7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
It appears this beer has slipped under the radar a bit. Hazy red body with abundant suspended rather nefarious-looking floaties (something I’ve come to expect from this brewer), medium-thick tan head. Here’s another brewer with a distinctive house yeast character, this time becoming apparent immediately in the aroma with its strong perfumey (yarrow?), petaly character. Also a bit caramely and leathery. The flavor is quite sweet, with dark candi sugar, strong herbal and perfumey yeast flavors, a touch of pepper and a spoonful of plum. Finishes with a rather dirty bitterness. Not all that different from the original Abbaye (now Brasserie) des Rocs.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2004
at 19:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Sampled in celebration of my summitting the 3900m Ala-Kol pass. Hazy dull tan colour. Sweaty, bready aroma with lemon, lime and bubblegum. Palate is slightly watery, quite yeasty with lemon, banana, perfume. Straightforward Belgian session ale - perhaps a bit too yeasty for my tastes.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2004
at 07:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear ruby toned brown with a nice head that laced well. Aroma is sweet malt and mellow wine. The flavor is faintly sweet with a nice bitterness to it. Light on the tongue and somewhat thin in the body. Good, but over rated. Good Belgian for the price however.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2004
at 19:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Hazy, blond body. Off-white, rocky head. A lot of particles floating around (might be my own fault). Spices, sweet caramel, oranges in the well balanced aroma. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour of oranges, hops, honey, spices. Very well balanced flavour with a nice (but not extreme) complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2004
at 09:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
At Belgianbeerweekend, Brussels Creamy, off-white large head. Excellent lace. Murky, orange body. Moderately bitter initial flavour, but what a heavlily bitter finish. I like it. Medium bodied and an average carbonation.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2004
at 09:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Red-chestnut brown; slim, pinkish-amber rim. Superb herbal nose: laurel, laurelcherry. At first sourish, fruity and herbal, again laurelcherry (a berry, often used in medicinal recipes for taste correction) It works (if it is added, of course, which I doubt, cassis is more reasonable) in this beer. Light bodied, but the alcohol is obvious. I couldn’t imagine a more surprising beer - from this brewery, and it’s far from bad. Quite good fruit beer.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2004
at 04:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Orange-gold beer, very carbonated to irregular, slightly cream-coloured head. Great fruity nose - like mandarine peels, general impression as Mandarine Napoléon, but without the alcohol attack. Citrussy and spicey taste, grains of Paradise, Laosroot, touch of ginger, Curaçao peel. If there’s coriander, it remains hidden. Retronasal, there’s a bit phenolic flavour. Medium-bodied, bit dry-out effect, slightly slick. Very nicely spiced beer, no spice overreaching itself: excellent balance.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2004
at 14:40
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Deep, nearly clear red body topped by a medium cream/tan head. Very nice aroma of grapes (red and white), raisin, apple peel, candi sugar, spice (including a hint of cinnamon), sweet bread and lots of caramel. Smooth, complex flavor profile that begins very bready/yeasty with dry chocolate highlights, leading to layers of caramel, fruit (cherry, raisin), and candi sugar, finishing with perfect carbonation that enhances the bitter finishing touches and ethanol notes. Alcohol is superbly hidden for 10% ABV. This beer is chewy, bready, sweet, dense, and incredibly rich. Blows the regular Abbaye des Rocs out of the water- perhaps that sample was past its prime. Reminiscent of Gouden Carolus Grand Cru.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2004
at 20:40
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a dark brown beer with a huge foamy head with good retention. Incredible amount of yeast is contained at the bottom of the glasses and I decided to pour those in my glass. Aroma of roastiness mix with some nice fresh sweet fruit (Apricot/peach) creates quite an incredible combination. Taste is quite complex as it start with some sweet flavour and then roastiness come aboard and ends with a subtle bitterness coming straight from the hops. Wow! Almost up there with the Rochefort/Westy 8.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2004
at 09:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a hazy light copper beer with a huge foamy head with great retention. Incredible amount of yeast is comprised in this drink. Aroma is great with hint of sweet fruit (apricot? Orange?). Taste is also quite good with a refreshing sweet taste reminiscent of summer fruit (again apricot?) and a good mix between the malt and the yeast. Overall, a more complex wit then what I’m used to drink and, in my opinion, a underrated beer in this category.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2004
at 08:36