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Witkap Pater Singel

Style: Belgian Ale
Brewer: Brouwerij Slaghmuylder
Location: Ninove , Belgium
Score: 3.42 (398 ratings)

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 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA 3.8glennmastrange  
Can. Moderate malt aromas of caramel and roasted, moderate to heavy hops of pine and grapefruit, light soap, with toffee and dried fruit. Head is average size, frothy, off-white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is clear light amber/orange. Flavor starts lightly to moderately sweet and acidic, then the long finish is lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is medium, watery and has a soft carbonation. It still amazes me when a quality beer, such as this comes out of a can.
 Saint Arnold Elissa IPA 3.26ROW  
copper pour with a small white head , great hop aroma and taste. this is a solid IPA .This beer is named after ELISSA, a tall ship now moored in GalvestonSaint Arnold is donating a portion of the proceeds of this beer to the Galveston Historical District for preservation of this ship.
 Victory Moonglow Weizenbock 3.6ChainGangGuy  
16 ounce pint - $6.50 at Taco Mac in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Descends from the top-level tap a mid-range mahogany-hued body topped with a finger of off-white foam. Smell: Tangy, spiced bouquet of bready dark malted wheat and supporting clove and peeled banana notes, as well as sweet-scented hints of caramel and golden syrup. Taste: Ah, the tanginess of German wheat malt with a taste of toasted bread smothered in gooey, sweet caramel sauce. Mingled amidst the malty tastes are some spicy phenols providing a mild, easy-going cracked clove flavor. Also, some fruity touches of raisins and bananas to be found in there. Hint of sourish yeast. Lightly spicy, herbal hop character with a mild, restrained level of bitterness. Finishes tangy and malty and pretty crisp, I must say. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-high carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: An agreeable Fall seasonal that isn’t just another Pumpkin Ale or Oktoberfest. Although the alcohol isn’t overly evident in the taste, it sure did sneak up on me later, providing me with quite a glow of my own.
 Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout 4TheCaptain  
Bottle - Poured a rich black with small tight foam head. Robust roast on the nose with hints of chocolate. Malt smooth with chocolate and mild hop notes. Coats the tongue, has a coco liquor texture to it. Some slight bitterness. Very enjoyable.
 Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen 3.56ROW  
golden pour with a small white head , fits the style perfect and it should it is one of the seven true octobertest brewers.
 Multi-Brasses Moka dOr 3.2GRM  
Brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased at Le Grand Duc on June 6 2009, savoured on November 19 2009; eye: amber with a reddish hue, clear, good effervescence, head disappears completely almost immediately; nose: raspberry, malt, light hops; mouth: raspberry, malt, hops is more present than I expected, lightly acrid finale in raspberry with presence of hops, light-medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, slick, a bit thin, lightly acidic; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, achetée chez Le Grand Duc le 6 juin 2009, savourée le 19 novembre 2009; œil : ambrée avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, bonne effervescence, mousse disparaît complètement et rapidement; nez : framboise, malt, léger houblon; bouche : framboise, malt, houblon plus présent que je ne l’aurais pensé, finale légèrement âcre en framboise avec présence de houblon, corps léger-moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, coulante, un peu mince, légère acidité; en résumé : bien aimé
 Atlanta Laughing Skull Amber Ale (2009 - present) 3.3ChainGangGuy  
16 ounce pint - $4.50 at Taco Mac in Kennesaw, Georgia. The first official pint of Atlanta Brewing’s revived and reformulated Laughing Skull poured at this location from a handle-less ta. It’s been more than a few years since we’ve last seen Laughing Skull. The last encounter I recall, was when I lived within walking distance of their previous location on William Street. Heck, I may even have a well-worn LS shirt around here somewhere. Appearance: Served up a crystal clear, appropriately amber-hued body with a thinnish, near white head. Though thin, it is lasting and provides for some nice lacing. Smell: Offers a modest nose smelling lightly of toasty amber malts, a vague hint of fruit, and some spicy, herbaceous hop notes. Taste: Toasty, sweetish flavor of amber malts with a background hint of light brown sugar. A little blip of fruitiness passes by now and again. A touch of crisp graininess arrives late in the taste. Earthy, spicy, lightly zesty hop character but with only a subdued bitterness. Beyond a small, final hint of toast, Laughing Skull finishes quite clean and dry. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-high carbonation. Drinkability: I recall the old Laughing Skull performing well in terms of ease of drinkability, and this new rendition definitely follows in its footsteps.
