PhillyBeer2112 (2089), Orange Park, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jul 31, 2008 Draft @ Redlight. Bright clear pure gold. Heavy lacing. Aroma has doughy malts, some spicy hop. Flavor is pretty sweet, low on carbonation. A little doughy yeastiness for complexity, followed by a surprisingly bitter finish.
MuttyD (93), Cambridge, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 29, 2008 Orange/amber color with thinwhite head. Apples, yeast, and citrus in the nose. Flavor is of apples, caramel, other ripe fruits, and alcohol. Dry finish, slightly sour. FishManLA (300), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Jul 28, 2008 Foggy deep orange with a big fluffy white head that lasts. Thick lacing. Nose is of grain and yeast with some fruity notes. Taste is predominantly fruity with notes of citrus, grapes, and apple. An apple-like tartness is a subtle but noticeable note in the taste. Dry finish with that same understated tartness. Not at all bad, and not awesome either. Tmoney99 (4783), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 28, 2008 Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured hazy orange color with a medium frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Complex aroma of yeasty and sweet spice. Body was medium with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Flavor was sweet & tart fruit with a medium bittersweet smooth finish of moderate duration. Good, not great beer. Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 27, 2008 330ml bottle. Pours a rich amber with a firm white head. Spicy aroma of clove and coriander with some malt. Lovely delicate light toffee flavour, which is allowed to flourish as the alcohol is very well hidden. Pretty smooth too. A good Belgian ale. BoBoChamp (1411), Gent, Belgium
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 26, 2008 33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, cloudy, rocky head, very good brew eboats (897), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 14, 2008 Bottled. Pours honey and orange with a white head. Aroma is dry floral hops with some barn hay in the there. Flavor is dry and herbacious. Dry finish. A pretty herbal tasting brew with some hints of mint. GRM (1283), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 7, 2008 Brown bottle, 33 cl, bottled in August 2007, best before August 2012, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on July 7 2008; eye: copper, lightly hazy, good effervescence, voluminous white head that turns into a blanket, good lacing; nose: yeast, lights spices, coriander, light grain, light floral, light pine; mouth: iron, yeast, grain, light honey, light pine, alcohol, a bit sour, finale in bitter hops with a hing of citrus, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, creamy texture, rather carbonated, light astringency; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 33 cl, embouteillée en août 2007, meilleure avant août 2012, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 7 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche volumineuse et crémeuse qui se transforme en un tapis, bonne dentelle; nez : levure, léger épices, coriandre, léger miel, léger grain, léger floral, léger pin; bouche : fer, levure, grain, léger miel, léger pin, alcool, un p’tit côté sure, finale en houblon amérisant avec une pointe de zeste de citron, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, plutôt carbonatée, légère astringence; en résumé : correct
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