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

Bottle thnx to the brewer Pours fuzzy , darker blonde . Good white head . Smell is hoppy . Bit aromatic , mostly bitter Bitter . Green , grassy . Bit dissapointing taste and too high carbo . . Harsher drinkability than their dark sister . Not bad , but not great .

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

Courtesy of Kraddel. 33 cl. bottle sampled. Dark pomegranate blackish dark brown, mocha head. Ground chocolate in the nose, lovely mellow hops, touch floral, pine, kiwi, white grapes. Taste is cocoa powder upfront, chocolate milk, nice mellow kiwi, exotic fruit, floral hops followed by tad liquorish and vinous streak. Touch grainy, lighter body. Quite nice & quite enjoyable, nicely done.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle thnx to the brewer Pours dark brown, good white head Smell is hoppy , bitter , bit malty , bit floral . Taste is good , soft , bit bitter , some dark malts , some aromatic aspects . Nothing too different . Just a very well made example of the style .

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

Bouteille 33cl de Geers, BB 01/2016. De couleur ambrée, col épais crémeux et blanc cassé. Arôme offre de suite de belles notes houblonnées. Ces dernières tirent sur un citronné léger accompagné de qcq agrumes. Je trouve le Citra un peu en retrait au profil d’une amertume plus renforcée venant de Smaragd et Challenger qui offrent ce bouquet plus noble allemand à la Hallertauer. Le malté perce en rétro-nasal offrant un bouquet caramel-pâle léger qui reste un peu en retrait par rapport aux houblons. Cependant, les vertus du Citra s’ouvrent nettement plus après 15-20 minutes et là, le côté agrumes plaisant du Citra ressort à son avantage. Palais alterne malté caramel-pâle avec un fruité citronné, agrumes voire pamplemousse. Le Citra apporte qcq pointes de raisin blanc propice à cette version. Les deux autres houblons, Challenger et Smaragd, restent plus en amérisant avec un petit rappel à l’Amarillo et le noble allemand. Je note un profil qui fait penser à la version Alpha revisitée avec plus de malt et sans les pelures. C’est d’ailleurs le profil des deux houblons qui couvrent un peu le caractère du Citra et pour moi font que cette bière, quoique agréable, manque juste un peu de ce caractère Black IPA américain.

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

Bottle thanks to Colin. It pours hazy golden with a medium white head. The nose is soft, fresh, tangerine, nectarine, grain, dough and a light spicy edge, akin to hot cross buns. The taste is bitter-sweet, earth, dough, tangy, orange sponge cake and a touch of alcohol with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty alright.

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

Bottle shared in London - thanks to Colin for this guy. Pours mostly clear with a cream, white head. The nose has dry, pale bread, grains, hay. Medium sweet flavor with some Belgian yeast, bubblegum, bitter grain husks, sugary wheat. Light bodied with average to lively carbonation. Sweet finish with dry pale malts, citrus, bitter hay, grains, bubblegum. Meh. OK.

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

Bottle from Hopduvel. Dark brown, nice beige foam. Medium carbonation. Fruity aroma. Notes of caramel, roasted malts and hops. Light bitter finish. Also some sourness which doesn’t fit very well. Medium body. Good, but I was expecting more.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Brussels Beer Project Dark Sister (by Brussels Beer Project):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5

7/II/14 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: I/2016 (2014-180)

Clear dark reddish brown beer, huge creamy dense beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, some chunks from the last part of the bottle. Aroma: very resinous, piny, little fruity, some citrus, exotic fruits. MF: lots of carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, citrus, some caramel, pineapple, pretty bitter, little sour, some red currants, sweet malts as well, nice piny bitterness. Aftertaste: very bitter, lots of citrus, grapefruit, caramel, pineapple, some passion fruits, yummy! Soft mocha touch, nice bitter ending. Great impression of the beer style!

Very nice. Much more flavourful than Delta.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

1st December 2013
Hazy gold beer with a little white head. Palate is minerally crisp and dry. Light creamy malt, semi dry. Orangey hops, a little tangy and a little sharp with a good dose of lemon. Finishes smooth with a mellow bitter linger. Pretty decent - like the hop profile and hope to try Smaragd hops again.