Bottle Clear, amber body (bit pale). Frothy, off-white head. Aroma of oranges, crispy malts, hops, flowers, ... Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Quite a lot of carbonation. Soft mouthfeel, bit watery though. Quite unbalanced.

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Bottled@One Pint Pub, Helsinki. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is grassy, fruity, yeasty and a bit earthy. Flavour is toffee, some fruits, quite strong yeasty and earthy along with

Bottled (bottled 11/2008, One Pint Pub). Hazy orange color, small white head. Candi sugar, pale malts, some yeast. Sweet, fizzy carbonation, some sugars, light hops. Not shown its 8.5% alcohol.

Bottled@One Pint Pub, Helsinki. Hazy orange colour, small beige head. Aroma is caramel, alcohol, quite strong yeast, bready and a bit honey. Flavour is caramel, honey, alcohol, grainy, and some wheat.

Very good, yellowish tinted head over fully hazy golden beer with verdigris shine. Creamy nose, with pale malts, white candi sugar, cyanide/bitter almonds aroma. Dry-bitterish flavour, with clear references to white candi sugar. Some discreet bread flavour, undoubtedly the rye speaking - not at all unpleasant! Quite spritzy MF, reasonably attenuated, alcohol reasonably discreet. Bit unidimensional, which is not uncommon in golden tripels. More than acceptable - and I’m wondering why my senses tell me candi sugar, when apparently none is used.

(Bottle at One Pint Pub Belgian weeks ’09 -- shared with Sinensis, thanks!) Amber and hazy. Small white head. Fruity, malty and sweet aroma. Full bodied and dryish palate with medium carbonation. Malts, bitterness, sweetness, hint of roastedness and caramell in taste. Malty and bitter aftertaste.

(Bottle at One Pint Pub Belgian weeks ’09 -- shared with Sinensis, thanks!) Murky orange and cloudy. Medium sized and quickly disappearing white head. Malts, berries and frutiness in aroma. Medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Malts, fruitiness, hint of grass, bitterness and light sweetness in taste. Bitter and fruity aftertaste.

Horizontal comparative between 1° version (silver cap) and second version (red cap), commercialized. Marks above as for 2° version, marks for original verison as () Appearance: 1° Small, fluffy off-white head over very carbonated pinkish-orange-amber beer (4/5). 2° Dark brown beer with dull reddish glow under medium, but dense yellow-brown head, stable. Nose: 1° Syrupy, liqueurish nose, faintly fruitish (6/10) 2° Extremely sweet, marzipan, cherry essence nose. Flavour: 1° Bitterish, bit crude EU-hops flavour. Finish is spicy, wiht some orange rind. Bit of oxydized malts; some hops returning after a few sips. (6/10) 2° Sweet-sour, slightly artificial cherry flavour, kriekenbollen ; very faint & faraway spiciness. Palate: 1° Light to medium bodied, carbonation dwindling fast (3/5) 2° Quite carbonated, syrupy slickness, medium bodied. Aftertaste yielding some more fruit acidity with finally a bit more pleasing features. Overall: 1° Strange fruitbeer, hops probably not off-setting the fruit in a complimentary way. (12/20) 2° Too syrupy for my liking. I suggest the full name to be Irma-la-Douce, it will tell it all.

Luxurious, creamy yellow head over fully hazy amber-orange beer. Warm brown candi (syrup) nose, (very) faint aniseed. Very roasted, candi, even toffee flavours, sweet, some fruity esters. Very creamy MF & texture, nearly gel-like; seriously carbonated feel. Medium to well-bodied. Interesting, well-balanced brew, but it will not push any limits.