JorisPPattyn (5171), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Sep 29, 2008 Small yellow head, persistent over fully hazy ochre-orange beer. Sweetish, spiced, but not specificaly honey; garden herbs. Dry, fiery malts taste, less sweet, unless in the finish. Sugary, but not at all like candi sugar. Cristallized malts. Well bodied, very slick, near syrupy. Generally speaking, this beer is too sweet for my taste. But it has a strong character, and it represents more than just an ordinary, syrupy beer. fonefan (11525), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Aug 11, 2008 Bottle 75cl @ [ Mafioso Blind Tasting @ yespr, Bottle #36.] Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruit sweet. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (300508) Glouglouburp (2826), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jun 18, 2008 In short: A smooth, fluffy and yeasty Belgian Blonde Ale. Highly drinkable.
How: Bottle. Sample at Mondial de la Bière 2008
The look: Clear dark blonde body topped by a large white head
In long: A pleasant fruity meringue nose. Very yeasty beer, soft fluffy body with honeyed peaches, honeyed bananas and honeyed other things. Very round and smooth. A strong herbal feeling. Dry finish. Well balanced. Alcohol well concealed. Despite a 9% abv this felt more like a session Belgian Ale than a Belgian Strong Ale. After so many disappointing Italian beers, finally a good one, Eurika!
KimJohansen (7046), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 16, 2008 [Italian Blind tasting @ yespr, Bottle 36#] Hazy golden with tiny off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with yeasty notes. Sweet flavor with ripe fruits, yeast and caramel notes. Ends sweet. Maria (6243), Thisted, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 10, 2008 Blind tasting @ Yespr. Orange and hazy with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of coriander, caramel and sweetness. The flavour is sweet with notes of coriander, citrus, yeast, malt and light caramel. Rastacouere (5553), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 3, 2008 Objectively speaking:
Pleasant heavyweight that feels much lighter.
I like:
Very well extracted honey. Perfumey and enticing aroma.. Masked alcohol. Agreeable spiciness. Competent toasted malt background. Original yeast signature.
I dislike:
This would not stand out in a mass of great beers, but is delivious on its own.
Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jun 2, 2008 #36
Bottle 75 cl. [Mafioso testing @ yespr, thanks Alex for the beer] Average fin bubbled white head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Cloudy golden color with particles in flow. Aroma of peach, fruit, hint of coriander. Over the palate came mild caramel. Medium bodied with a lively carbonation and hint of alcoholic texture. Moderated sweet flavor with light bitter and acidic. Fruity and malty sweet lingering finish. 6 / 3 / 6 / 3 / 12 = 3.0
fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jun 2, 2008 2008-05-30, blind tasting at Yespr’s Hazy deep blond color. Some hoppy aroma, maybe honey. Sweetish flavor, with a lightly soapy finish. Drinkable.
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