7/10
Tried
on 29 Aug 2016
at 22:45
6/10
Tried
on 29 Aug 2016
at 22:32
8/10
Tried
on 21 Aug 2016
at 21:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draught at Lulu’s, 6/17/16.
Soft amber-golden with a light haziness and small, off-white head atop showing moderate to low retention.
Lots of white pepper-like phenol in the nose mixes with a big grassy and bready character. Caramel notes dot the background as somewhat messy peach and bubble gum notes create a good portion of the nose. Light alcohol with a touch of honey and more bready malts....it’s identifiably Belgian but not in a very good way. More of the "Belgian" that Stone or the Bruery would make.
Again, bready, clovey, peachy, bubble gummy flavors. No finesse and while it’s sweet, it’s actually fairly well-attenuated for its size with moderate, fairly engaging carbonation. Not a trainwreck and it’s actually clean, but why the hell is this 10.5%??? Very confounding beer here.
Soft amber-golden with a light haziness and small, off-white head atop showing moderate to low retention.
Lots of white pepper-like phenol in the nose mixes with a big grassy and bready character. Caramel notes dot the background as somewhat messy peach and bubble gum notes create a good portion of the nose. Light alcohol with a touch of honey and more bready malts....it’s identifiably Belgian but not in a very good way. More of the "Belgian" that Stone or the Bruery would make.
Again, bready, clovey, peachy, bubble gummy flavors. No finesse and while it’s sweet, it’s actually fairly well-attenuated for its size with moderate, fairly engaging carbonation. Not a trainwreck and it’s actually clean, but why the hell is this 10.5%??? Very confounding beer here.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2016
at 17:37
3.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Draught at Lulu’s, 6/17/16.
Glassy/hazy, light amber-golden body is topped by a succinct but fairly well-retained white head.
Earthy, lightly soapy and oxidized?? is what I get from the nose....Hmmm. Some grapefruit and tons of yeast ester as it warms with definite alcohol showing through. Not much going on malt-wise; biscuits, bread dough, bread crust....
Seems oxidized perhaps, but then there’s also some very dirty notes, light metal and lots of earthiness. Cherry-grapefruit-orange adds a touch of hop character and moderate bitterness as moderate carbonation is powerless to do anything with all of these horrible flavors. What the F is going on with this brewery? Also why did they serve these beers?
Glassy/hazy, light amber-golden body is topped by a succinct but fairly well-retained white head.
Earthy, lightly soapy and oxidized?? is what I get from the nose....Hmmm. Some grapefruit and tons of yeast ester as it warms with definite alcohol showing through. Not much going on malt-wise; biscuits, bread dough, bread crust....
Seems oxidized perhaps, but then there’s also some very dirty notes, light metal and lots of earthiness. Cherry-grapefruit-orange adds a touch of hop character and moderate bitterness as moderate carbonation is powerless to do anything with all of these horrible flavors. What the F is going on with this brewery? Also why did they serve these beers?
Tried
on 30 Jun 2016
at 17:33
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Draught at Lulu’s, 6/17/16.
Light haze to the straightforward golden body. White head atop is medium-sized and shows moderately strong retention.
Hops jump out quickly, adding nectarine, pineapple, tangerine and some stronger white grapefruit. Juiciness definitely enjoyable, with biscuity/crackery malts behind it that seem rather strong/grainy. There’s a strong buttercream element which I mistook for honey-like base malts mixing with other malts.
In actuality, it’s just a ton of diacetyl. Buttery as all hell, with some scratchy and bready malts underlying the fruity and citric hops. High carbonation, moderately engaging with no alcohol. I can forgive a little bit of diacetyl, but even past the huge amounts of it here, the malts are way too bready/flabby. Moderate sugariness lingers as well. Yikes.
Light haze to the straightforward golden body. White head atop is medium-sized and shows moderately strong retention.
Hops jump out quickly, adding nectarine, pineapple, tangerine and some stronger white grapefruit. Juiciness definitely enjoyable, with biscuity/crackery malts behind it that seem rather strong/grainy. There’s a strong buttercream element which I mistook for honey-like base malts mixing with other malts.
In actuality, it’s just a ton of diacetyl. Buttery as all hell, with some scratchy and bready malts underlying the fruity and citric hops. High carbonation, moderately engaging with no alcohol. I can forgive a little bit of diacetyl, but even past the huge amounts of it here, the malts are way too bready/flabby. Moderate sugariness lingers as well. Yikes.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2016
at 17:29
7/10
yesterday
On cask
On cask
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2016
at 07:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sweet, has that sticky phenolic, alcoholic taste, and a bit of bitterness. Stays phenolic but nothing too cloying. Didn’t know it was dry-hopped.
Tried
on 17 May 2016
at 12:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Tria Taphouse. Dark brown, sweet and brown sugar, full body, balanced sticky, molasses, with a rich bourbony character. 4
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2016
at 12:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cloudy thick head, aroma is floral, taste dusty and bit bitter. Hoppy, not super clean, some sweetness and phenolic stuff I don’t like. Not coming together for me.
Tried
on 14 May 2016
at 12:36