Oakes (6973), Miami Beach, Florida, USA May 26, 2008 Hazy amber. Fruity, with a touch of footiness. Fizzy carbonation. Some figgy, fruity notes and light caramel. A bit too yeasty for my liking, but I’ll be giving this a re-rate down the road.
argo0 (6229), Washington DC, USA Nov 24, 2007 (750ml bottle) Small off-white head atop hazy amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some bread, light dusky, skunk. Taste is moderately sweet, cookie, orange, caramel, light alcohol, lemon. Medium body, low carbonation, light acidity. kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA Sep 30, 2007 Date: 09/29/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
opaque orange, wispy dirty white head, streaks of drippy lace,
spicy fruity malt aroma with a nice bready character that comes out stronger as it warms,
creamy body,
rich malt flavor with a lot of bready character, nice fruity sweetness mixes well with the spicyness, bread and fruit character grows with the yeast shot,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4
Rastacouere (5344), Montréal, Quebec, Canada Jun 3, 2008 Objectively speaking:
An extremely yeasty, highly original Belgian-inspired amber ale.
I like:
Quite aromatic, fully estery. Very original flavours. Exclusive house character (a bit limey/gingery like a funky 7-up, unclean and musty).
I dislike:
Rather dull finish where dead bready yeast cuts short the flavour development that was captivating up to now. Quite sweeter than their Saison with its caramelly leanings that please me less since their yeast seems so suited to refreshment.
CaptainCougar (4663), Rockville, Maryland, USA Sep 29, 2007 Pours a hazy copper orange with a thin-lacing ring of white head. Aroma of sweet doughy yeast and Belgian malt with a touch of ginger. Starts fairly full and malty sweet with a nice yeasty complexity and some mild spice for balance. A nice and fairly authentic Belgian strong ale.
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