 nickd717 (1379), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 Bottle from Russian River. Not the best beer in the "dam nation" but it’s definitely a good one. Golden color with a medium white head. Aroma of banana, sweet malt, and yeast. Pale malt with Belgian ale yeast, banana, and spices. Very drinkable in mass quantities. Awesome for a kayaking trip on the Russian River.
ndubs360 (114), portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 Tap @ Henry’s 12th street tavern. Pours a clear gold color with a small white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of malts, figs, and bananas. First thing that hits your taste buds is the hops, which slowly transforms into bananas and raisins. amazing beer indeed.
bierkoning (6077), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 4, 2009 Bottle from FlacoAlto, batch #39. pale golden color. Citrus, melon and flowery hops in the aroma. Initial flowery hopbitterness with vanilla, followed by layers of fruit, like melon and pineapple. Earthy hopbitterness in the finish. Tasty and well balanced.
paytoplay (134), , California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Updated: Mar 17, 2009Batch 26, aged it about a year or so? WOW, score jumps quite a bit. Huge improvment, aroma, and balance. Slight malt sweetness is gone, amazing finish. Well worth the wait.
Always impressed with this, very consistant out of bottle and tap. Aged a bottle for 1 year. Helped cut down on the mid palate that I sometimes feel is flawed / disjointed. Seemless and lingering finish with some age. Blind I’d never pick this as a US beer, very Belgian. Aroma is captivating. Would love to see this beer 5 years old, I’d imagine it’s fantastic.
jake65 (1725), Williston, North Dakota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Bottle: Golden-yellow with a light haze and a large, fluffy white head. Tons of sticky lacing. Sweet fruit, spices, and yeast enter the air as soon as the cork was out. The taste is a smooth blend of maltiness, yeast, fruity, and a light Belgian spice role. Light florals in the tail. Nice.
kiefdog (1629), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Bottle, Batch 23 from South Day Drugs. Pours a dark golden caramel with thick and frothy one finger white head. Settles slowly and heavily laces the glass. Aroma is malty and spicy with notes of yeast, bread, white grapes, sweet honey and caramel. Flavor is sweet and malty with biscuitiness, honey, caramel, some spice, ripe apple, some hints of pear. Generally medium to full body with notes of spice and caramel.
joshwilfong (789), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 classic golden yellow with huge head. spicy nose. classic belgian esters and spice from the yeast, a clean and dry finish. possibly the best US belgian strong golden i have had. top of the line
BelgianBeerGal (1303), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 25, 2009 Corked bottle from Batch 012. Pours a cloudy gold colour with a medium white head. Very powerful aroma of citrus, yeast and dusty farm house. Flavour was unexpectly sweet, but definitely some hops and more yeast. Quick finish that was dry and a little sweet. Definitley Belgian inspired but tough to pin down the exact style. Not that it matters too much because it was a solid drink.
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