7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours brown, beige head. Aroma is yeasty, giving it some spicy notes. Taste is sugary (blend of cane and crystal sugar), malty and spicy. The sugar process is all over as is the yeast. Nice and smooth, easy to sip on. A very fine beer.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2008
at 15:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours golden amber into a snifter. Fluffy bright white head recedes to hug rim leaving slight sheets. Orange and aspirin aromas. Spritzy with a multitude of flavors. Orange, lemon, alcohol, sour grapes, pepper, biscuit, dusty leaves and earth. Lasting finish that mixes all of the above. LIke a fresh Fantome.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2008
at 17:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours hazy caramel color with big white head. Aromas of Belgian yeast, candy sugar and some funkiness. Mildly sweet fruitiness with biscuity yeast flavor. Medium body with tingly carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. Crisp, dry finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2008
at 15:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 mL bottle courtesy cdumler. Thanks! Opening the sucker was interesting. First, the cage broke, leaving it almost impossible to open. When the cork was finally liberated, it dented the ceiling after oh so thoughtfully opening itself. Slightly cloudy yellowish-orange color similar to a type of Robitussin that was around in my youth. Dry, funky aroma with citrus, vanilla, ginger and clove notes. Dry taste with notes of citrus, vanilla, thyme, ginger and alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2008
at 01:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle. Hazy yellow/orange body with a creamy off-white head. Aroma is fruity, spicy and yeasty. Flavor is fruity, citrus, spicy, coriander and some esters. Quite original, but well balanced. The first sips made me a bit confused, then I start enjoying it, and at the bottom of the bottle I found it quite quaffable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2008
at 12:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle, corked and caged, from Bottle Trek. Thanks to BlackDonald about the need for cork control. Hazy gold color with a bubbly white head. Principal aroma is ginger. Underlying light malt and funk? Medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is mostly ginger, there’s a hint of funk, a little citrus/coriander. Finishes out a bit herby with complicated flavors including lighter stone fruits. Really quite appealing. I love ginger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2008
at 19:24
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml. bottle, corked and caged, from Bottle Trek. The cork put a dent in the ceiling. The foam tried to escape the bottle. Hazy amberish color with a tan head that went up and down quite quickly. Aromas of cola, raisins, treacle, and light stone fruits. Medium plus body with creamy carbonation. Flavor matches the aroma. This stuff is really complex. I get a bit of chocolate towards the finish. Think there’s a lot of sugar, but it’s not sticky sweet. It’s not bitter, but there seems to be spice that offsets the sugar. It’s really good ale. I just had Fantome Black Ghost, and truly I think this is "better". MIght feel different on another day. Or not. Or to put it another way, who are these guys?
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2008
at 21:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ OTH Oldsmar. Light foam. A pleasant smell of oak with a sweet smell of brandy). Aroma is sugary which give sit this caramelized tone. Malty, dry and sweet with a little spice/herbal. The oak was quite present and overpowered some of the aroma and flavors from teh bottle version I am used to.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2008
at 13:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Scored this via trade with daknole. Many thanks! Champagne bottle pours a translucent reddish, amber with a sudsy, slightly beige head. Plenty of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Looks a bit like carbonated apple cider. Aroma is very fruity, apples, oranges, honey, grapes and some spice. Flavor is similar, grassy, green apples, some belgian candy, honey and a touch of grain. Finish has a ton of carbonation and a little bit or sweet and sour that’s almost unidentifiable. Too much fruit, too much carbonation, could be refined a bit more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2008
at 19:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cloudy gold appearance, classic saison look. Well carbonated. The aroma has nutmeg and clove. Complex flavor with cloves and grass, cinnamon, and dandelion. One of the better American saisons.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2008
at 13:17