7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy of after4ever. Thanks Tom. Pours clear deep copper with white head. The aroma is modest in strength with spicy hops and some citrus as well as malt sweetness off in the background. The taste is pretty smooth and sweet rolling into a modest level of spicy hops and smooth citrus hop flavor. It seems this may have a bit of age on it creating a smoothness that doesn’t fit too well into this bold style.
Tried
on 18 May 2010
at 18:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of after4ever. Thanks Tom. Pours clear copper with loose white head. The aroma is mild with sweet citrus candy and some modest spiciness. The taste is similar with pretty thick mildly aged malts blending into a pleasing citrus hop flavor of orange juice mixed with grapefruit juice and a touch of pine and spicy hop bitterness. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2010
at 18:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 500 ml, 2009, purchased at Broue Ha Ha on May 7 2010, savoured on May 17 2010; eye: polished copper, minimal effervescence, nice creamy white head made up of rather large bubbles, lots of lacing; nose: grapefruit, orange, resinous hops; mouth: grapefruit, orange, resinous hops, light caramel, orange, light malt, dry finale in resinous hops, medium-full body, good carbonation, rather bitter, lots of astringency; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, achetée chez Broue Ha Ha le 7 mai 2010, savourée le 17 mai 2010; œil : cuivre poli, claire, effervescence minime, belle mousse blanche crémeuse formée de bulles plutôt grosses, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : pamplemousse, orange, houblon résineux; bouche : pamplemousse, orange, houblon résineux, léger caramel, orange, léger malt, finale sèche en houblon résineux, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, plutôt astringente et amère; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2010
at 13:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 750 ml, 2009, purchased at Le Grand Duc (merci Jean-Marie!), savoured on May 16 2010; eye: copper with a ruby hue, clear, minimal effervescence, nice creamy beige head that turns into a thick sheet, light lacing; nose: anis, malt, liquorice, hops, light fruity; mouth: anis, malt, liquorice, hint of alcohol, hops, fruity, caramel, finale in malt with presence of spices, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, rich and creamy texture, lightly bitter; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, achetée chez Le Grand Duc (merci Jean-Marie!), savourée le 16 mai 2010; œil : bronze avec une teinte rubis, claire, effervescence minime, belle mousse beige crémeuse qui se transforme en une épaisse couverture, légère dentelle; nez : anis, malt, réglisse, houblon, léger fruité; bouche : anis, malt, réglisse, pointe d’alcool, houblon, fruité, caramel, finale en malt avec présence d’épices, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture riche et crémeuse, légèrement amère; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2010
at 11:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle at the DC Local tasting. Pours a hazy, yellow gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is big on candy sugar, Belgian yeast, a little spice, a little tropical fruit. Where are the hops? Flavor is sweet, finally you find some hop bitterness, sweet sugars too. Finish is medium bodied with some light, lasting hop bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2010
at 17:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of CaptainCougar at April’s DC local tasting, thanks. Bright yellow color, huge off white head. Aroma of freshly baked bread and citrus. Taste is very smooth, with a subtle edge of lemon. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2010
at 10:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle @ Miami Fandango ’10 gathering. Thanks hopscotch. pours golden, white head. Aroma picked up many Belgian characteristics of strong ales; yeast sweetness, sugar notes along with malt and hops. flavors, retains a lot of the Belgian ale yeasty flavors and compensated with the addition of tons of spices and fruits of the various hops used in this brew. A lot going on, grapefruits adding a mild bitter palate, lots of citrus, lemon and tropical notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2010
at 06:59
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle pours a totally transparent, orange amber with some cloudy white head. This aroma has much more straight forward citrus than the Simcoe version, pine, light sweetness. Flavor is more bitter than the Simcoe version, sweet too, good malt backbone, caramel, oranges, lemons. Medium bodied, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2010
at 18:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle pours a transparent, light orange amber with some frothy, white head. Aroma is obviously Simcoe hops, flower petals, orange rinds, candy. Flavor is well balanced, sweet, citrus, pine, caramel, oranges, caramelized sugar. Finish is medium bodied with a lasting bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2010
at 18:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden color, white head, scant lacing. Aroma of citrus and freshly cut grass. Taste has lots of flowers, citrus, caramel. Very tasty, could be better balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2010
at 09:07