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Big Boss Hells Belle Belgian Blond

Big Boss Hells Belle Belgian Blond

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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Big Boss Brewing Company (ex Edenton Brewery)

Raleigh, North Carolina USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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663.1/5.03.09/5.07%39.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This style originated in Belgium to compete with the pilsners from Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Poland. It is a fruity ale with very strong carbonation, with complex, spicy flavors like cloves.

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 ryan (1707), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20

Jun 10, 2008  
Courtesy of TURDFERGUSON. Hazy gold body with a tiny white head. Nose is bit too heavy handed with the banana, clove and bubblegum. Some notes of cotton candy, honey and herbals hops hidden in there as well. Light to moderate sweetness with moderate bitterness. Plenty of herbal hops but the seem a bit rough and ragged. The malts are very sugar oriented with mostly cotton candy. The fruit and clove character is a bit overbearing. Medium body is chewy with moderate carbonation.

 riversideAK (1757), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle from turdferguson. Thanks! Initial aromas of light fruity yeast, some sweetness from the malt, and some spice. The oddness comes in here, as I start to get notes of salt and sardines. The flavors is salty, musty, funky, fishy. Extremely unusual. Oh yeah, pale gold with a thin head. There had to have been something wrong with this. Undrinkable.


brewski519 (31), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours a light golden color with very little head that lingers just a moment. Very fruity aroma with a scent of banana, lemon, clove and spice. The taste re-affirmed the aroma - fruity and lots of clove. A decent beer by a local brewery but not my favorite that Big Boss produces.


 drfabulous (803), Columbia, Missouri, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 18, 2008  
Big let down. Expected more. Sweet. Not much body. Very thin overall and felt like it relied too much on outside sugars.


 hopscotch (4679), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/103/56/20
Nov 17, 2008  
Bottle… Clear golden ale with a small, fizzy, white head. The aroma is of honey and spice - orange blossoms, clove and overripe, black banana. Medium-bodied and oily with prickly carbonation. Sweet, sticky, meaty flavor with very low bitterness. Everything blends in the worst possible way to create a ketchup-like smell and taste. Finishes bland and dry. Not at all good, but thanks for trying, I think. <b>Bottle provided by whomever bonused it to mgumby10&#033;</b>


 dalekliz (292), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy brownish-amber with a thin white head. Sweet and sharp aroma, of malt, yeast, citrus, caramel. Quite sweet taste, of malt, yeast, caramel then gets sharper and picks up fruit notes. Lingering sharpness. Not bad, but not great.



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