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Signature Ale

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

Lochristi, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3643.83/5.03.81/5.0Special8.5%94.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 30, 2007  
Pours golden with a thin lacing head.The nose is slightly tart and citrus.Flavor is bready and citrus, the tartness doesn’t show up.Must have been my nose.This finished off crisp and hoppy.


 bgburdman9 (823), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 28, 2007  
Pours a golden color with a pretty big white head. Aroma was of some belgian yeastiness some really light lemony citrus hops and a really light mustiness. Flavor was really smooth and easy to drink. Not enough brett yet. Ill open another in a few months and this should be excellent.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Sampled at PP SAF. Decent head on this golden orange pour. Citrusy aromas. Belgian yeast is evident too. Not too tart in aromas or flavor. Maybe the Brett will come in a bit later. I will have to re-visit my stored bottle in about 4 months. Flavor was still a bit hoppy but with a nice malty flavor too. Pretty good.


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Bottled, thanks cquiroga! Hazy amber, airy head. Yeasty orangey nose. Warming alcohol hidden in a soft body together with orangey and resiny hops. Evident Belgian style flowery, alomndy yeast character. Quite bitter finish.


 DYCSoccer17 (2189), Davis, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 18, 2007  
750 mL bottle graciously shared by grant. Sweet, sugary, floral , herbal aroma with very mild hints of Brettanomyces. Aroma is quite sweet and sugary. Very mildly hazy honey-colored body with a small-medium off-white head and ok lacing. Carbonated, bitter, metallic flavors with some musty yeasty Brett flavors. Fruity, floral flavors come in later with a dry, bitter, hop finish. Quite hoppy, and overly dry for my palate. Decent, but this does not really jive with my preferences when it comes to Belgian ales.


 slang (397), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 14, 2007  
bottled. Very floral and perfume nose, taste is a tongue wack!, I mean really. But as I slowly get more adjusted the hops stand strong, then weird flower/perfume/cologne things going on, then Belgian yeast. Almost, but not, a Belgian ipa. Complex, but so easy to drink that its hard to be a session ale & it was like $15 a 750, so... Amazing description on bottle, impressive, also see Captain Cougar’s.


 riversideAK (2671), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 8, 2007  
Gold with light haze. Some lemon and yeast in the aroma. Candy citrus flavor with some spicy yeast. Lightly metallic. Nice though. This was my last drink at the SAF, so the rating could very well be messed up.


 cbkschubert (1966), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 8, 2007  
750 ml bottle from AJ’s (Tucson) - Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a one finger thick fluffy white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is esters, spice, and light citrus. Flavor is much of the same. Beer leaves a little bitterness and zing to the palate. Medium to full body. A good beer.



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