6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Sainte Hélène Barley Wine (by Brasserie Sainte Hélène):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
6/III/2012 37.5cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: II/16 (2012-221)
Pretty cloudy red to purple beer, big yellowish creamy head, falls down fast to a thin adhesive and stable creamy layer. Lots of purple brownish slimy lumps in the beer. That doesn't look too appealing. Aroma: black cherry jam (from Materne!), bit dusty, alcoholic. MF: almost no carbon, full body, thick syrupy texture. Taste: fruity, red fruits, alcohol, bit vinous, cherries, sugary, sour berries, lemon. Aftertaste: notes of black chocolate, bitter hops, citrus, little dusty, black cherries, woody, dried fruits, warming alcohol in the back of the throat. Complex enough, but just a tad too off to be good.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
6/III/2012 37.5cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: II/16 (2012-221)
Pretty cloudy red to purple beer, big yellowish creamy head, falls down fast to a thin adhesive and stable creamy layer. Lots of purple brownish slimy lumps in the beer. That doesn't look too appealing. Aroma: black cherry jam (from Materne!), bit dusty, alcoholic. MF: almost no carbon, full body, thick syrupy texture. Taste: fruity, red fruits, alcohol, bit vinous, cherries, sugary, sour berries, lemon. Aftertaste: notes of black chocolate, bitter hops, citrus, little dusty, black cherries, woody, dried fruits, warming alcohol in the back of the throat. Complex enough, but just a tad too off to be good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2012
at 09:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at Moeder Lambic. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, spiced and soapy. Sweet fruity, soapy and mellow yeasty flavoured. Smooth fruity, caramelish and phenolic finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2012
at 22:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy to pitch black with a small tan and creamy head. Aroma is smooth, alcohol and vineous cognac. Dark malty. Smooth fruity, winous and light wooden to mouldy. Dark malty to dark chocolate. Dense bitter. Sharp and precise, short finish. Smooth wineous. Sharp chocolate and bitter, dry and cognac warming alcohol finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2012
at 22:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Hazy yellow color, small white head. Aroma of straw and light fruits. Taste is bitter fruit, straw, hay. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2012
at 16:46
Tried
on 12 Feb 2012
at 20:27
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
25 cl. draft @ Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas – served to me as usual in impeccable conditions – the colour is a mixture of dark amber and forest fruits and is graced by a creamy, slightly tanned head – on the nose I am picking up lots of mashed forest fruits coupled with slightly caramelises malts – taste is equally fruity with lots of mashed forest fruits, sweet caramel and sweet malts with a dash of overripe berries it leads up to a finish which is dominated by overripe strawberries – both the taste as well as the body remind me somewhat of a red fruits smoothie – I don’t know about the other ratings but as someone who likes sweet Belgian beers, to me this was just excellent
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2012
at 06:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Pours hazy. Dark amber with a thick, creamy head. Big leafy aroma, some mild caramel and toast. Big sweet flavor, sweet bread, light spices, heavy and dry leaves. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish, dry, leafy bitterness, mild fruits, leather, toasty sugar. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2012
at 12:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slighty hazy orange blond beer, white head. Very hoppy aroma, light saison character. Fruity, citrus, apricot, quite floral. Light silage and farmyard, touch of spicy yeast. Bitter hoppy flavour on a sweet malty background. Light citrus, somewhat spicy. Rather bitter finish, very pleasant and dry.
(From 75cL bottle @ RBBWG 2012, Antwerpen. Thanks for sharing, Nicholas & Antoine!)
(From 75cL bottle @ RBBWG 2012, Antwerpen. Thanks for sharing, Nicholas & Antoine!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2012
at 01:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle sampled @ RBWG 2012 -thx to Antoine & Nicholas – a colab between Sainte Hélène & Tocalmatto, interesting – hazy orange with a creamy white head – smells like Belgian yeast, spices, sweet, hops & flowers – taste is bitter hops, fruity, slightly sweet flowers, plenty of them, touch Belgian yeast, hint of citrus, small dash of herbs, pretty bitter & flowery – low carb. & medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2012
at 00:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Delirium. Dorée/blonde, col blanc épais. Arôme est houblonné, fruité avec notes agrumes, garde néanmoins ce profile belge avec une présence de levure, nez fleuri. En bouche, blonde agréable bénéficiant d’un bon ajout des houblons, reconnait ce profile sec/citron et amer du Golding avec Pioneer qui donne bien en amertume. Note fleurie et citronnée, palais est sec avec sur la fin une pointe de houblon épicé. Ma préférence reste tout de même pour les séries limitées de Simcoe Lager qui est un vrai régal. Les nouvelles bières sont aussi nettement supérieures aux versions antérieures et donc à revisiter.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2012
at 16:21