7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy of markwise. Pours deep dark with cherry red hues and lasting thin mocha head The aroma is malty with malt balls, chocolate, some roastiness and a modest level of cherry fruit sweetness and tartness. The taste is much different starting with an initial pulse of malt and caramel sweetness followed quickly by cherry and berry tartness. The flavor only has hints of the maltiness noted in the nose. It ends with lingering cherry tartness and fading sweetness.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2009
at 08:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
courtesy of markwise. pours dark brown/black with off white head. Aroam of raspberries, roasted malts. Taste, some sour notes of raspberries, roasted malts, and a light tart fruity finish.
Tried
on 29 May 2009
at 16:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Location: 12 oz bottle, Friend picked up a 6 pack in NC, drank it 3/20/09
Aroma: Mostly spiced fruit, some malty nose as well
Appearance: Cloudy orange color, minimal head
Flavor: Similar to the nose, sweet, little malty
Palate: Decent body for a Blonde, but pretty weak overall
Overall Impression: Fruity Blonde, not something to go out of your way for, but worth trying, I wouldn't call this a Belgian Ale, more of a fruity low alcohol Tripel or a Blonde
Aroma: Mostly spiced fruit, some malty nose as well
Appearance: Cloudy orange color, minimal head
Flavor: Similar to the nose, sweet, little malty
Palate: Decent body for a Blonde, but pretty weak overall
Overall Impression: Fruity Blonde, not something to go out of your way for, but worth trying, I wouldn't call this a Belgian Ale, more of a fruity low alcohol Tripel or a Blonde
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2009
at 00:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle courtesy of MaltOMeal. Bottled on October 08 per the notches on the bottle. Pour is hazed golden with a lot of carbonation bubbles. 1/2 inch white head falls quick. The final pour of this beer was very cloudy and murky (even with leaving ~ 1 inch in the bottle. Aroma of sweet fruitiness and yeast spiciness. Some nice toasted maltiness behind that. Nice nose. Taste is initially a bunch of the fruit (apple, pear) fruit sweetness. Some burnt brown sugar sweetness present as well. The malt adds a nice toasted quality to the finish. The spicy, earthy clove yeast is present. Flavors are clean, though not that melded. Palate is medium, slick and oily, surprisingly not cloying. Carbonation is pretty high. Some hay grassiness is in the longish finish. Overall, a nice one, sort of a lower ABV Tripel. Thanks Bill!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2009
at 17:54
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice crisp hazy golden orange coloured body with a dense tan head - perfect in appearance at least! Aroma of yeast, coriander seed, curacao, lemons and a lot of wheat - pretty damn nice too! Medium-bodied; Strong assertive spices with cloves, anise and yeast coming through big time. Potent and complex aftertaste - pretty nice and spicy, not much sweetness here. Overall, a very nice beer - I don’t know how people didn’t like this one...I thought it was really good for an American brewing this style. I think it’s more of a tripel than anything else, but it could be classified by a plain old Belgie Ale. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Durham, North Carolina on 31-August-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 24-January-2009.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2009
at 01:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 355ml.Light light unclear medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate yeasty, chees, barnyard. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081004]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2009
at 07:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Rogueone for sharing bottle #1658, labeled as "Aces & Ates". Pours black with a thin tan head that retreats quickly to an outer ring. Spotty rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted coffee and some malt. Medium, creamy body with flavors of coffee and milk chocolate, along with a touch of mildly bitter hops. The finish is smooth and roasty with a malt and coffee aftertaste. Decent overall, although it may have suffered a bit from being tried after the Wake & Bake which is more dry and robust.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2009
at 20:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours slight cloudy yellow with a fully gone head. Mild spiced yeasty aroma. Clove spiced flavour with a mellow yeasty presence. Smooth into a nice finish with light yeasty fruity notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2008
at 03:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a cloudy yellow with a quickly going white head. Aroma is sweet with malts, honey and some spiceyness. Taste is sweet with some appricot, and other fruits. Water like mouthfeel, light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2008
at 14:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle courtesy ucusty. Thanks! Pours a slightly cloudy amber-orange with a weak, quickly disappearing head. Syrupy peach/pineapple aroma with grain and caramel notes. Much drier taste with some fruity notes, grass, hay and bitter hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2008
at 20:09