7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
tap at the brewpub - Things started looking up at RR when I got to this ale. Pours up golden with a nice head. The aroma is fairly light with some malt and flowery notes. The flavor is actually not as sweet as I expected, but has the malt and candi sugar, along with some mild citrus and spice notes. There’s a touch of alcohol in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2006
at 22:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
tap at the brewpub - Given the strong reviews on RR brews, I’m starting to wonder if my taste buds were defective when I was there. Again, this one is alright, but there just doesn’t seem to be much flavor to it. It’s well balanced, bubbly, and has a medium body. There’s a very mild spice note in the flavor. Yet overall, I was expecting a bit more..
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2006
at 22:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
tap at the brewpub - Wow, I’m curious about the rating on this one. People saw something that I missed in my sampler, I guess. Could it be better in the bottle than on tap? That would be odd. It’s mildly sweet and I really didn’t have much to say about it as it seems like there’s not a lot going on with this beer. It smells pretty good and it’s refreshing as a session beer, but that’s about it. Maybe I’ll be able to try it again sometime.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2006
at 22:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tap at the brewpub - This one has a very nice yeast and citrus aroma with a similar taste that adds a touch of spice. The body is a bit too watery, but has a decent flavor and is refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2006
at 22:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery - Pours dark brown to black with a nice thick head. The aroma is roast malt and the flavor has that good maltiness with some coffee notes. It’s a little light for a stout, fairly good overall but not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2006
at 22:19
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
tap at the brewpub - I find it interesting that this one is rating as high as it is so far. The commercial description sounds good, but to me it tasted like a fairly typical blonde ale. That is to say it was a light flavor and while not as ridiculously thin as some beers, it was still watery. The aroma, flavor, and finish are all light. It’s not bad, but there’s not much to really say.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2006
at 22:13
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Side by side on the Laid Back Brussels Tasting (Feb 9, 2008) of both Batch 1 and Batch 1 PH1. (Points for PH1)
Batch 001 PH1Clear, orange body with a fizzy white head. Sour aroma of citrus, wood, orange, bit vinegar, aspartame, ... Excellent aroma, very hanssens (geuze) like. Heavily sour, lightly bitter flavour. With the first sips, I noticed some camembert flavours, afterwards more fruit (apple), wood, ... Quite complex flavour. Very nice. 9/4/9/3/18 = 4.3
Batch 001 Clear, orange body. Fizzy, white head. Aroma of citrus, wood, little bit of vinegar. Not as intense as the PH1. Moderately sour, lightly bitter flavour, but not as fruity as the PH1. Very nice, good balance, but the PH1 is better. 8/4/8/3/16 = 3.9
Batch 001 PH1Clear, orange body with a fizzy white head. Sour aroma of citrus, wood, orange, bit vinegar, aspartame, ... Excellent aroma, very hanssens (geuze) like. Heavily sour, lightly bitter flavour. With the first sips, I noticed some camembert flavours, afterwards more fruit (apple), wood, ... Quite complex flavour. Very nice. 9/4/9/3/18 = 4.3
Batch 001 Clear, orange body. Fizzy, white head. Aroma of citrus, wood, little bit of vinegar. Not as intense as the PH1. Moderately sour, lightly bitter flavour, but not as fruity as the PH1. Very nice, good balance, but the PH1 is better. 8/4/8/3/16 = 3.9
Tried
on 19 Sep 2006
at 14:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Odeed;Batch 001, Nose of tartness and you can hint the oak barrel; clear gold with a small but longlasting white head; flavor of tart apples and grapes and a little citrus malt. I have had additional Batch 001 bottles over the years including a glass from a 9L Natalie was pouring at the RR 5th (?) party and everytime it has been wonderful. A couple years ago I drank my second to last 375. Now a rating on the last Batch 001 375. Nose is hints of green apples and Asian pears with light bits of oak and white winey notes. Crystal clear gold with no head at all, looks like a sherry wine.. Flavor is wonderfully smooth with fruitiness and very slight sour note, which has seemed to smooth out and partially disappear over these years. Next update will be when I imbibe my 3L Batch 004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2006
at 22:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
LCRBM2. Thanks to Phil_l for bringing this back from the States. Gorgeous sourness on the aroma. Very sour, but rounded in mouth, some toffee, then great balanced lemon sourness on finish. Good beer. Would like a whole bottle to myself for a better description.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2006
at 14:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A hazy orange beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is lovely hoppy with notes of alfa acids and oranges, as well as light floral notes - A hop soup aroma. The flavor is sweet with alchol, that jumps at You right from the start with a slight burning sensation on the tongue, but it is soon acompaniet by strong hoppy notes, and a bitterness that sets in much earlier than in other beers and grows more and more powerful. Acompanying the bitterness there’s also a note of grapefruit that grown in intensity. The body is very powerful.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2006
at 14:24