 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 3, 2005
Unsure of the date on this one, sampled at Julios Spring Beer Fest, 04/02/05. Bottle. Pour is a light straw yellow, with a faint tinge of amber. White head is large and mostly lasting. Aroma of light bret, spicy hops and hay, quite dry and rustic, with some white pepper, and perhaps some caravienne and biscuit malts. Dryness in the nose is very pronounced in the body. A uniquely flavored beer, for me, as I have tasted little like this. Some similarities to Orval, though nowhere near as hoppy, but it has that dry, almost band-aid like yeast quality, with some hay and light bread/grains. Dry toast, lightly astringent. Seems like lots of white pepper, though that may just be lots of dry biscuit malt. Engaging carbonation is natural and does not interrupt the medium, smooth body. No alcohol noted, wow, didnt realize this was 8 abv. Some honey, band-aids/plastic and cracked grains linger on, but ultimately far too dry for my tastes.
nightrider (242), encinitas, California, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Yellow golden and white head. Citrus yeasty aromas. Bready, citrus with a touch of sweetness. Good pleasant finish. Very nice.
The_Epeeist (976), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 5, 2008 11.2 oz bottle. Cloudy orange brwn with a puffy white head. Nose is yeast, dough and a touch of lemon. Bright, bubbly and crisp. Taste is lemon and banana with a lime zest finish. A nice Blond with a hint of honey.
swooper (94), Kladno, Czech Republic
Oct 5, 2008 alcohol, bread, hazy, golden, frothy, white wonderfull foam, medium bitterness, light sweetness, fizzy, lively, full body, astringent,
Borup (996), Albertslund, Denmark
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle. Golden colour with a fine off-white head. Aroma and flavour of hops, malt, herbal and spice.
freekyp (816), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
Oct 1, 2008 This beer has a unique quality of being aggressive, but still being mellow at the same time. Aroma is yeasty with a sweet honey tone, as is the flavor. Malt dominant, there is just enough hop bitterness to keep the sweetness from getting to be too much. Nice black pepper notes show up in the latter part of the swallow. Carbonation is spritzy. An amazing looking beer, the head on this thing rose a full inch above the rim of my Belgian goblet, and stayed there for a good five minutes. Pours cloudy maize with a lot of floating yeast chunks. The alcohol is present but not intrusive.
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