8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks a ton to puzzl for sharing this - very hazy amber beer - an explosion of oak and cabernet (grape skin tannins, toasted oak) in the aroma, with light funkiness - a bit of acetone up front, but that quickly fades - tart cherries, fruit skins, and a bit of leathery character - the cab comes through quite a bit, and the funkiness adds a unique counterpoint to this - very dry, oaky finish - quite an interesting beer.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2008
at 19:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Bu11zeye. Pours with a pinkish head and a redish body. Aroma is earthy weith some champagne light grape, sourness, light tart blueberries. Immediatly it is a bit too fizzy and a bit dry upon hitting the mouth. Taste is very nice, with a much stronger fruity profile than the aroma leads one to believe. The fruit easily overrides the initial sourness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2008
at 00:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar, thanks! Hyper yeasty unfiltered orange tan color, completely opaque. A great sour beer, which came as a surprise to me considering the Singel designation. An impressive beer I’ll look forward to having again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2008
at 17:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours murky brown with a lacing white head. Fruity and acidic aroma. Acidic and fruity flavour. Mild caramel malty base yet distinct brett and fruity. Acidic to citgric finish. Nice fruity and light wooden finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2008
at 15:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared by puzzl. It pours a beautiful purple color with a pink head that fades quickly. Aroma is funk-cheese with lots of tart berries and even a bit of dry earthiness. Taste is very-berry, dominating, with lots of good natural tartness. Lightly acidic berry-tart finish and lightly drying at the end. The carbonation is strong (despite the stubborn cork) and works wonderful with the sharp tart berries . It’s actually just really fun to drink, a berry attack on the palate, even if its not intensely sour. Have I mentioned berry?
750mL, Oerbier stemmed snifter.
750mL, Oerbier stemmed snifter.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2008
at 23:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft this beer poured a dark golden color with a large yellow-white head The aroma was moderately sweet and fruity. The flavor was sweet, tangy and lightly peppery with a light fruity undertone. There is a light berry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2007
at 19:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft this beer poured a hazy bright golden color with a large yellow-white head. The aroma was spicy, peppery and piney hops. The flavor was spicy, peppery, piney and grapefruity with a long hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2007
at 19:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft this beer poured a cloudy yellow-golden color with a medium sized yellow-white head. The aroma was yeasty, tangy and peppery. The flavor was peppery, spicy, citrusy and wheaty. The finish was long, dry and spicy.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2007
at 19:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught pint at the brewpub, with SuIIy on 4/8/06
Deep, near-coal brown beer, opaque with maroon tinges on the edges. Head rapidly fizzles away to a slight ring on the edge, little to no lacing left behind.
The nose is rather unexpressive, having notes of light fudge and dry raisins to sweeten things, while a moderate amount of roast is apparent on the end. Some light vanilla notes, fresh yeast doughiness and a touch of alcohol finish the rather weak aroma.
The flavor begins much more expressive, however, boasting of rich chocolate fudge double dipped in light toffee. A light prune-like note appears towards the middle, with some maple syrup and banana notes that are quite redolent of Zywiec porter. Though the distinction ends fairly rapidly due to some wateriness and light alcohol that seem to muddle the finish. Carbonation is low again, this time with good effect, helping to concentrate the malt sweetness. Some dark, burnt coffee and espresso notes lie in the finish, but light lactic notes take control and then are lost to a quick finish. Probably more chewy than it is watery, but it shouldnt be watery at all, so that is disconcerting. The chewiness does show a moderate boil time, but I think, it could stand longer.
Deep, near-coal brown beer, opaque with maroon tinges on the edges. Head rapidly fizzles away to a slight ring on the edge, little to no lacing left behind.
The nose is rather unexpressive, having notes of light fudge and dry raisins to sweeten things, while a moderate amount of roast is apparent on the end. Some light vanilla notes, fresh yeast doughiness and a touch of alcohol finish the rather weak aroma.
The flavor begins much more expressive, however, boasting of rich chocolate fudge double dipped in light toffee. A light prune-like note appears towards the middle, with some maple syrup and banana notes that are quite redolent of Zywiec porter. Though the distinction ends fairly rapidly due to some wateriness and light alcohol that seem to muddle the finish. Carbonation is low again, this time with good effect, helping to concentrate the malt sweetness. Some dark, burnt coffee and espresso notes lie in the finish, but light lactic notes take control and then are lost to a quick finish. Probably more chewy than it is watery, but it shouldnt be watery at all, so that is disconcerting. The chewiness does show a moderate boil time, but I think, it could stand longer.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2006
at 09:39
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught tulip at the brewpub with SuIIy on 4/8/06
Beige head lays about at cover, eventually receding (rather quickly) to a ring. Beer is a deep milk chocolate brown, near opaque with little to no lacing.
Aroma shows a fair dose of lactic acid, with British malt nuttiness, some dates and raisins and a lightly spicy Belgian yeast that is almost lost in the roastiness.
Flavor seems to contain mostly chewy nuttiness, some lightly sticky chocolate and toffee, but mainly an odd licorice and lactic note on the end that builds up on the palate, providing too much astringency, while the carbonation, quite low, is not able to clear it. Belgian yeast qualities are very light in this beer, and only provide some doughiness and brief, bare, pepper phenols. I get notions of peanut brittle from all of the astringency. Some chewiness, as mentioned, but plenty of wateriness on end too. Malts are terribly not complex (milk chocolate, dates, peanuts, astringency). Seems to be inspired by the Diabolique, but falls short in drinkability and overall presentation. A bit of alcohol sharpness after warming, as well.
Beige head lays about at cover, eventually receding (rather quickly) to a ring. Beer is a deep milk chocolate brown, near opaque with little to no lacing.
Aroma shows a fair dose of lactic acid, with British malt nuttiness, some dates and raisins and a lightly spicy Belgian yeast that is almost lost in the roastiness.
Flavor seems to contain mostly chewy nuttiness, some lightly sticky chocolate and toffee, but mainly an odd licorice and lactic note on the end that builds up on the palate, providing too much astringency, while the carbonation, quite low, is not able to clear it. Belgian yeast qualities are very light in this beer, and only provide some doughiness and brief, bare, pepper phenols. I get notions of peanut brittle from all of the astringency. Some chewiness, as mentioned, but plenty of wateriness on end too. Malts are terribly not complex (milk chocolate, dates, peanuts, astringency). Seems to be inspired by the Diabolique, but falls short in drinkability and overall presentation. A bit of alcohol sharpness after warming, as well.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2006
at 09:01