 thewombat (112), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 16, 2009
Draft. Smells bitter and unappealing, perfumy, light fruit, pour is a clear medium brown with a foamy thick head. Tastes floral and almost sickly sweet, with a hint of bubble gum at first that fades to a drier more bitter finish.
cprochak (443), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 On tap at GI Clybourn 7/20/09. Pours beautiful copper with bubbly white head. Sweet vanila with cherry and raisin aroma. Sweet up front, lively on tongue, then a puckering dry citrus finish.
Tmoney99 (4794), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Draft at Sergio’s World Beers. Poured clear reddish brown color with an average frothy white head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate tart fruit and bubblegum aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture with soft carbonation. Medium fruity sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Very interesting beer.
fiulijn (7500), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Draught at Ginger Man, NYC
Amber color; creamy head. Interesting spicy aroma, pepper and more. The body is not so strong, light malt flavor and low bitterness. Quite ordinary.
smashteroid (251), USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 Served cold from tap at Ginger Man NYC. Not a bad Belgian, but I was a bit disappointed. A little too floral, lingering sour mouthfeel. Hibiscus...okay...
Glouglouburp (2881), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 5, 2009 In short: A sweet and very floral (perfumy) strange beer. Didn’t work for me.
How: Tap somewhere in NYC (I forget)
The look: Cloudy amber body topped by a little off-white ring of foam.
In long: Nose is beyond floral, this was downright perfumy with notes of oranges. Taste is a bit odd (or should I say a bit off). First the beer is very sweet with a flavour of hard candies. Based on my limited knowledge of the hibiscus I didn’t find it tasted particularly like hibiscus, more like a big mix of garden flowers. Fruity notes of oranges and tropical fruits. A bit soapy. A little urinal cake. The beer is somewhat tart and even a little sour and that doesn’t work well in this case. Not my thing. I like normal hoppy beer and beer bars. I don’t like flower beer and salad bars.
malrubius (1004), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 On Tap at Ginger Man. Clear copper orange with lasting ring. Herbal yeasty aroma. Sugar plum sweet fruitiness with light body and mild finishing tartness. Yeasty, herbal. Mild all around. Pretty good.
DerWeg (780), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 28, 2009 Tasted this remarkable concoction at ginger Man NYC. Pretty good integration of forward sweet and floral notes, body is a bit light in the end. Want to try this a bunch of times.
CharlesDarwin (1864), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 18, 2009 On tap at the Ginger Man - NYC. Pours a darker, yet very clear even amber, with nice swirl in clean white above. Very minimal floral aroma. Flavor is absolutely unique. Potpourri and lavender galore. A bit spicy, very herbally, and complex from the spices. Yeast, malt, and alcohol flavors are largely obliterated. A little wet and light on fluffy carbonation, which it needs. Ends in some watered down christmas candy. I don’t dig the hibiscus character in this beer.
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