North By Northwest Guldenbiere (2005, 2007 and later)

Brewed by North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Austin, Texas USA

Bottled, courtesy of DenverLogan. A slightly hazy orange beer with a lazing huge orange head. The aroma is sweet spicy especially cloves, combined with notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet - a bit too sweet for my liking, with notes of peaches, leading to a very dry spicy end. Good for being a US produced Belgian Ale.

RBSG07. From 75 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a crispy and quickly disappearing head. Aroma is slight sour. Flavour is slight sour and fruity. Finish mild sour and fruity. Nice but not the best

Name: Guldenbiere
Date: 02/02/2006
Mode: Bottle Conditioned
Source: Ale Atlanta

clear pale yellow, fine white head, sweet spice malt aroma, huge sweet flavor balanced by some nice tartness, touch of spices, tart lemon character stays strong and balances any alcohol that tries to show up, ends up being a battle between the lemon and spices

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

(RBSG07, Vintage 2005 750ml bottle) Off-white head atop cloudy lemon body. Aroma is medium sweet, lemon, some cream, funk. Taste is medium sweet, lemon/orange, some wheat, sourness. Alcohol evident. Light-medium body, light crispness, some acidity.

(Bottle, courtesy of Walt) Pours a cloudy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of ginger, white grapes, perfume, and a hint of coriander. Flavor is malty with light citrus and some vanilla. Soft mouthfeel.

Bottle courtesy of Walt: Pours a lightly hazy pale golden color with a big, fizzy and sticky-lacing white head. Aroma of green apples, biscuity malt and bready yeast. Body starts with some sweet pale Belgian malt and some mildly tart Granny Smith apple flavor with a hint of ginger. Smooth and balanced, an authentic treat from NXNW.

Bottle...GABF RB Tasting ’06... Murky straw-colored ale with a small, frothy, white head. Good retention. The nose is a blend of breadsy, citric, fruity and earthy malts, hops, esters and phenols. Sweet, fruity flavor with good tanginess. Medium-bodied and lightly creamy with almost no carbonation. Finishes warming and lightly sweet. Thanks to 1FastSTi for sharing the bottle!

Big thanks to fly for this one. Pours turbid canary with a clingy 1-finger white head. Aroma is fruit, including tart peaches and apricot, some funky yeasty notes, spicy, floral, and mild candi sugar. The taste is candi sugary but not too sweet at first, giving way to some fruit, florals, and yeasty notes. There is a huge amount of yeasty sediment in this, giving it a very rich, complex, fruity and floral flavor that I enjoyed greatly. This brewer was one of my biggest surprises for 2007.