like and chocolate/toffee nose, sweet but rich. Touch of tobacco and spices. Sweet taste; flavour of both sweet and bitter chocolates, a bit piney and resinous. Little hops. Marssala or portwine finish. Rich, velvety MF, full-bodied. Nice beer. I have a distinct impression this is less spiced than the Rochefortoise dark, and hence much sweeter in appearance. Pannepot 2006, Deca Colour: Huge yellow-brown head, near black beer. 4/5. Nose: My co-taster says Coca-Cola, I get hazelnut, sweet, light drop and licorice, as well as some more herbs. We agree the beer has reminiscences of the early version of ’t Kappitel Watou, dubbed "Bierchampagne". 7/10 Taste: Caramelized apples, quite sweet-fruity, and alcohol; and indeed some cola. As well as a bit of tobacco + black cardemom. 7/10 Palate: Alcohol obvious, very well-bodied, sticky from yet unfermented sugars (beer is very young) 5/5 Overall: Well, this is really pretty good, but it promises heaven. Just give this 2-3 years to ripe and it is seventh heaven indeed. 18/20
Tried
on 21 Sep 2004
at 01:55
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very hazy gold with amber shine; thin white head, rather stable. Faint cheesy & herbal smell; very, very faint fruit in the finish. Sweet taste, despite the ice-cold serving. Some cookie malt, finishing with a starfruit flavour, and slightly more bitter and definitely more fruity. I seem to get some diacetyl as well. Medium bodied, alcohol is not shy in comparison the the low ABV. I’m not overwhelmed. It’s all so faint - even for Caulier. I don’t expect a huge beer at 5.5%, but all the same. And I certainly don’t buy the story about the wrong yeast being added, colouring the beer amber.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2004
at 01:49
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(draught) Fully hazy, (not quite dried) hay-coloured beer, like pineapple juice from the can; good white head, not really stable. Wheaty nose, and a bit of cigarette tobacco-ish (could be the environment where sampling), also some aromas as from some fruit-flavoured ice cream. All, however, quite faint. In the taste, the wheat-impression is repeated, bit of coriander, but not overpowering. Quite refreshing, well-bodied for a witbier. Another witbier. I wonder why people keep trying?? In the case of S.W. I could understand, for consumption on the premises. But elsewhere?
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2004
at 00:47