7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a murky salmon color with a large foamy pinkish-white head that lingered forever and left great lacing. The aroma was strong sweet raspberry,must and sugar with an almost grainy bready element. The flavor was sweet sugar and sweet berries. The finish is long with sugar and berries lingering. Moderately full bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2005
at 21:54
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 25 cl) As "Bavik Witbier" Pale, hazy yellow. Rather small head. Some typical fruity esters, some spices - but not really interesting.
070996 As "Wittekerke" 6/3/6/3/12=3
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070996 As "Wittekerke" 6/3/6/3/12=3
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Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2005
at 16:38
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Bottle 25 cl) A very unusual witbier. Clear and not hazy with a rather strong alcohol. Some odd, dry sweet’n’sour notes. An off bottle? 190896
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2005
at 11:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Almost fully golden, aparently filtered with a small compact head. Smells sour, tastes sour and due to the light color, I was easily led to believe that this is a gueuze. But it is in fact a "Flemmish red ale" along the lines of Rodenbach, which is brewed on pale malts - very unusual. Apparently brewed solely for the American market, but I don’t really remember where I got it. 141004
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2005
at 08:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Yellowish dark brown head, not stable; deep dark brown beer. Sweet nose, fruity like blueberry or bramble jam, and hazelnut paste. Terribly sweet, though less than remembered, with a harsh roasted edge. Retronasal pure worts, as a German Kraftmalz. Liquorice, and a lingering, non-hoppy bitterness. Heavy roasted burning MF, good body, syrupy. Typical Belgian sweet stout of the old stamp. I think, nevertheless, that the ABV has been raised somewhat during the last decennia, and it certainly has made it more balanced than before. If Philippe tasted sour, he had a bad bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2005
at 14:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Bottle 25 cl) Nice medium golden with a frothy head. Some yeast in the nose, but the hoppy, dry floral notes are predominant. Decent although not an outstanding Tripel. 100795
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2005
at 05:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 25 cl) Clear, brown with a reddish hue. Not really sweet, not really sour. More dry with a slight hint of hops in the finish. Light in body and very pleasant and quenching. Spends 20 months in oak vats - that’s a long time indeed. Perhaps one could expect more flavours from that long period of maturing? 070795
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2005
at 16:00
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Can. Hazy pale straw with a nice white head. Wheat aroma with some citrus. Wheat, green apple flavor. Some astringency, but ends clean and refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2005
at 10:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I have only tried this a couple of times over the years. It is in essence a decent but not noteworthy tripel. Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer pours a cloudy bright golden color with a huge white head. The aroma is sweet, yeasty, spicy and has strong lemon scent. The flavor is lemony and yeasty with a sharp spicy hop profile. The finish is fairly dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2005
at 23:00
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
I am not a big fan of Pilseners Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a pale yellow color with only a trace of white head. The aroma is light and sweet and mildly grassy. The flavor has a moderate malt presence and a light sour tang on the finish. For the style it was acceptable but certainly not exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2005
at 21:38