 DruncanVeasey (2753), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 28, 2007 Updated: Jan 30, 2007Glugs musically from the (750ml) bottle. Spritzy and almost Rose (wine) red. The fizz soon settles down, but a creamy head remains. Slightly cooked malt, hops, strawberry and metal in the snout. Quite a silky mouthfeel. A sourish metallic fruity flavour not a million miles from the Tanglefoot I had last night. Sweetly malty and subtle. None of the whiskeyish graininess and acrid metal I was expecting. A hugely drinkable fusion of northern French and Belgian styles, possibly very lightly spiced.
JorisPPattyn (5192), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 17, 2005 Pretty aged bottle Brown-amber beer with positively ghastly chunks of funk; big bubbles not able to sustain the disparate head. Very fresh-fruity nose, carbonated fruitjuice-like (pineapple?), liquorice and caramel. A fruit caramel! Liquorice, bitterish flavour, partly roasted, burnt malt, partly wood. Rosewater and caramel flavours. Again a quite fruity character. Very little apparent oxidation, no acidity. Slick, because of the protein precipitation, medium bodied, thinner texture than when young. Not bad, has always been one of France’s best - and few original - abbey-style beers. Amber was the original colour. Drank this one from the tap once - in Crespin!
rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2007 (Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Bottle. Nice clear amber color, offwhite head. Malty, nutty aroma. Malty and somewhat sourish flavor, nutty and with some caramel.
harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 10, 2006 75cl bottle from Carrefour, Calais. Attractive clear amber colour with a lasting thick white head. Malty aroma. Candy sugar, bit of whisky even in the mouth flavours. Nice hoppy tingly finish. Really nice amber actually. Good balance of malt and hop.
KnutAlbert (3217), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Bottle, thanks to Nightfall.
Fine amber, lively carbonation. Grapefruit, warming alcohol, not much of a body. Not lambic-like in its sourness, but it has Belgian relatives on the yeast side of the family. The warming finish signals a beer stronger than it actually is.
larsniclas (3390), Gothenburg, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 28, 2007 Bottled.
Deep golden.
Fresh with a light, grassy sourness.
Really malty with chocolate. A somewhat harsh bitterness.
Jerre (1768), Waregem, Belgium
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 4, 2007 Tap in café Le Mutile (Brule St Amand). Amber brown color ale with a light head. Aroma: malty and fruit. Very belgian ale like, good in balance. Medium bodied. Strong and sweet caramel taste.
TimE (1361), Tokyo, Japan
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 7, 2004 Oranges, sugar candy and all spice dancing around in the nose. The body was yeasty and off dry organish all leading to a rounded earthy finish. Not bad.
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