8.5/10
lavor is again a nice mix of Brett and traditional Belgian flavors. Spicy cloves, herbal bitterness (not too much).
Tried
on 09 Jan 2014
at 16:56
A dark honey body, almost like a light apple cider. Very voluminous head, long retention and mountainous foam on top. Good funk in aroma with classic Belgian influences including cloves, strawberry (thank you Brett!) and pineapple (?).
Tried
on 09 Jan 2014
at 16:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle into Orval glass. Amber appearance with a 1 and a half finger thick, foamy head which persists. Smells citrusy, tangy, lemony, hoppy. The taste is quite bitter, some carbonation, complex with pine and citrus notes. Every bottle of this is different! Overall, a really really nice ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2014
at 09:15
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
11.2 oz. bottle, that was bottled on 20/05/2011. Pours amber-orange with an incredibly frothy, white head that dissipates very slowly. Aroma is sweet with hints of orange and something flowery (lavender??). Taste is way more bitter than I would have guessed, based on the aroma. Medium body with a thin texture. Carbonation is average. Finish is dry and bitter with a bit of astringency.
I had pretty high hopes for this beer, but overall I am disappointed. Perhaps I would find a "fresher" bottle to be better. Then again, the bottle says best before 20/05/2016, which is still 2.5 years away. So I’m well within the sweet-spot age.
11.2 oz. bottle, that was bottled on 20/05/2011. Pours amber-orange with an incredibly frothy, white head that dissipates very slowly. Aroma is sweet with hints of orange and something flowery (lavender??). Taste is way more bitter than I would have guessed, based on the aroma. Medium body with a thin texture. Carbonation is average. Finish is dry and bitter with a bit of astringency.
I had pretty high hopes for this beer, but overall I am disappointed. Perhaps I would find a "fresher" bottle to be better. Then again, the bottle says best before 20/05/2016, which is still 2.5 years away. So I’m well within the sweet-spot age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2014
at 15:06
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Nose is floral, herbal, lemon, candy floss and belgian yeast. Taste is herbal, clove, bread, slight lemon balm a little mint with a dry hoppy finish with very slight sour tones. Mouthfeel is slick. A delicious summer beer that has something of the Saison to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2013
at 11:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Ble bare ett lite glass av denne da det meste havnet på bord og skjorte etter en fontene ut av flasken ved åpning. Uklar lys brun med lite hvitt skum. Fruktig banan, hvete, honning litt sur lukt. Smaker litt søtt og syrlig, gjær. Medium kullsyre, kort bitter litt syrlig ettersmak
Tried
on 28 Dec 2013
at 03:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Akkurat, vintage 2002. Amber with a small white head. Aroma of yeast, some fruit, berries and some funk. The taste was on the light side with notes of funk, bread, yeast, berries and some spices. Quite low carbonation and with a dry finish. A descent one especially considering only 3,5% alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 01:37
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from York Beer and Wine. Bottled April 2013, so 8 months old. Beautifully aromatic, with sweet, caramelised oranges to the fore. There’s a herbal, slightly medicinal edge too. Tastes dry, initially, and has more bitterness than I expected, before an almost minty sweetness trundles along. I’m going to stick some in the cellar and see how they alter with age. That’s the plan. It may not work...
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 09:04
10/10
I have such bad luck with gushing but it's such a great beer.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2013
at 12:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Uklar oransje farge. Lukter karamell, banan, malt og humle. Smaker sødme og bitterhet, ettersmaken er lang med bitterpreg. Liker denne godt.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2013
at 04:44