6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Draught at Mountain Sun in Boulder, on October 8, 2012Hazy pale cherrywood color, white head. Fresh, berry, sweet taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Berry aftertaste. Sweet, malty, berry scent.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2012
at 08:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Mountain Sun in Boulder, on October 8, 2012Cloudy yellow color, white head. Malty, fruity, fresh, sweet, herbal taste. Medium to spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Fruity, malty, fresh scent.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2012
at 08:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Vine Street - an interesting brew here - not entirely saison-like, but good - quite dry and lightly dusty in the nose, with light notes of apple and pear, but otherwise moderately spicy and lightly phenolic - the sour mash adds an interesting dimension to the brew - it is quite dry, with moderate spicy/peppery notes - there is a light fruity character that the sour mash accentuates quite well, creating a strong white wine character throughout - finish is moderately bitter, a little flinty, very dry - the only flaw is that the rice creates a light starchiness in the aroma and flavor that the beer could really do without - refreshing and interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2012
at 15:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Vine Street. Pours a touch hazy, dark orange appearance with a white head. Grapefruit, Ruby Red Squirt, cheesecake, citrusy, somewhat bready, moderately spicy yeasty aroma. Light caramel, spicy yeasty, blood orange, grapefruit, light banana, zesty/chewy flavor. Pretty cool beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2012
at 17:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tap @ Vine Street. Pours a clear, light orange appearance with a white head. Greeny, herbal, grassy, earthy aroma. Somewhat dull lemon fruity, very floral, spicy hoppy, grassy, straw flavor. Pretty strong in alcohol but I guess that’s what I should expect from this dumb style.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2012
at 17:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Vine Street. Pours a clear dark orange appearance with a small off white head. Herbal, dark fruity, rich honey, apple, lightly vinous, caramel aroma. Delicious caramel apple, tangy honey, wildflower floral, herbal flavor. Well balanced and delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2012
at 17:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Vine Street. Hazy orange appearance with a foamy, cream colored head. A touch dank, piney, floral hoppy, slightly toasty malty aroma. Orange/grapefruit citrusy, a bit chewy, biscuity, piney hoppy flavor. Smooth and pretty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2012
at 17:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Having this one side by side with the Ciel was quite the experience - while the Ciel had a lot going on with peppery and funky phenols, this beer was much cleaner and brighter - dry as all get out, with crisp, crackery maltiness - there are some phenols present, but there are subtle, adding some flinty/earthy/dusty notes and a hint of pepper - very mild estery character in the finish - so crisp - so dry - so delicious - this brewer keeps improving on Belgian styles - love this!
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 15:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Vine Street - was not a huge fan of this one - yeast character was muted, aside from some bright estery notes on the tail end - flavor was mostly toasty grains, with a lot of huskiness throughout - fairly dry, which is good, with a light dusty yeast note, but the huskiness cuts through most of it - meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2012
at 14:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Vine Street - apparently their first attempt at using Orval yeast, and I would say they did a great job - sadly, my glass was extremely murky, almost milky looking, so the high yeastiness may have muddled some of the brighter characteristics of the beer - however, this sucker had some nice complexity, regardless - very dry - loads of spicy and herbal notes (sage, white pepper), moderate citrus (lemon peel, grapefruit) and a light funkiness - would love to try this a year fro now to see if the earthy/funky notes develop more, but even now this is a winner.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2012
at 14:56