Tap at Les Trois 8. Clear dark golden with almost white head. Sweet malts, tangerine, lights oats, flowery, light creamy, orange peel, grassy, soft alcohol. Over medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied too with a touch of alcohol in the finish.

Valt niet tegen. Schuimt veel te hard maar smaakt verder prima naar hop en wiet. Fris, groen, lekker.

Got in a trade with Shanex. 330 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 5/15/2021. Pours fairly hazy deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of cocoa/roast, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good complexity and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of cocoa/roast, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, cocoa/roast, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/roasted bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly chalky/resinous mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this is a very nice amber ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; great soft feel. Great rich dark/Munich malt complexity, balancing earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Feels pretty English styled as expected on the yeast.

Got in a trade with Shanex. 330 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 8/8/2020. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden amber color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and bready malt notes; with big strenght. Taste of big lemon, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate peppery yeast spiciness; and herbal, floral woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a delicious Belgian blonde ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and pretty refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/spicy/drying finish. Great well rounded Belgian yeast complexity, noble hop presence/balance, and clean malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively well made style example.

Got in a trade with Shanex. 330 ml bottle into pint glass, best before 2/5/2021. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, melon, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, melon, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, melon, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no astringent hop flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very good pale ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and pale malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Nicely soft and not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Feels like a mix of Cascade and East Kent Goldings. Nice balanced mix of vibrant citrus/earthy hops, fruity English yeast, and a clean pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering. Feels more like an English pale ale than the labeled APA, but still well made.

Rest bin bucket, lots of carbo, citrus, weed, grass, malty, some caramel, grapefruit, thin, metallic bitterness, floral, mwah

Bottle.Hazy amber colour with small head.Aroma of rye bread and caramel nice malty with hint of brown sugar mild and easy to drink.