6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

OK, the part I don't understand is that my can says produit du france, with a note about the Moroccan importer. This is absolutely a late night hotel swill in Casablanca before catching the early bus to Fez kind of beer. But I bought it in Moncton. There are no buses from Moncton to Fez. I mean, I didn't look but it's a reasonable assumption. Really nothing about this being a Dutch beer on my can. And United Dutch Breweries is one of the world's foremost purveyors of Indian-style malt liquor, a style I waxed poetic about earlier this very evening. Of course the can also says traditional golden abbey beer when it is labeled as a double and is dark brown like a dubbel. Sloppy QA on the old graphic design there. Gotta QA the copy, too; you can't trust designers with that. Good opportunity to use my Leffe glass, though. Backstory aside, this is dark brown, with a thin head. This has a heavy brown sugar note, with a fair bit of plummy fruitiness. A touch of acidity in the finish alongside the esters, but it's still more on the creamy/sugary side of the style. Presents clean, if simple, no off-notes, and it's not yeasty. It's fine.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

20/X/24 - 75cl bottle from Lidl (NL) @ home, BB: 16/XII/24 5, P: 16/6/23 08 (2024-1143)

Clear dark brown beer, small creamy dense beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: yeasty, banana, some caramel, lots of banana, a hint of chocolate. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lots and lots of bitter banana peel, soapy, caramel, some coriander, gentle roast, a bit sourish, sugary sweetness. Aftertaste: some chocolate, pretty bitter, soapy, spicy, more banana, sugary, caramel, ok. Not very good, but decent enough, especially for a commercial Lidl beer.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

20/X/24 - 75cl bottle from Lidl (NL) @ home, BB: 22/VII/24 1, P: 22/1/24 14 (2024-1142)

Clear orange beer, big solid creamy irregular white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very yeasty, some malts, banana, coriander, more ripe banana, sugary impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, grains, pretty dry, very yeasty, some banana, spicy, coriander, little bitter. Aftertaste: malty, a bit yeasty, soapy, grains, soft bitterness, a bit grassy, banana, pretty bitter finish.

3

Boozy but not shit

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can 50 cl. Pours a clear golden with a lacing, white head. Muted aroma, perhaps a hint of brewing cereal. Medium body, a slight maltiness but I have a feeling that most of the alcohol is derived from brewing cereal and glucose. Next to no bitterness. Close to an American Malt Liquor. 161024

2

Not great 😅

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

33cl Blik van AH. Mistig koperen kleur, witte kraag. Caramel, mout, pap, alcohol, wat hars, heel licht droppig, bitter. Lichte tot medium body. Tja, je merkt toch dat er hier en daar beknibbeld is op grondstoffen, maar het is niet zo rampzalig als verwacht.

4.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Fles 25cl thuis. Grainy, zoet, maltig, klef, suikers, licht droog, bittertje na. (8-9-2024).

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fles 75cl thuis gedeeld. Caramel, wat chocolade, jam, rood fruittonen, redelijk zoet, wat basterdsuiker, melasse. (7-9-2024).

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Fles 75cl thuis gedeeld. Belgisch gist, redelijk zoet, steenfruit, abrikoos, suikers, peer, perzik, moutig. (7-9-2024).