ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA Aug 25, 2008 Bottle. I was pretty excited to see this one in my local store - and for good reason. Pours out a nice orange color with a white head on it, lacing all the way down too. Good looking beer. Smell is fruity, sweet, yeasty, has some banana aspects and some hop notes as well. Taste is fruity and pretty hoppy to be a belgian strong. Easy to drink, fresh tasting, and smooth. A really good beer actually, and thank God it isnt hyped so I can maybe get another bottle of this. bleeng (587), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA Aug 24, 2008 750 shared with Austin and others at the 1702 pub in Tucson AZ. Thanks Austin. Bright yellow, no head, and unfiltered. Spicy, wheaty nose. Tart, a bit thin, funky, and spicy. Unfortunately the flavor dies on the end. I’ll try this again and not as the last beer of the night. vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA Aug 23, 2008 Pours hazy orange / copper with a minimal white head. The aroma is like a musty basement, dry butterscotch, apricots, cobwebs and caramel. Medium body with a ton of semi-soft carbonation. The flavor adds a bit more sweetness and some pepper to the aroma traits. The finish has a dry biere de garde essence. A good beer. MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England Aug 23, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle thanks to our Magic. Bright cloudy orange with a superb thick white foam topping and awesome condition. Aroma... now that’s a BLOODY good smell. Incredibly fresh. A beautifully aromatic double serving of hops, fantastic herbs and stunning yeasty notes. Suf**kinperb aged Orval bretty notes. This is very very fine beer indeed. The flavour follows on in a similar vein to the nose and is equally adorable. Massive brett, incredible sourness, wonderfully dry and beautifully herbacious. This is really special. Drinks well below it’s strength. Perfectly balanced. It’s just brilliant. So very clear that this is brewed by an American in Belgium. I really am blown away. Awesome wooden notes in the finish too. I’m gushing I know but I really don’t care. LOVE IT!!! Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA Aug 21, 2008 Very good, Malty lightly hops. lots of caramel with a touch of sugar and honey. lively in the mouth. it works on many level. a must have. nick76 (2634), Tampa, Florida, USA Aug 21, 2008 The aroma is spicy with fruit, honey, and yeast. The appearance is hazy gold/amber with a nice big head. The flavor is like the aroma and bitter in the finish. The palate is thin. Overall not to shabby. gottalottaibu (242), charlotte, North Carolina, USA Aug 20, 2008 amber/orange pour with a big head. nice fruity aroma with some citrus hops. flavor is nicely hopped with some orange and a light fruit yeast flavor. some faint spice comes through in the end with a good bitterness. a good blend of belgian yeast flavors and west coast hop. dunkpigen (328), Kolding, Denmark Aug 17, 2008 Pours a nice orange-red with a small creamy white head. Wonderfull aroma of varous fruit - plum, apple, orange and some viniousness and spices. Flavour is the first time you yake a sip quite hoppy, then the at the 2nd and 3rd sips the viniousness, tart fruityness and the different spices becomes apparent (oregano, vanilla, pepper...), burns a little bit - but in a nice way - warms you up...
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