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Signature Ale 3.81 369

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
3693.82/5.03.81/5.0Special8.5%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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 KimJohansen (7143), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 9, 2008  
Hazy amber with medium white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with caramel and fruity notes. Sweet flavor with ripe fruits, caramel and yeasty notes. Ends sweet.


 argo0 (6994), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 28, 2007  
(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Medium off-white head with clear apple juice body. Aroma is medium sweet, yeast, herb, some alcohol, wood. Taste is medium sweet, herbal, wood, light honey, somewhat dry finish. Medium effervescent body.


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2009  
On Tap at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver 09/10/2007 Carbonation. Golden coloured fruity strong in alcohol and hoppy with a crisp and bitter malt finish.


 bierkoning (6097), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Mar 30, 2009  
Bottle, shared @ jbrus’s place. Golden color. Leather, lemon and soap in the aroma. Lemon, oily hops and leather in the flavor. Only a slight sourness. Hints of detergent. A very bretty brew.


 MesandSim (5955), London, Greater London, England
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
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!!!


 thewolf (5827), Kolding, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Bottle. [thank you, after4ever]
Pours hazy coppery orange with a small to medium, creamy, off-white head. Great aroma with lots of flower and spice notes on top of a yeasty and light caramel background. Vanilla, oregano, roses, tulips, oranges as well. Lowish carbonation, quite dry mouthfeel with fine creaminess. Flavour has a feel like Duvel Tripel Hop, but this is far more spicy than hoppy. Sweet maltiness with lots of vanilla, flowery hoppiness and a slight note of tarty brett character. The alcohol warms brilliantly without ever being too much. I think this is a beer that loses something from a small sample - you really have to get it in a big bottle, swirl it around and enjoy the spicy complexity - and the brett only slowly enhances as the beer breathes.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 1, 2007  
(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy golden body with a medium white head. Aroma of perfume, herbs, earthiness, grapefruit, and apricot. Flavor of spicy yeast, floral hops, brett sourness, caramel malt, and pepper with a bitter finish.


 hopdog (5614), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2007  
750ml bottle (not sure who brought this one!). Poured a deep and hazy golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of light funkiness, fruity, and yeast. Tastes of the same light funk and fruitiness.



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