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Signature Ale

Signature Ale - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Lochristi, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3613.83/5.03.81/5.0Special8.5%94.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
"A stylish and artistic collaborative brewing effort that combines the enormous talents of Dirk Naudts, at Belgium’s De Proef Brewery, and Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing and Lost Abbey in southern California."
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 JorisPPattyn (5155), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 24, 2008  
Orange, small white rim. Citrus, orange, alcohol and fusels. Fusels again, orange, candi sugar, apricot, and yeast esters à gogo. Very slick, oily, syrupy and in the aftertase, a little hops. Well. Seems they get the same results in Belgium...


 desurfer (1067), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Apr 23, 2008  
Pours a mostly clear orange with a moderately bubbly head. Aroma is grassy and herbal. Flavor is tart and hoppy, with bubblegum, coriander and some estery character. Some brett in there as well. Alcohol is hardly noticeable. It’s a very enjoyable beer, with the flavors melding nicely into what I would consider a classic Belgian ale. Wonderful!


 DrHomolka (726), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Apr 23, 2008  
750ml. Pours a a bright, light orange color with a very compact, creamy, large white head. Aroma is nice and gentle, smooth and appetizing. Pears, apples, a slight zesty peppery quality. A little white wine characteristic, a little rubber. The funkiness from the brett is apparent slightly if you look for it but it is certainly subtle and you could mistake it for something else if you did not know the background of this beer. Perhaps that will change with time, however. Taste is bready, pretty fruity, relatively bitter for the style. A little leafy and plasticy. I haven’t had this beer before but from what I can imagine the hoppiness is now subsided and the funk is not in well enough effect and this beer is kind of in a in-between phase that makes it not that special. Not bad it just doesn’t stick out to me.


 bitbucket (2026), Kirkland, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 22, 2008  
750, corked and baled. Pours hazy dark gold with a lacy pale yellow head. Aroma of tangerines and fruit with a touch of spice. Medium body and carbonation. Sweet peach, bread and citrus taste. Softly resin-bittered finish. Seems to leave me with a hint of perfume and funk. Interesting, but in a good way.


 SSSteve (2047), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 21, 2008  
a hazy dark orange pour with a large fluffy white head. aroma of light citrus fruits and a touch of fresh green hops. flavor has notes of citrus(grapefruit), hops, peaches, butter and a touch of brett. light body and very refreshing.


 malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/517/20
Apr 20, 2008  
750ml first pour in Westmalle goblet. Orange with lasting orange-tinted head and lotsa lace. Hop spicy bread aroma. Honey spice citrus orange spicy hoppy finish. Medium bosy and medium carbo. Spicy and complex with a nice hop profile.


 jazz88 (2235), San Francisco, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Apr 17, 2008  
Tap @ Toronado on 4/15/08. Hazy golden orange color with little to not head. A peach, grapefruit, banana, lemon and spiced flavors and aroma. A nice dry finish with a touch of lambic like elements.


 ironchefscott (341), portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 10, 2008  
big fine head...good retention....smells like yeast and light citrus.....tastes like belgian yeast...and with a faint bret taste........finishes slightly sweet....simple but tasty



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