7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pale gold-yellow, greenish shine. Rather compact, white head, collapsing. Very citrussy nose - like mandarines with a sweetish underslung - Mandarine Napoléon. Subdued coriandre, bit of orange peel, peppery. Dry-orange taste, herbal and peppery, yet sweet base. Bitterish retronasal. Mouthfeel is dry with alcohol. Not overly refreshing. Spicey-herbal aftertaste - rhubarb? IMO, the best Belgian wit, maybe with the St. Bernardus. Actually this is more and better than 'B. Wit' - not really my style.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2003
at 10:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Extremely cloudy golden orange color. Head is initially large and frothy, but diminishes very quickly. Aroma is very strong and sweet from honey. Very sweet honey flavor.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2003
at 01:35
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Rich purple-red color with medium dense head. Aromas and flavors of raisin and fig quite strongly - Special B malt anyone? Strongly sweet but balanced by a semi-dry finish. An excellent abbey ale.
Tried
on 14 May 2003
at 11:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy yellow/orange color, with a thick creamy lasting head. Sweet aroma of honey, bit yeasty. Soft sweet taste, creamy texture. Easy drinking.
Tried
on 13 May 2003
at 14:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Beautiful golden amber colour. Huge, impressive head. Citrus-fruity yeasty aroma. Very easy drinking with grapefruit-bitter finish. I love Belgium!
Tried
on 08 Mar 2003
at 10:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Stunningly beautiful: Cloudy orange-amber with rich, firm head. Marcipan, toffee and grassy hops in the aroma. Sweet and full bodied. Yeasty and funky. Honey and almond in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2003
at 04:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep red, slightly unclear with a good head. The aroma is light with hints of yeast. The flavor is soft , fruity, a little flat and a little sour and yeasty.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2003
at 02:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Fruity, spicy and vineous aromas - Apple, cider and bubblegum evident. Hazy redbrown, creamy head. Fruity (apples and bubblegum again), some malt and cedarwood, a bit yeast in the aftertaste. Creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2003
at 10:41
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
A deep red beer with a fantastic head. The aroma is sweet and fruity - a very complex aroma. The flavor is very fruity and very complex with a good sweetness and plum-notes. Only slightly bitter. A really good tasting beer. The beer also helps a great sauce.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2003
at 17:28
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2012-08-30, bottle, 8-4-8-4-16=40
L102114982 bb 2013-09-16, possibly 2 years old
The bottle is slowly gushing; the color is dark brown, with large head, more frothy than usual, and too many pieces of sediment in the glass. Mellow and complex aroma of malt and caramel, with delicate esters and alcohol. Good body strength, although the extra fermentation in the bottle may have eaten some sugar; good malt and caramel flavor, with a chocolate hint; moderate residual sweetness; the bitterness is quite low, but enough for this beer; mild alcohol perception in the end, and possibly a trace of oxidization.
Perfectly mature, very good.
2003-10-26, bottle, 10-5-9-4-17=45
Beautiful amber color; generous rocky head. Wonderful aroma, deep, of malt, wood, cellar, spices… vinous. Good body structure, malty, balanced by a pleasant sour note, and a late light sweetness. Very good final as well, balanced.
2003-01-12, draught, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Red-amber color. Walnut, malt and caramel nose; slightly spicy. Balanced, powerful, well malty, a lot of caramel. Missing some originality, just an interesting light fruitiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2003
at 14:36