Signature Ale

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lochristi, Belgium

Poured at the World beer festival in Durham, NC on 10-4-08. Tasted along with the Worldly Scholar and Pundit Drbayern and the Kiltless Celticbrew. Not much aroma, but a rich copper color. Held a nice lacy head. Sweet malt flavor with some hints of fruit.

Poured from a 750ml caged and corked bottle and served in a tulip. This beer poured a hazy golden orange hue with a thick, lasting beige head. Spotty lacing covered the glass. The aroma was made up of orange, crisp hops, a touch of caramel, brett, and vinous alcohol. The flavor was much the same, and finished with a quick hop bite and a bit of alcohol warmth. Mildly funky. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and had moderate carbonation. Not quite as dry as I would have prefered. Really flavorful and drinkable. Highly enjoyable.

Bottle 07 shared by Robert at Stateline. Poured orange in color with nice white head. Nice aroma of bread hops and slight fruityness. Taste is similar with nice texture. Smooth finish and easy to drink.

Bottle shared by robert at stateline. Cloudy orange in color, decent head. Good aroma of hops and bready/yeast. Taste has alot of citrus hops in it, but still has the belgian qualities. Light texture which made it very easy to drink. I really like these hybrid beers. They should have their own catagory. Belgian IPA’s. It reminded me of Stones 080808, but not as good. Only because it wasnt that fresh. But overall a really good beer, that I would suggest to anyone. Thanks Robert for sharing.

750ml bottle. Pours a hazy murky golden orange with a huge frothy white head that retains well and laces the glass.

The aroma is subdued, but nice - yeast, sugary malts, some fruits and some hops.

The flavor is sweet malts and fruits with a crisp hop finish with a good amount of bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, a pretty different but nice Belgian. It’s a little too sweet for me.

Can i call this the best American beer i have ever had? not really, because it was made in Belgium. Can i call this the best Belgian beer i have ever had? no, because it is not quite as good as a Westvleteren 12. but it is without a doubt the best collaboration since Itzhak Perlman picked up his Stradivarius and played Paganini! wow! Full rich amber, slightly hazy, with a huge white head that vanishes leaving amazing lacing up the goblet. nose of apricots, orange blossoms and yeast ... makes me think of a Karmelite Tripel. Taste of yeast and bread and sweet apricots again ... just wonderful. Mouth is full and rich. Everything about this is just about perfect. Maybe a touch less hops in the finish than the Tripel, maybe a touch of Brett. Different from anything I have had before, and wonderful. I’m not going to share this with anyone but family ... and even there, only with guys i really love.

750mil bottle from trade with bobkunz23. Thanks Bob! Pours a hazy medium golden color with a nice size white head.Aroma of yeast, caramel malt, wood and light hops. Taste of light fruit, malty, yeast and spices. A little different than what I have had in the past. Basically it is a light hopped belgian ale and it has all of the flavors to vaidate it as such. Alcohol is detectable but not overpowering.Has a semi sweet finish. Very nice and easy to drink.

Orange with light-medium head. Orangey spiced aroma. After a few minutes starts smelling unpleasant. Spiced, alcohol on the front end. Awesome bready aftertaste. Yeasty. Ungodly amount of yeast(?) sitting at the bottom of the bottle. Contrary to the label description, no noticeable brett character. Final verdict: good but not as interesting as I had hoped. Not quite worth the $13 price of admission.