 troopie (906), USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 4, 2007 Bottle. Aroma of citrus, hops and flowers. Colour golden with lasting white head. Much lacing. Flavour of citrus, malt, and hops, with a lingering bitter finish.
illidurit (896), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 Poured into a Duvel tulip. 3 finger off white head above an apple-juice colored body. Tiny yeast particles float around in suspension. Nice Belgian-type lacing.
Smells fruity with apple and banana notes, along with a spiciness and a hint of booziness.
Taste is sweet and spicy with apple and pear, a hint of banana, lots of yeast, and a hop bitterness in the finish that sets this apart from the traditional Belgian style. Interesting and delicious.
Body is pretty thick and rich, almost luxurious. Carbonation is appropriate.
The sweetness here makes it pretty easy to drink but it suffers from the booziness. A solid American try at the BSPA style.
wetherel (1641), Encinitas, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 1, 2007 On tap at Pizza Port Strong Ale Festival. Shared with too many ratebeerians to list (see event attendies). Nice creamy microfoam head. Dark amber color. Sweet malty caramel flavor. A little bit of oaky melanoidin malt flavor.
SledgeJr (3003), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 17, 2009 Deep gold with a white head that holds on. Perfume aroma. Very Belgian. This has a big thick mouth flavor in a belgian-looking beer. Closer to a hopped Tripel. Huge finishing sweetness. Lemons and oranges at finish. Outstanding. 2007 version, is just now coming into its prime. A must-age.
hotstuff (3183), Indiana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 Draft at Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland, OR. Small white head that was mostly lasting, virtually no lacing, minimal carbonation observed, transparent, and a golden yellow hue. The aroma was malty, hoppy, semi-sweet, and some orange peel. The flavor was sweet, malty, hoppy, fruity, vinuous but not overly done, and citrus. Smooth mouthfeel and medium body. Obviously, I have gone against the grain on this beer, but that’s the way it is. To each her/his own.
fakepurseninja (792), Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 10, 2007 really liked this bond street ale- very malty with lots of hop citrus and a nice pear, apple, bannana, earthy, sweet malt backbone. Pretty astringent although low to moderate ester concentration. I liked this as a NW inspired belgian ale, not being a fan of the traditional euro-style. This had a mix of things great about american pale ales with a nice belgian kick. May be hard to classify it as a belgian strong but it is a very nice drink regardless.
badlizard (2386), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2007 650 ml bottle from Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa. Clear golden yellow with a fluffy white head. Banana bread and yeast aroma. Banana and orange taste with hints of spice and a bready finish. Decent overall.
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 Yellow in color with a small but durable head. Tastes more like an imperial pils then a Belgian Strong but oh well. Flavor has a nice grain taste with a decent amount of alcohol burn behind it. I like this beer.
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