Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark amber, clear; preposterously huge yellow-brown head, going down lacey. Vanilla, bit of chocolate malts, later more herbal, nearly piney. Dark malts prevail in the taste, but the beer is neutral rather than sweet-bitter; neither is it ale-like, like the Winterbier, despite the shared ABV. Slightly chocolatey, slightly spicey, slightly tobacco. Rather empty mouthfeel. Aftertaste is a late bittering onset, slightly hoppy in character. Nothing wrong, but all good things to say about it, have to be preceded with the word "slightly".
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(draught) Very carbonated, very dense yellow froth, lacey; dark amber ale, totally clear. Crystal and other ale malts in the nose - and a whiff of Brettanomyces. Sweet main taste, crystal malts, faint overlying bitterness. No Brett/tartness in the taste. Slight velvety, slick mouthfeel. Medium-bodied. Ale-like aftertaste. Rather disappointing overall. I wonder how much this differs from the regular Petrus ale. (Retasted 1/30 I'm wondering even more - a new tap yielded, especially in the taste (much less nose) a Cola-like spice combination, like mint, rosewater, cinnamon, rosemary) on top of a more malty base. The beer seemed darker too. Points changed accordingly.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Orange brown color, medium frothy off-white head. Aroma is heavy sugar cane, some spices and a typical alcohol sweet fruitiness (hard to describe what my senses tell me). Sweet taste, some caramel malts. A bit belly warming even. OK brew.
diabel (1874) reviewed Wittekerke from Brouwerij De Brabandere 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
White body colour, white head. The body isn't transparant and has lots of little bubbles. The head is quite homogeneous. A typical white-beer aroma (sweet hoppy). A litlle bit bitter flavour.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark amber color. Strong aroma; cherries and vinegar. Quite dry, not too much sour, but with a background bitter note out of place. Average Oud Bruin.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Wittekerke from Brouwerij De Brabandere 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy golden colour with a large-bubbled white head. Smells of green apples, spices and a bit of wheat. Medium-bodied; Strong fruity yeast characteristics with some malt thrown in. Aftertaste fairly clean, but nice and fruity. Overll, pretty good for a belgie white! I bought this 33 cL bottle at Green's Beverages in Atlanta, Georgia and sampled it on 26-September-2003.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Bavik Pony-Stout from Brouwerij De Brabandere 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown color; generous brownish head. Delicate aroma: malt, roasted malt; sweet. Good body structure, some sweetness but correctly balanced by the hop and some carbonic acidity; some liquorice; very light roasted. Ordinary palate. Must be improved by a better hop character.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Bavik Ezel Wit from Brouwerij De Brabandere 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
re-rate: Cloudy tan colour. Aroma is more to the footy, mushroomy yeast side of things than to anything else, though there is a bit of doughy (there’s that yeast again) malt. Fresh, somewhat biscuity, malt character with a hint of spice and florals. The yeast is toned down quite a bit on the palate, but still lends a bit more foot than I want, like background feedback on my CD. Slight notch higher.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
The aroma is powerful; sour and acidic with notes of sweetness and sharpness. The color is deep red, almost brown and it has a fine light brown head, though fast disappearing. The flavor is sweet, wellbalanced and round - the sharpness must have been taken by the oak-casks. But the sharpness lies hidden. A fantastic flavor, though a little thin in the middle before it starts prickling the tongue.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Petrus Tripel from Brouwerij De Brabandere 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Typical belgian tripel color. Some very sparkly effervescence though. Aroma is tart yet sweet, like a apple-cranberry sweet and sour sauce. Definitely a little bit of the pear/tart apple cider aroma. Very tart to begin with, but has a rich honey flavor on the back of the palette. Finishes with a chewy yellow raisin texture/flavor that is very tasty!! While I am extremely impressed with the aftertaste/finish, I do not care for the initial overly tart/dry flavor, that is too big up front and lurking.