Subsidiaries
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice
Appearance: dark amber color with a thin cap of a little eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: Belgian candied dark fruits, banana, vanilla, light Belgian yeastiness; lemon, wet grains and a touch of honey
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine Belgian sweet to slightly spicy quality; finishes Belgian sweet & semi-spicy
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; nice smoothness with that "back-of-the-throat" Belgian grip; light dryness
Overall: I dig this one and would definitely welcome it again!
Bottle to chalice
Appearance: dark amber color with a thin cap of a little eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: Belgian candied dark fruits, banana, vanilla, light Belgian yeastiness; lemon, wet grains and a touch of honey
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine Belgian sweet to slightly spicy quality; finishes Belgian sweet & semi-spicy
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; nice smoothness with that "back-of-the-throat" Belgian grip; light dryness
Overall: I dig this one and would definitely welcome it again!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2026
at 13:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle. Color: Slightly hazy golden, thin white head. Aroma: Grape. Taste: Grapes, vinuous, subtle funky, tannins, some grapeskin. Moderate tartness, a little sweetness and very light bitterness. Medium body, below average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Prik & Tik De Bierhal
on 03 Mar 2026
at 19:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Yearly must have. 6th year in a row now. Color: Slightly hazy golden, large frothy white head. Aroma: Floral and grassy hop, malty. Taste: Malt, some hay, nice grassy and floral hopbitterness coming in after a second or two. Spicy and light yeasty hints. Bread notes. Nice very long lasting very dry and bitter finish. Bitter palate. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Starting moderate sweet and moderate bitter, going to over medium bitterness at the finish. Very nice, like every year before!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Prik & Tik De Bierhal
on 01 Mar 2026
at 19:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2025 bottle. Pours a deep, partially hazy red; gets just a few carbonation bubbles that disappear instantly. A surprisingly quite subdued (and also a bit undefined) aroma: a soft, wet wood like base, maybe with a dough like hint to it, light fruity notes (more raspberry than cherries actually), hints of lactic sourness. More pronounced sourness (and a bit more vividness) in taste: mainly lactic, and slightly soft-feeling, as the smell suggested, still backed up by a good amount of sweetness. Notes as per aroma; again, i get more raspberries than cherries. Still a slightly unclean/undefined taste, but the beer finds a good overall sweet/sour balance. Medium body, very light carbonation with a hint of fizziness to bring a bit of liveliness; feels mostly slick on the overall. Maybe an unlucky bottle, but what i had was no more than a decent/mediocre sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2026
at 13:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottled 750ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb, shared with Marko. Unclear golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, fruity and mild yeasty nose. Sweetish malty, fruity, light yeasty, bit herbal and mild earthy with rather bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 26 Feb 2026
at 10:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
0.75l bottle, shared with Ogi at Ambasada. Clearish dark amber body really (unless you dump the yeast shot in), off-white, thick big head. Fun aroma, caramel, orange candy, floral and herbal notes. Remarkably uninspired taste then - bit herbal and floral, hoppy, some phenols, light maltiness, bitterish finish, a bit limp. Okay, had better De Ranke beers.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 24 Feb 2026
at 20:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl Bottle. Pours cloudy Golden Yellow with a White head. Easily less carbonated than normal. All the greens. Rustic , grassy and minerally De Ranke. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Less convincing than previous years but still nice. 4.0
Tried
on 22 Feb 2026
at 04:21
Tried
from Draft
at
Kingsmead Street Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 12:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from bottle at home. Yellow color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, typical Belgian hop aroma, lightly green hops, a little bit of a dusty edge, decently bitter. As expected.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2026
at 16:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottled 750ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Golden coloured, small white head, funky and light fruity nose. Yeasty, funky, fruity, light white grapes and high carbonation with strong dry and tartish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 09 Feb 2026
at 23:19