7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle: Pours a murky copper brown with a massive, frothy white head. Nose is mild of spice and fruitiness, hints of citrus. Simple taste of fruit, spice, and hops. Dry, lingering finish yet it is very smooth and has a wonderful sensation on the palate. I had higher expectations for flavor complexities, but this is still good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2007
at 17:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Orange-golden colour, big foamy head. Lots of citrus in the aroma. Flavours of citrus as well, a bit of orange and some spices. Balanced beer, long aftertaste.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2007
at 15:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled November 2005. Marmalade coloured with a huge, billowing white head. Aroma of bitter oranges, herby hops with a whiff of brett. Flavour started of citrus hops before a slightly acidic finish. Highly distinctive and really enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2007
at 14:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
colore arancione schima persistente ed abbondante profumo netto di albicocca corpo medio retrogusto decisamente secco ed amaro piacevole birra in costante evoluzione cambia ogni anno di invecchiamento strepitosa quando scaduta
Tried
on 11 Jul 2007
at 14:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle, abou 1,5 years old. Impressive head, very long-lasting, looks like a rock formation, never seen such a beautiful head before. Hoppy nose. Fruity and hoppy flavours, very dry palate, very hoppy indeed. Hints of fruit (orange peel?). Only very slightly malty. Very dry and hoppy finish with long aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2007
at 04:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from Waitrose, 6.2% Cloudy chestnut with a thick cream head; estery aromas of peach and other tropical fruits; sour and fruity at first then developing a dry and spicy finish; warming. One to sip slowly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2007
at 16:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Würziger, aber leichter Geruch. Im Antrunk ist ein würziger Ansatz zu erkennen, der aber leider nicht fortgeführt wird. Man schmeckt die Trappistenzugehörigkeit, leider zu wenig. Leicht herber Abgang. Test vom 30.5.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,10,11,10,-,10 - 9,21
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2007
at 22:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma of sour and medium dark malts. Also yeast. Also hop. Ripe apricot color with foamy, lacing white head. Starts a bit tart and sour, moves to a sweet hit, followed by serious sour. Very dry. There is a nice finish which has some sour, and some bitter. Really different? Wish I could afford this everyday.
Tried
on 22 May 2007
at 21:01
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
33 cL bottle. Pours unfiltered orange with a huge off-white head. Aroma is most of all hoppy, what a difference from the other trappists, but it also has so many other components: YEAST, fruits. spices, slight sweetness but most of all: the aroma is dry. Flavour is citric, malt sweetness which is good for balance to the sour/bitter hop notes. Strong bitterness into the finish. First time I had this I was in awe, I had found the perfect beer and no one around me could understand the same thing. I’ve come back and been in doubt several times, but this one deserves to be in the same league as the golden 12. There doesn’t seem to be an "inbetween" with this one, either you like it and wholeheartedly appreciate it, or you move on - I stay still, this is my beer for an evening on the balcony as the sun sets...
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2007
at 13:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle 9/4/07 or 4/12/08 not sure which ...an amber coloured brew, little hop on nose, rich full tasty mouth, a little spiced shines through. quite drying 3.7 bottle bbf 10/08/16 drunk at Mass online orval tasting 24 Jan 2012 ... golden amber ... soft yeasty fruit nose ... light fizzy ... quite dry ... soft fruits ... quite peachy ... soft earthy toffee back bone ... Ok its quite subdues with no real anything i can place ... its soft and simple ... it doesnt exite me or repel me ... im tending toward the word boring ... but not quite 3.5 bottle bbf 10/08/16 drunk at Mass online orval tasting 24 Jan 2012 ... crisp amber ... thin white head ... soft farmyark funk fruit nose ... quite fizzy ... was a gusher ... ok very bretty ... def farmyard ... light toffee ... light fruits ... but mostly im only getting the brett... Not really liking this ... 3.2 how ever a good experiment in aging as these are quite clearly different beers ... At home(24 may2013) in Memory of Simon, with Zimbo who joined our tasting group as we both shared a friendship with simon ... bottled 300113 ... golden amber ... big white head ... big soft bretty ... mellow fruit nose ... dry fruity front ... light brett again ... tiny soft hint ...here to you Simon... may your name long be mentioned.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2007
at 13:59