 presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 21, 2009
Big bottle. Cloudy orange-amber. LIght foam and lacing. Soft restrained fruit aroma. Flavour: pepper notes some Saison qualities, lemon and bursts of orange. Aftertaste leaves a cloud of soft pepper and cherry blossoms in your mouth. Like someone dressed up the XX and told it to behave.
Travlr (835), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 A: Golden color with a fluffy white head that settles quickly to leave slight lacing.
Fresh hops aroma with wildflowers, grass and mixed spices.
Flavor starts with spice and progresses to bitterness in the middle and finish.
Nice body.
Definitely a top Christmas beer, unusual for its hoppiness and lack of sweetness.
Yves (1052), Beerse, Belgium
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Clear goldblond coloured beer with small white head. Herby hoppy aroma. Full sparkling palate. Finish is herby hoppy ending with a bitter and roasted touch.
Gypsy19 (664), California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 11 and 1/5 ounce bottle. Pours a hazy orange with a small pinkish head. Aroma has a good citrus hoppiness followed by gentle malts. Flavor is initially of dirty old nickels, then come pleasant grapefruity hops to wash that away and install themselves as the predominant, bittler, hoppy flavor. Maltiness is a little timid beneath the hops, but it works out. Thicker viscosity, soft mouthfeel. Pleasant. better than I expected. Overall, good to very good.
hallinghansen (276), Odense SV, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Bottle. Hazy yellow body, with a large off-white head. Aroma is malt, hops and a light sourness. Flavor is light hoppy, fruit and malt.
KyotoLefty (1501), Kyoto, Japan
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 75 cl bottle from Ohtsuki.
Another gusher from De Ranke! I need a plastic table cloth whenever I open their beers. Light copper colored beer with a tall, rocky head. Aroma of dry, citrus hops, pine, green apples, golden malts and honey. There is a bit of barnyard funk in there too, but just a bit. Controlled sweetness, dry, with a touch of caramel. Hoppy flavor with subdued caramel malt. Citrus, pine, honey, minerals. Very earthy, with a subdued fruity sweetness and big noble hops. Elegant, dry, and wonderfully balanced. Can’t tell what spices are in there. Love it.
dkoonce (899), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Cloudy and thin looking. Thin and a bit watery, but some alcohol. A bit of wheat tang. Finishes clean.
plovmand (1739), Helsinge, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Bottle. Clear orange body with a medium off white head. Malty, fruity and light acidic aroma. Light sour flavour with notes of fruit, spices, caramel and citrus. Light cellar like but nice.
pompelmoes (80), Belgium
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Orange-blond in colour with nice off white head. Aroma is slight hoppy, with a soft edge of sourness, some malts and some nuts. Taste is slight spicy, hot with hints of pepper, cereals and some fruits. aftertaste is hoppy, bitterish and slight fruity with dry note of honey.
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