5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

28/XII/24 - on tap @ Au Brasseur (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1333)

Deep red brown beer, aery irregular light beige head, unstable, falls down quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: good roasted malts, a hint of chocolate, some caramel, ripe to overripe banana, yeasty, spicy touch, some coriander. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: malty start, gentle roast, bitter, some cold coffee, musty, a bit stale, dusty, some coriander. Aftertaste: bitter, soft roast, some cocoa powder, again with the coriander, cardboard, stale, don’t like it very much, and yet it was the best of the 5 beers we’ve tried. Oh boy.

4.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

28/XII/24 - on tap @ Au Brasseur (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1332)

Clear copper orange beer, creamy yellowish to light beige head, pretty stable, a little adhesive. Aroma: dirty, lots and lots of sulphur, sewers, spicy, coriander and cloves, some nutmeg maybe. It’s like the jacked up version of the Ambrée, and not in a good way. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots and lots of cloves, coriander, some nutmeg, dry, a bit malty, unpleasant bitterness. Aftertaste: a bit sourish, very spicy, cloves, all cloves, nutmeg and coriander, dry, some bread crust, bitter finish. Pretty bad.

5.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

28/XII/24 - on tap @ Au Brasseur (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1331)

Clear orange beer, creamy yellowish head, unstable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: some orange peel, a bit oxidized, malty, some honey, and again, lots and lots of coriander, a bit floral, some cloves. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very spicy, coriander, cloves, bitter, watery, a bit grassy, some caramel malts. Aftertaste: bitter, spicy, lots of coriander, bubble gum, watery, dry finish, bleh. None of these beers are very convincing…

5.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

28/XII/24 - on tap @ Au Brasseur (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1330)

Pretty clear light orange beer, creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: a bit malty, dirty, sulphur, sewerage, coriander, spicy, grains, cow fodder, meh. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: some banana, bubble gum, coriander, gentle bitterness, metallic again. Aftertaste: bitter, soapy, grains, unpleasant, more coriander, beh.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

28/XII/24 - on tap @ Au Brasseur (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1329)

Cloudy blond yellow beer, creamy dense yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of cloves, some banana and banana peel, orange peel, some coriander. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: a little bitter up front, metallic touch, cloves, bubble gum, banana peel, a bit grassy. Aftertaste: more banana peel, a bitter touch, a bit medicinal, pretty metallic, coriander in the finish. Not really great.

6.5

(#1226)(#32 FR)(#8 Grand Est)

6.5

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

Tap at the brewpub. Hazy dark brown with short lasting beige head. Roasted malts, dark chocolate, earthy funk, dead leaves, soft dried plums, mineral. Light sweet and medium bitter. Under medium bodied. This one has a light infection obviously, but it’s actually not too bad.

6

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

Tap at the brewpub. Hazy light amber with almost white head. Spicy yeast, sweet caramel malts, light orange, dusty paper, bitter grassy notes, cloves, cardamom, flowery. Medium sweet, bit over medium bitter. Medium bodied. OK.

6

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

Tap at the brewpub. Bit hazy golden with white head. Light yeasty, cloves, sweet bready malts, light herbs, more spicy yeast. Medium sweet and solid medium yeasty bitter. Medium bodied. Meh.

6.8

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

Tap at the brewpub. Hazy straw with big white head. Coriander, wheat, lots of dry grainy notes and dusty herbs, wheat flour, light lemon, cloves, almonds. Light sweet, under medium bitter and soft tart touch. Just medium bodied and slight dry feel. Pretty decent actually.