4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled at OBER Kerstbierfestival 2012. Opaque hazy dark orange color, virtually no head. Smell and taste malts, (Dutch) speculaas, herbs and spices, mint and pepper. No, definitely not my thing at all.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2012
at 06:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Toetëlèr Speculaas (by Brouwerij Den Toetëlèr):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
15/XII/12 - 33cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1375) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Little cloudy red brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, and indeed, speculaas spices (sort of Belgian ginger cookies). MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: pretty spicy, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, little sourish. Aftertaste: bitter, quite some spices, caramel, brown sugar. Works for me. Much better than cookie beer anyway.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
15/XII/12 - 33cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1375) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Little cloudy red brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, and indeed, speculaas spices (sort of Belgian ginger cookies). MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: pretty spicy, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, little sourish. Aftertaste: bitter, quite some spices, caramel, brown sugar. Works for me. Much better than cookie beer anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 10:11
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Imported from my RateBeer account as Toetëlèr Special (by Brouwerij Den Toetëlèr):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 3/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2.1/5
11/XI/2012 - 33cl bottle @ Limburgs Bierweekend - BB: I/14 (2012-1181) Thanks to Erwin for sharing all today's beers!
Clear pale yellow beer, aery white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma' citrus, very floral, bit sweet, blossoms, green apples, smelly, sewers. MF: way too much carbon, medium to light body. Taste: bit spicy, dirty, vegetable soup, citrus, sourish. Aftertaste: sour, lemony, little bitter, spicy, elder flowers.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 3/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2.1/5
11/XI/2012 - 33cl bottle @ Limburgs Bierweekend - BB: I/14 (2012-1181) Thanks to Erwin for sharing all today's beers!
Clear pale yellow beer, aery white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma' citrus, very floral, bit sweet, blossoms, green apples, smelly, sewers. MF: way too much carbon, medium to light body. Taste: bit spicy, dirty, vegetable soup, citrus, sourish. Aftertaste: sour, lemony, little bitter, spicy, elder flowers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2012
at 10:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl bottle from Geers, BB 09/2012. Dorée, col épais blanc et collant au verre. Arôme présente une touche de grains/froment, nez frais et fleuri de sureau. Palais présente un bel houblonnage, herbacé et fleuri avec un côté sec/grains, belle effervescence avec un aspect agrumes/citronné persistant et les fleurs de sureau qui donne une dimension bien agréable à cette bière. Un peu différent de ce que l’on trouve dans les blanches, et ici cela convainc.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2012
at 15:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium light-beige head over hazy dark amber-brown beer. End of bottle solid yeast. Warm, dark malts; hint of chocolate and garden herbs, leafy. Some nondescript herb or spice - warming up, I’d guess coriander; generally rather neutral smelling, except for the malt-sweet hints. Bitterish-sweetish flavour; spicy as in speculoosherbs. Dry finish. Again dark(er) malts (and yeast) determining the overall flavour. Seems well-attenuated. Watermelon, warming up. Feels pretty carbonated, very slight burning sensation, medium bodied. Certainly not bad, but a bit - neutral? I like that this one is qualified as an "abbey tripel". In a competition as WBC, let alone for BJCP, it would be thrown out on sight because of its colour. And I think Ratebeer has it right!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2012
at 07:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl bottle @ home shared with Dutchdrebus. Hazy murky yellow, full sized white head. Smell malts, citrus and hops. Taste malts, a bit wet hops, grassy hops, blossom, lightly bitter. Very pleasant. Medium body, low to medium carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2012
at 13:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thx to the benzai. Hazy yellow colour with a huge white head. Smells hoppy, some light herbs, sweetish, nice. Tastes slightly hoppy, fruity, fresh, some herbs and nice. Quite a good beer! I’m surprised by this one. Great carbo, medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2012
at 12:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Toetëlèr Amber Tripel (by Brouwerij Den Toetëlèr):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
14/VI/2012 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: II/14 (2012-622)
Little cloudy amber to red brown beer, small light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, some caramel, candy, bit sugary, dusty, ripe fruits, bit earthy, some alcohol. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: little sweet, lots of ripe fruits, peaches, some mocha, banana, bitter hops, pretty dusty, dry, some caramel. Aftertaste: bit sweet, caramel, dry hops, earthy, little mocha.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
14/VI/2012 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: II/14 (2012-622)
Little cloudy amber to red brown beer, small light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, some caramel, candy, bit sugary, dusty, ripe fruits, bit earthy, some alcohol. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: little sweet, lots of ripe fruits, peaches, some mocha, banana, bitter hops, pretty dusty, dry, some caramel. Aftertaste: bit sweet, caramel, dry hops, earthy, little mocha.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2012
at 09:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy orange-yellow colour, firm white head. Fruity and floral aroma, elderflower, light honey, pronounced yeast. Light bitter, light sweet flavour. Short finish.
Solid beer, nice to see a wit without the obligatory coriander seeds for a change.
(From 33cL bottle @ Cafe We Gaan Beginnen, Nijmegen)
Solid beer, nice to see a wit without the obligatory coriander seeds for a change.
(From 33cL bottle @ Cafe We Gaan Beginnen, Nijmegen)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2012
at 07:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Distinct elderflower aroma. Dryish and light bodied, crisp and grainy. Juicy and elegant. Witbier with depth and a unique touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2012
at 07:18