Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From Apr 2007
Pours from 11.2oz bottle a hazy medium gold with a huge billowy head of foam. During the session the foam did shrink a bit but only to a solid 1/4" layer and there's a *ton* of sticky lacing.
The smell has all sorts of fruitiness going that I can only describe as being "exotic". I also get some yeastiness and a touch of sweet malt.
The taste is as big on the fruit as the smell is. Wow. I wish I could figure out which fruits are there but what ever they are, they are working so nicely in this brew. Further sips in and now I'm getting a huge flavour of earthiness that almost acts like a brick wall so the fruit doesn't dominate completely in the taste. I'm also getting some nice candy sugar and...another wow is required. ;^) The aftertaste leans toward the somewhat bitter side and that just makes the whole drinking experience of this Tripel Ale all the more enjoyable. So complex and all of the different flavours "tickling" my palate in such a positive manner. The alcohol has some warming as it goes down but it's not detectable in the taste at all. Damn good stuff!!
Bottom line: This is my first bottle of Urthel Hibernus Quentum but it won't be my last. Highly recommended!!
visionthing (9666) ticked Saisonnière from Brouwerij Urthel 8 years ago
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Samaranth from Brouwerij Urthel 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours clear brown with a big, frothy, off-white head. The aroma contains dark chocolate, dark fruits (raisins), (roasted) malt, caramel, hops & spices, alcohol (liquor, perhaps jenever or even amaretto), even some balsamico. It tastes medium chocolatey sweet and medium spicy bitter. Warming alcohol in the finish. Full body, oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Was only available in a 4-pack, well, I don't regret it. Surprisingly good, the label promised tones of chocolate but there's so much more to discover.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Saisonnière from Brouwerij Urthel 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at 't Bierhuys Woerden. Cloudy amber colour lasting white head. Decent hoppy saison. Yes perfectly decent saison. Light lemon light malt some toffee light floeal soap. Light bitterness ok.
Basementonline (12540) ticked Samaranth from Brouwerij Urthel 8 years ago
Lekkere quad, met dat rare Urthel-randje net geen 4
Marduk (26467) ticked Samaranth from Brouwerij Urthel 8 years ago
SureThing_II (6281) reviewed Saisonnière from Brouwerij Urthel 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle Aroma: bits of yeast Look: hazy amber Taste: not very significant Overall: for saison okay, still I’m wondering what this style is good for
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Aroma: Belgian Look: yellowish Taste: nice warming, mostly yeasty Overall: rather nice tripel