 Flying Dog Woody Creek White 3.2glennmastrange  
Bottle. Light aromas all around, with hay for the malt, lemon for the hops, soap for the yeast, and background notes of coriander, apple and vinegar. Head is small, fizzy, white with a small ring of lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy light yellow. Flavor starts. moderately acidic to start and finishes moderately acidic and bitter a a bit tart. Palate is light, watery with a fizzy carbonation. One of the crispest and effervescent Witbiers I’ve had. Lots of burps in every bottle.
 Breckenridge Agave Wheat 3.1ChainGangGuy  
Appearance: Pours out a faintly hazed, dark yellow body with a smallish, short-lived, white head, regardless of the steady streams of persistent effervescence. Smell: Mild malted barley and wheat scents with the smallest hints of citrus and spice. I’d say I’m picking up the floral-vegetal tones the agave is laying down, but, in a blind taste test, I may have, in all honesty, missed it entirely. Actually, given some chance to warm (I spent a few minutes trying to compare the tap line-up in front of me versus the menu to see if anything had changed since the last printing), the agave does become a bit more apparent. Taste: Fairly pale malted barley combined with crisp, oh-so crackery wheat along with a light, low level of sweetness. Whereas the aroma left me wondering if I was picked up on the agave or not, the taste has a more clear-cut agave taste, though it’s by no means overbearing because, really, how much flavoring does one need in a light wheat ale? Light hop presence with some hints of spice and lemony citrus and no more than a mild bitterness. Little tastes of wheat and agave preclude the relatively clean, crisp finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-high carbonation. Drinkability: Formulated with quick, easy consumption in mind, but, thankfully provides just a bit more character with its added agave flavor than some of the other altogether bland AWA’s on the market.
 Great Divide Titan IPA 3.3JonnyC22  
Pretty decent IPA, only complaint is that it had too much of a "wood" flavor. Maybe that was the point.
 De Molen / Mikkeller Mikkel & Menno Weizenbock 3.6Theis  
Bottle at home. Clear dark red/brown - offwhite head. High malty, medium hoppy, sweetness, Mikkel classic hop profile, nutty, red berries, fruity, caramel, citrus, soapy, light yeasty notes, ryebread, light notes in the finish. OK.
 Rohozec Skalák Světlý Ležák Premium 12° 2.8Svesse  
(Draught at Monk’s Café, Sveavägen, Stockholm) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty nose with hay, grassy hops and a touch of lemon. Malty, clean taste with notes of bread, hay and grassy hops. Dry and bitter finish. Medium body. Crisp and fresh beer with a dry, hoppy bitterness. Enjoyable.
 Fürstenberg Weizen Kristallklar 3jaghana  
Bottle 50. A golden and very clear beer with a white head. Smell is as typical as a german weizen beer. A bit acid - sour, less intresting as expexted.
 Blackhorse Coalminers Stout 3.3ChainGangGuy  
Appearance: Dark brown, near black body with a persisting, tan-colored head. Smell: Aroma smelling of roasted and chocolate malts marked by a secondary, inappropriate note of diacetyl. Even with the buttery diacetyl, it smells a-ok. Taste: Lightly sweet, malty tastes of chocolate and roasty, though not particularly bold coffee. As my dear, darling friend Fifi says, "it’s a bit mocha-ish." Good call, Feefers. Light touch of blackened grains are the source of the nominal bitterness present. Blackhorse is continually consistent in one facet -- each beer has some degree of buttery diacetyl present. Thankfully, it’s relatively light when set against the dark malt character and makes for a hint of Butterfingers. Roasty, Butterfinger-y finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-low carbonation. Drinkability: An above-average, acceptable stout (even with the diacetyl).
 Redhook Tripel 3.5RHeastings  
Enjoyed from a 750ml bottle in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours a medium to full-golden color with a surprisingly small white head. The nose gives hints of Belgian/Westmalle esters, along with some very perceptible Munich/Cara-Munich malt character. The palate shows a lot more malt character than many other American examples of the style; a pleasant surprise, as many examples seem to be all pilsner and sugar and are lacking on overall character and drinkability. A slight hop spice is evident. The palate is a really nice melange of malt character (almost pale- or strong ale-like), combined with the traditional Belgian yeast character. Overall, nicely done.
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…and a nice herbal hoppy presence in the aroma. Soft hay and grains greet the tongue, followed by a touch of honeybread and earthy hops right along side it; finish is a bit on the hoppy side. Clean, crisp, but still full of flavor; both malt and hops are strong,… -- badbeer of Rothaus Pils Tannen Zäpfle
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