Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Ambiorix Bruin from Brouwerij Slaghmuylder 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Huge, very thick head, yellowishhly tinted, slowly collapsing; very dark brown with deep ruby shine. Nose with brown candi sugar, rich coloured malts, spicey finish. Sweet, with roasted malts, just a touch of light-roasted bread or biscuits. Some liqueurish notes. Spicey, but no identifying. Well-bodied, chewy mouthfeel. Aftertaste has a suspicion of sourness, as well as bitter almonds flavour. Nice dubbel. This one was very fresh, but I know from experience this beer has quite some ageing potential.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
An orange beer with a fine white head. The aroma is of corriander, oranges, and yeast. The flavor is slightly acidic with notes of oranges and corriander. The alcohol is slightly felt as it runs across the tongue. It ends on a dry corriander note. All in all an OK beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
An orange beer with a beutiful head. The aroma is of cloves and fruit. The flavor sweet with notes of yeast, wheat, cloves, and peaches. A nice Belgian light beer...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very dark brown with ruby-foxy shine; yellow-brown head, dissipating. Extremely fruity nose, combined with almost-American hops. GREAT! Taste is again fruity-estery-yeasty, but this time more banana or very sweet melon-like, and creamy. Outspoken sweet, hops gone as bitterness, but a certain aroma lingers. Retronasal some lemongrass. Creamy mouthfeel, bordering on the edge of capuccino-coffee. Finish is a bit empty, however. Surprisingly fruity beer. This time. It seems to change character every other year. Used to be the only Vienna-type beer in Belgium - less than 15 years ago. If this is still bottom-fermenting, I'm Manneke Pis.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hazy grey colour with a very large dense white head. An odd colour for the beer, but it still looked pretty nice! Smells of witbier: corn, wheat and coriander seed are all evident. Light-bodied; tastes of corn, citrus, wheat and a bit of hops. Palate filled with spices (cloves), yeast and hay. A pretty good white, definately one to try. Overall a better than average beer...I find it a bit wierd to be under the Belgian Ale category, but whatever it is...it's pretty good! I got my 11.2 ounce bottle from Lee & Edwards in Roanoke, Virginia purchased by good friend and fellow ratebeerian JonR888710.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Love that aroma! Lemony and biting, could it be...Lysol? Think happy thoughts. Cloudy yellow body rich in yeast sediment. Flavor is citrus, with a crisp, sour, lemon feel and biting carbonation and acid at the back of the tongue. A medley of sharp, lively citrus awaits the lucky suitor of this quality Belgian.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Golden with cold haze. Very thick white head, reasonably stable. Slightly alcoholic nose, sweet malts, maize (?), winey (? is this suggestion?), whiff of coriander. There IS white wine in the taste! Beer is sweet in a liqueurish way, medium-dry. Slight peachy, sourish taste, nothing to do with carbonation. Sourish-prickly sensation, no alcohol-burn. Soft basis. No new aftertaste, finish a bit empty (maize...). Witkap tipel has a break between the nose and the taste/finish. It gets mellow and lighter after the beginning. The question marks hail from the legends surrounding this beer. There is maize flake in the mash. As legend would have it, the brewery would add 9% white wine to the tanks. But it is legend...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(I can understand that this is exported under the name 'single'. But the age-old original name, dating already from the Verlinden brewery at Brasschaat is STIMULO) Pale yellow. Thick white head, collapsing. Fresh, herbal, grassy nose, a bit hoppy. I cannot smell the maize (joke). Sharper, spicey taste. Hint of mustard seed? Fruity taste likesome exotic fruit: papaya, cactus-fig,... Rather well-bodied for such a light beer. Beautiful traditional ale.Was one of the first, and last, beers calling itself "Trappist", before this became reserved for the Trappist monasteries. I still think it has Trappist-quality.
omhper (44752) reviewed Witkap-Pater Tripel from Brouwerij Slaghmuylder 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Cloudy golden colour. Acidic fruity aroma. Freshly malty, more so than Witkap Pater Stimulo, but otherwise near identical.
omhper (44752) reviewed Witkap-Pater Stimulo from Brouwerij Slaghmuylder 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Cloudy golden appearance. Acidic, citric nose. Fruity, and slight less malty than Witkap Pater Tripel. Fresh lactic acid finish.