Gravicask, 5.2 % avb, one-third pint, American Bar, GBBF 2013, second day. Pale golden body, spotty lacing to the glass. Grapefruit all over. Dry, fruit bitter ending. Fine bodied and smooth on the swallow. A real thirst quencher, indeed (London Olympia 14.08.2013).

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 7/9/2011. Pours hazy orange copper color with a 2-3 finger foamy and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with plenty of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of orange peel, pear, apple, grape, light banana, floral, grass, herbal, bread, clove, honey, light funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good complexity of yeast ester notes with moderate malt presence; and good strength. Taste of orange peel, pear, apple, grape, light banana, clove, pepper, toast, brown bread, light honey, floral, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of orange peel, light fruits, pepper, clove, toast, brown bread, light honey, floral, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast flavors; with very balanced malt sweetness and zero cloying flavors after the finish. High carbonation and medium bodied; with a lightly creamy, crisp, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good saison style. Good balance and complexity of yeast ester and malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A bit too malty, but a nicely enjoyable offering.

Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of dry caramelized malt with light fruity ester and some dry raisins and plum notes is not as rich and enticing as I had expected. Taste is also dominated by dry caramelized malt with some light fruity ester and some dry raisins and plums notes. Residual sugar is quite lower then I would have expected for the style. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad overall but not as rich and sweet as I was expecting.

14th August 2013
GBBF Day 2. Light haze on this pale gold beer. Little white head. Light semi dry palate with good fine carbonation. Floral notes, elderflower particularly. Good pink grapefruit, little zest, almost sherbet like, Light finish. Tasty.

From cask. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is peachy and lingering fruity. Bitter, mango, peaches and passion fruity. Smooth sweet fruity impression, yet rather dry and bitter.

Bottle thanks to Ibrew2or3: Poured a copper orange with thin off white head. Aroma is sweet malt and hops. Taste is nice rich malt with sharp hops bite.

Almost clear, amber. Dense, small light beige head. Raisins, caramel, malts, dark sugar and a hoppy touch in the aroma. Mostly dried fruits in the flavor, with a little bitterness. Pleasant. Full body, lightly warming, with a nice carbonation level. Bitter finish. A quite pleasant American style dubbel. 130817

Draught @ Stone 17th Anniversary
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate and hint of coffee. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Cask at GBBF 2013, Olympia, London. A golden coloured pour with a small white head on top. Hoppy, grapefruit aroma. Tastes like grapefruit all the way to me, slightly hoppy and dry.

On tap at Gbbf 2013. pale gold thin white head. Lots of grapefruit like a new Zealand Sauvignon blanc. Light refreshing some nelson sweaty sox. Rest is fine.