7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. White head quickly subsides to skim rim. Sweet malt and citrus aromas. Crisp coriander with a lasting mild hop finish that turns slightly cloying as the beer warms.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2007
at 18:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml fancy & slim dark green bottle, as St. Paul Speciale, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). ABV is 5.5%. Brown to amber coloured beer, huge beige head. Nice fruity and yeasty aroma, notes of cloves and other spices. Pleasant flavour, spicy and moderately oaky, notes of malts and caramel too. Not too sweet. Very moderate hops. The mouthfeel is maybe a bit thin, particularly in the finish. Not extreme in any way, but a quite enjoyable Belgian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2007
at 16:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle odd shaped long neck: Poured a hazy yellow, with a foamy thick cream white head. Aroma is fruit and strong hoppiness. The taste has that metallic hoppy richness to it, finishes dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 11:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle odd shaped long neck: Poured a light clear brown amber with a copper rust hint to it, seems very carbonated and bubbly. Very reactive to form a huge cream filled head. Aroma is sweet fruit. Nice sweet malt flavor with a nice alcohol zing, finish is tingly and a bit hoppy on the tongue. Very impressive for a retired beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 09:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 98: Unclear gold with white head & good lacings. Aroma & taste is light yeasty, fruity & spicy. Sweetness. Very soft, smooth & nice palate. Well aged!!! Great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2007
at 03:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 2001: Brown with a off white creamy head. Aroma is deep malty sweet - nuts & caramel. Very sweet flavor. Raisin & bread. Very complex. Smooth & soft carbonation. LOng finish. Well aged & very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2007
at 03:36
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Ceramic bottle with swing top(500ml). –as St. Laurent Tripel.
Hazy orange coloured, small white head that disappears within few seconds, sweet white wine nose. Sweet malty aroma with notes of spices and some yeast. Short acidic finish. To be honest I’ve expected much more…and yes, like argo0 said: „Sadly, the highlight of this beer is its nice ceramic bottle“.
Hazy orange coloured, small white head that disappears within few seconds, sweet white wine nose. Sweet malty aroma with notes of spices and some yeast. Short acidic finish. To be honest I’ve expected much more…and yes, like argo0 said: „Sadly, the highlight of this beer is its nice ceramic bottle“.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2007
at 09:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Ha, drunken Paul cracked this baby on Friday night of BCTC (7/20/07). Early Friday night was about the only time I was somewhat sober, so I’m not going to miss out on rating this one.
Old bottle, not sure how old, but I’d guess it was at least 5 years old, if not more.
Still poured a one-finger pink-tinged-white head atop a mostly clear (protein chunk in bottom) marmalade colored beer. Head faded fairly rapidly to ring, leaving little lacing.
Medicinal phenols and band-aids in the nose are bolstered by vanilla-like oxidation of the malts and hints of cherry pit or cherry juice notes. Light black pepper, some waxiness and a bit of artificial sweetner. Still quite a strong aroma, with nips of fusel alcohol on the finish.
An odd citric acidity is still present, assumedly from the cherries. Little/no acetic acid, with lightly oxidized, but still rather enjoyable pale malts producing honey and vanilla. Some brief instances of caramel with a tangy, almost lactic or citrus-rind-like finish. Carbonation is still ample, though not exactly tight or creamy. Not bad though, considering the age.
Old bottle, not sure how old, but I’d guess it was at least 5 years old, if not more.
Still poured a one-finger pink-tinged-white head atop a mostly clear (protein chunk in bottom) marmalade colored beer. Head faded fairly rapidly to ring, leaving little lacing.
Medicinal phenols and band-aids in the nose are bolstered by vanilla-like oxidation of the malts and hints of cherry pit or cherry juice notes. Light black pepper, some waxiness and a bit of artificial sweetner. Still quite a strong aroma, with nips of fusel alcohol on the finish.
An odd citric acidity is still present, assumedly from the cherries. Little/no acetic acid, with lightly oxidized, but still rather enjoyable pale malts producing honey and vanilla. Some brief instances of caramel with a tangy, almost lactic or citrus-rind-like finish. Carbonation is still ample, though not exactly tight or creamy. Not bad though, considering the age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2007
at 15:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cloudy golden color; huge head. The aroma is malty and spicy, like a Triple, the flavor is malty too, sweet and lightly fruity, making it very pleasant, also the bitterness is bold at the end. Solid and good.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2007
at 06:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
d’orata buona schiuma media persistenza profumi fruttati in bocca morbida leggermente amara
Tried
on 11 Aug 2007
at 15:13