Baladin Elixir

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Piozzo, Italy

Italian Tasting at FOF, Gyngen, Aarhus, DK Bottled, 291008. Orange with nice head. Aroma of malt and alcohol. Flavor is dry and fresh with notes of orange and over ripe fruit

Bottle at Bruxellensis 2008, Brussels, Belgium Clear, amber body. Off-white, creamy/fizzy head. Not very intense aroma with some hints of hops, wood. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter flavour. Heavily bodied., but not very complex, rather flat indeed.

A Mes rate: Bottle at GBBF.
A gorgeous clean amber colour with an impressive thick and stable white head. Massive pineapple in the aroma (and I love pineapple) along with some almond like alcohol and some lovely tropical fruit hops that could almost be Sauvin. The flavour is along the same lines but it held back by some all too apparent burnt malt. Biiiiiig fruity finish with lots of sugar brings it back on track. I like this,

Bottle. Very agressive high and lasting creamy white head. Hazy amber body. Aroma of oranges, lemon and plums. Flavor as indicated by the aroma with the addition of mild hops and a hint of alcohol. Low carbonation, long aftertaste.

Bottled - GBBF 2008. A very murky light brown coloured beer. The aroma has spritzy yeastiness and some light fruits and decent Belgian styled hoppiness. The taste is yeasty with peppery hops. Highly carbonated and very obviously Belgian in influence.

Bottle that I picked up at GBBF, and drank at Cropredy Festival 2008 Pours light amber in colour with light beige head. Some toffee and banana on the nose not unlike banoffee pie along with some yeast also slight tinge of sourness. Flavour is much the same as the aroma but with a smattering of fruitiness thrown into the equation, nice beer.

Bottled. Honeyish golden colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is spices, alcohol, earth and fruits. Flavour is the same with some fudge and grass. Alcohol gives a nice burning touch in the finish.

Clear amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruits, caramel and yeasty notes. Sweet yeasty flavor with overripe fruits, caramel and alcohol that kicks in towards the end.