TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada Nov 2, 2009 En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté chez Novare Res Bier Café (Portland, ME). Arôme: Très forte odeur d’épices avec une pointe d’houblons. Apparence: La couleur est blonde-orangée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Très fort goût d’épices avec une pointe fruitée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement fruité. (Rating #2718) nickd717 (1265), Palo Alto, California, USA Oct 14, 2009 GABF 2009, poured by the famous Mr. Oliver himself. Brilliant golden color with a lasting white head and some lacing. Aroma is sweet malt and loads of spices, with ginger standing out, along with some light fruit notes and perfume. Flavor is sweet pale malt, light bread, banana, orange, tamarind, and a complex array of spices: ginger, clove, coriander, pepper, and others. Body is medium and carbonation is fairly lively. All in all not outstanding but very solid and interesting. HonkeyBra (1258), Lemont, Illinois, USA Oct 11, 2009 Sampled at GABF. Golden yellow pour. Kind of spicey aroma. Flavor is belgian candy and spices. Always cool to try these one off types. Pretty good, I thought. sfhodense (554), Odense NØ, Denmark Oct 11, 2009 DØE Valby 09. Pours clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is light malt, huge amount of spices, coriander, clove, peper, cinnamon. Flavour is sweet malt, loads of different spices. Eventhough there is lots of spices, this beer is still very well balanced. BeerandBlues2 (3190), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Oct 10, 2009 GABF 2009. Pours clear yellow with an average, frothy white head, mostly lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, straw, hay), average hop (flowers, herbs), average yeast (dough, earth) with notes of turmeric, cumin, clove, cinnamon, pepper, coriander, and ginger. Medium bodied, gritty texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness. checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 8, 2009 Draft @ Capones: Poured a cloudy golden with a small head. The aroma citrus, banana, and spice. The flavor was lemons, banana, cinnamon, and yeast. Overall, a quality beer by Brooklyn anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden Oct 7, 2009 Draught at Københavns Øldage 2009, Valby. Pours a slightly hazy pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy coriander and banana aroma. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty flavor with hints of coriander and black pepper. Has a sweetish wheat malty spicy finish. jjuf1853 (467), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA Oct 6, 2009 Draft. Pours a hazy golden color. Intense aroma of yeast, clove, coriander, banana, cinnamon, and sweet malt. Nice flavor with a light hoppiness in the finish. The 8.5% hides itself pretty well.
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