 jake65 (1698), Williston, North Dakota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 10, 2009 Bottle: Gold pour with a finger of sandy head. Thick, small sheets of sticky lacing. Aroma of light florals and fruity hops. Some faint Belgian spices. A sweet and overall inviting aroma. Flavor is sweet and malty with citrus, florals, and a sweet faded citrus hop element. Mellows nicely as it warms to room temp. Belgian spices and yeast play a minimal role; seems like a cross of I2PA and barleywine... Rather tasty at that!
ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 10, 2009 Pours an orange golden color with a medium to large sized foamy off white head. Notes of apples, earthy hops, bitter skunkiness, carmel, and spicy yeast. Lively mouthfeel. Medium to long finish.
wickedpete (626), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Cloudy light brown mud puddle body with a thick effervescent head. Aroma is typical, somewhat dry, with an orange sweetness. Flavor is a bit dry and bitter up front with a caramel apple touch to it. Body is not too thick or sticky. Pretty tame overall, solid but not mindblowing.
carl4beer (400), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 6, 2009 750 cork and cage, synthetic cork... pours a deep golden with huge head. aroma is like a tart green apple. mouthful is also tart, a bit spicy, and very crisp. finish is clean and dry. the hops are there but not a dominant fixture. very nice.
legion242 (1577), Richardson, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 1, 2009 Musty without beating me over the head with siganture tartness from the Brett. Dry to the nth degree- maybe too overly hopped, but that is what a West Coast brewer will do to try to ruin everything he touches.
joshwilfong (778), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 18, 2009 light golden with large white head. moderate-high carbonation. mild hop nose. malt to bitterness ratio rests slightly on the hop side with a flavor of yeasty esters followed by some hop flavor that is somewhat of resin. some alcoholic warmth adds some depth. very very nice, great belgian influenced by west coast style
BrotherGrendel (581), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2009
Reviewed at the 2007 Strong Ale festival
A- Murky golden straw hue, thin layer of white head, slight lacing
S- Wonderful bouquet of fruit aromas including berries, honey, pineapple, apples, lemon, some subtle bread malts and belgian yeast
T- Consistent with smell, initial taste is sweet fruits, citrus, and sugary malts, opens up to biscuit malts and finishes dry
M- Light-bodied, watery texture, light carbonation
D- Delicious and easy to drink, very well balanced between the sweet fruits and subtle malts
lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 2, 2009 Bottle thanks to my ratebeer.com secret santa mcbackus. Nice reddish burnt orange with a finger of long lasting eggshell colored head. Lots of lemon zest aroma, yeasty, spicy. Taste is a bit of a saison farmhouse funk, lots of lemons and other citrus, grassy hops and light yeasty spices. Fantastic and reminds me of Orval with some more lemon zest.
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