dnicolaescu (3911) reviewed Dubbel (Merlot BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
DRAFT. Hazy amber-red, beige head. THE aroma has quite a bit of red wine / pomace / light vinegar notes, oak vanilla blending nicely in. The malts are getting lost behind. The taste is halfway beweet an basic dubbel with a bit of wine barrel footorints, tannic dryness. Yep, nice but not as spectacular as the Tripel. 3,7/5.
BOTTLE. Hazy red-brown, big beige head. The aroma has quite a few things going on apart from the usual suspects. There's the expected notes of dark fruit and dark crystal malts (though, not as strong as in the base beer), there's wine barrel - both woody and pomace notes, vanilla fruit cake, even notes of licorice candies - sort of like salmiakki. The taste follows, with those dark fruit / wine barrel notes, light sweetness, subtle spicy bitterness. Yep, the wine barrel certainly adds some interesting notes but also mutes the classic dark fruit / crystal sugar / spicy booze profile. Interesting, solid, though not a breakthrough success. 3,7/5.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
BOTTLE. Opaque deep red-brown, huge frothy mocha head. The fruit (blackberry / raspberry) is pretty strong and dominant. Some spicy fruit seed funk. As the beer warms up you start to get some dark caramel and booze. The taste is thankfully less fruity. The usual dark sugar, dark fruit, fruit cake and spicy alcohol being spiced.. Errr.. Fruited up by the blackberries. Being rather subtle here, they do actually add a value to the base beer. The vanilla is not standing out in any way, but probably does make the flavour a little more round and mellow. It is a very smooth and rounded beer, and the fruit mostly does good, just wish it didn't smell that strong.
DRAFT. Lots of fruit and jam upfront, then it's the same good old Quad. As the temperature grows, the malts fight back.
dnicolaescu (3911) reviewed Tripel from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Hazy amber, sparkling off-white head. Strong fruity aroma - dried apricots, raisins - some dark honey, followed by a good prick of spicy (and quite hot) alcohol. The flavour follows the aroma, albeit at half the intensity. The spicy alcohol and robust herbal hop bitterness finish the beer nicely. Obviously, not as luscious as the BA version, but a solid authentic Tripel it is.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Quadrupel (Belize Rum BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Pours dark brown, small white head. Smell shows some rum, mild dried fruits. taste is thin, not as thick bodied nor intense as I had hoped. Rum is clear, but doesnt provide an overly boozy sensation, countering my fears. Pretty decent, but could use a more intense maltbase.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed See the Light? from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
25th August 2019
Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Smooth and somewhat airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, a little dark malt cream. Mellow creamy dark chocolate with a near perfectly integrated soft Cappuccino coffee. Mellow fruity tones on the back end. Description says Pralines and I have to say I am persuaded. Soft finish. My second beer from Oriel and it's an impressive Impy, light and flavoursome. Definitely a brewery to watch.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Țuiple'Up (Tuica BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brandy-barrel aged tripel with lemongrass, an unusual idea concocted by Belgian HopSaSam and Romanian Oriel, tasted at Gents Bierfestival. Thick and frothy, papery lacing, egg-white, stable head on a misty orangey peach blonde beer. Aroma of ripe peach, banana, honey, sweetbread, pear, gin or indeed some kind of plum brandy (slivovitz), cloves and other vague spicy notes but not really lemongrass, at least not explicitly so. Sweet onset, banana, apricot and peach, light sourish note perhaps attributable to the lemongrass which otherwise largely fails to make an impression, medium fizz, supple and fluffy sweetbready and very lightly caramelly maltiness, light floral hop bitterness; spicy-phenolic effects in the finish, quite explicitly so and no doubt accentuated by the Romanian brandy factor, which also provides a clear brandy-like colour to the finish, as well as a lot of heat. Sweet tripel in its core, the brandy effect being clearly present and fitting in well, but I think this beer may improve and become more distinguished with a longer time in the barrel; as for the lemongrass, I hardly spotted it, so if the brewers think this ingredient works in this flavour composition, then next time I would recommend to add it a bit more generously. Somewhat underwhelming compared with HopSaSam's own and highly profiled creations here in Belgium, but still a fine beer nonetheless, certainly when seen from a Romanian point of view...
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Quadrupel (Belize Rum BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Oriel Quadrupel (Belize Rum BA) (by Oriel Beer):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
18/VIII/19 - 33cl bottle @ Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1293)
Clear dark brown beer, small to no head. Aroma: caramel, alcohol, nice stuff, some ripe banana, bit earthy. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, bit oxidized, some dried fruits, little bitter, sweet malts, caramel. Aftertaste: caramel, bit earthy, malty touch, soft roast, alcohol, some dried fruits, alcohol.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Țuiple'Up (Tuica BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Oriel x HopSaSam Țuiple'Up (Tuica BA) (by Oriel Beer):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
18/VIII/19 - 33cl bottle from HopSaSam @ Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1265)
Clear orange beer, small creamy soapy irregular off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: very fruity, floral, bit soapy, lots of wine, dried fruits, some fennel, yeasty, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: bit yeasty, very soapy, floral, soft acidity, floral, weird. Aftertaste: yeast, coriander, banana peel, soft bitterness.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Țuiple'Up (Tuica BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Transparant thick head over orangey-copperish clear beer. Quite spicy nose, dried herbs, but also pharmaceutical. Again a pharmaceutical touch, not unpleasant, maybe a tad paracetamol. Citrus, citrusrind. Medium bodied; feels light. Good carbonation. Pharmaceutical, rather than barrels...
DerPhilynck (3851) ticked Quadrupel (Belize Rum BA) from Oriel Beer 6 years ago