5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Original rating from 2018 ( entered 2019 ) Pours dark brown, smell is diacetyl. Taste is full, diacetyl, sweet, roasty. Way to buttery. I talked to the owner of the brand, and he refused to aknowledge there was an issue with this beer.... Wat een circus is me dat zeg... One to avoid ! 3.8/10
Re-rate 2020 : didn't get the diacetyl this time, at all. Did perceive something smokey ( turns out there is indeed some smoked malts used ) , which kinda turned the beer (lightly) metallic / metallic-like. Bready, mild bitterness. Still below average to me, but not nearly as problematic as before . rated 6.5/10 this instance.
new total score : 5.15
Re-rate 2020 : didn't get the diacetyl this time, at all. Did perceive something smokey ( turns out there is indeed some smoked malts used ) , which kinda turned the beer (lightly) metallic / metallic-like. Bready, mild bitterness. Still below average to me, but not nearly as problematic as before . rated 6.5/10 this instance.
new total score : 5.15
Tried
on 13 Oct 2019
at 12:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22/08/2019 @home - 33cl bottle from Willems & Zoon, Grobbendonk. Clear golden, medium pearly white head. Nose is banana, bit herbs, yeast. Taste is lots of banana, bit banana peel, bit lavender, spicy ending, too much spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2019
at 05:55
7/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2019
at 18:55
4.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 3.5
Avec ses petites fleurs sur l'étiquette, je me réjouissais d'avoir une bière fleurie, rafraîchissante et légère…La brasserie De Circus a donc une conception bien particulière du printemps et c'est une bière bourrée d'épices, grossière et inintéressante qui nous est proposé. En verre le blond doré limpide avec une mousse clairsemée est plutôt appréciable. Le nez est lourd en épice avec coriandre et cardamome trop présentes. Des arômes mentholés ne s'intégrant pas convenablement et de biscuit complètent la palette. En bouche, cela va de même, grossier, trop sucré, sans complexité. Heureusement une légère amertume nous laisse-t-elle un petit répit en seconde bouche avant que les épices reprennent leur place en troisième bouche. L'alcool à 6,8 est honnête tout comme la corpulence et la longueur. Cela ne suffit pas à sauver cette bière. A éviter.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2019
at 11:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
scura noce discreto maltato biscotto cacao filo affumicato morbida amaro contenuto
Tried
on 30 May 2019
at 08:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle bought at Zythos Bierfestival 2019. Pours hazy dark brown with a thin, lasting, foamy, tan head. Aroma of cigar ash, tobacco, smoke, roasted chestnut, earth, chicory, fondant, coffee (pad). Taste is light malty sweet, some chocolate, subtle dark fruits (raisin, fig), quite smoky-umami, leading to a roasted bitter core of tobacco, coffee & nuts. Dryish, earthy hoppy finish, lingering toast, ash, smoke, more bittering. Medium body, slick/watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Slightly underwhelming all in all, but has a nice Baltic Porter-ish character indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2019
at 18:08
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
28 April 2019. At Zythos Bierfestival. Cheers to Anke, 77ships & tderoeck! Hazy pale golden, lasting, thin, foamy, off-white head. Aroma of lavender, baby’s bath foam, dried banana, rosemary, chloride, industrial honey, white bread, ‘wet’ herbs. Taste is medium sugary sweet, offering ripe banana, apple, honey & white bread, developing a weird bitter mix of herbs, wet lavender, somewhat soapy & sourish. Dryish, faintly floral hoppy finish, more white sugar, banana & slightly disturbing white rum-like alcohol. Light to medium body, slick texture, soft to flat carbonation. Weird overall, it amazes me how some brewers seem to think that their product is up to scratch for distribution.
Tried
on 17 May 2019
at 15:14
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2019
at 16:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Clear golden color, virtually no head. Smell and taste malts, quite hoppy, slightly metallic, decently bitter. Decent body and carbonation. Decent. 6-3-6-3-13.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2019
at 08:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from LDW, Eke. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of roasted malts, coffee. Malty, roasty taste along with some light sweetness. Easy drinkable. Very well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2019
at 07:47