 Beerlando (1354), Orlando, Florida, USA
May 10, 2008
Bottled. Pours a lightly hazy ruby red-garnet color. A foamy, beige colored head shows good retention and leaves sticky ribbon and jagged lines of lacing behind. Aromas are big but well balanced. Grapefruit and orange hops are countered with sweet, caramelized biscuit and toasted rye bread. The Belgian yeast funk is supremely integrated, helped along by a touch of lactic creaminess in the nose. Flavors exhibit the same well-balanced profile. Caramel sweetness is accompanied by darkly toasted biscuit, followed soon after by a rush of bitter orange and grapefruit. The creaminess is there again, with the yeast imparting a soft spiciness on the finish. The body is quite substantial, with moderate carbonation levels lending to the creamy palate. Overall, this is a very nice and unique brew. Definitely must be consumed fresh, as this one will taper off quickly. Great beer.
Mr_Stitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark rich brown with a one finger bubbly eggshell colored head. Aroma was roasted and warm with notes of pine, citrus, and dark fruits playing through out it. Taste was sweet with all of the malts and a dark chocolate covered orange taste fading nicely into a slightly bitter clean after taste. Mouthfeel was creamy. A good beer... I liked it.
HogTownHarry (3286), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy and garthicus via trade with Glouglouburp. Deep clear mahogany pour with an average frothy off-white head. Dry, resiny aroma, slightly sweet and fruity - appealing. The taste was also lightly fruity (garthicus got woody dry strawberry, for me it was pineapple) - with a light grapefruit presence and virtually no alcohol at all. Average-to-light bodied, slightly slick and astringent, only weakly carbonated and a quick finish to the malt body. Odd - like a malty weeak IPA blended with an ESB - perhaps a tad oxidized? - there was a hint of paper in the finish.
blankboy (2627), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 9, 2008 Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a clear deep ruby with an average size diminishing foamy off-white head. Pretty nice aroma of piney hops and plenty of fruit along with sweet malt and some light mustiness. Flavour’s maltier then I expected, not as hoppy as I thought it would be based on the aroma -- there’s still a good amount of piney hops though and it’s a bit spicy too. Average bitter finish. Pretty good, not as "Imperial" as I’d like it to be though.
garthicus (559), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 29, 2008 HogTownHarrys bottle, shared with Harry and Blankboy. App: Ruby body with an off white head. Aroma: Strawberries and cream. Flavour: ’juicy’ fruity, pineapple with some hoppy bitterness.
notalush (2078), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
Jun 2, 2008 Thanks to hailsquishface for this - medium amber beer - aroma of floral hops and biscuity british and rye malts - spicy hop flavor, with some tangy citrus - I’m not really getting any belgian yeast character - a lot of warming alcohol in the finish, and fairly strong grapefruit flesh and citrus rind - the alcohol becomes very apparent as it warms - pretty strong sweetness in the finish, too - a bit brash and lacking balance, but fairly tasty.
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