Signature Ale

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lochristi, Belgium

Thank you notalush and his Santa. Very good. Nice aroma. Sweet and spice balance. Nice and complex with some fruit and bitterness too. Taste is sweet too. Malty and spices like cloves and dried oranges and figs. Nice carbonation too helps all the mellow hops shine.

Pours a creamy yellow copper color w/ a tall, lasting froth. Superb head retention leaving a thin silky sheet with a few islands. Strong aromas of cave sulpher, brett, dried salted meat, and aged fruit salad. Full nectar w/ soft, creamy residuals effers. This beer is beautiful. Strong flavors yet perfectly balanced right off the bat. A solid fruit backbone w/ strict peachpit bittering that sets up shop early. An ingeniuos use of hops. Theres a defined earthy cave character that intrigues me. Nuances of wild apple, vanilla cream, citrus rind, mild banana spice. The finish is bittered better than well and leaves a mild asprin tingle. Signature is a very complex beer with a full range of aromas and flavors. A strong earthy character sets the stage with rainbow of supporting fruit nuances to make this a classic event never to be forgotten. This is the best beer I’ve had in a while. I highly recomend it.

Bottle thanks to 17thfloor. Pours a clear orange with a beige creamy head. Yeasty creamy nose that’s soapy with orange citrus becoming ever more dirty. Dirty earthy herbal flavors. Oranges soapy and dirty. Um. .. wha happened? not good, gonna have to drain pour this one.

Pours light golden color. Sour apple aroma, very subtle, not overpowering. Very carbonated. Nice sour apple, caramel taste. Finishes dry and bitter, Very nice.

Bottle. Aroma of citrus (I think both esters and hops), more orange/red fruits, some grassy hops, bittering hops, sweet pastry malt, light but slowly growing bretty notes. Flavor remains more sweet than bitter despite the hopping, with the hops just adding a little different take on a beer that would otherwise be yeast-based. The brett again is there but struggles to make its presence known. I would have liked more of the brett, and in general I just didn’t find the hopping interesting enough to make this one all that special. Nonetheless, a good beer.

750ml bottle. Very floral on the nose with just a small hint of bretty funk. Clean and soapy. Citrus oil. Candle wax. Cut flowers. Pours bright copper with a big white head leaving excellent sticky lacing. Very soapy on the tongue. Hints of flowers, just a touch of funky yeast, powdered sugar, pear, wax. Interesting with a lighter bready malt base. Excellent carbonation on top of an oddly waxy textured beer. Extra points for for the collaborative effort. Thanks Mike!

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.

Poured from a 750. Golden orange, and semi-clear pour with a misty quality. Intense aroma of citrus oil and apples, lemon juice and mint, some heat. Crisp and grassy hops lead the flavor with a spicy kick, oily and brisk with green spices and herbal notes. Suggestions of wheat and sweet dough fill in the middle, leading to refreshing but quieted sourness. Crisp, but heavy in the mouth; somewhat slick. Finishes with heat and citrus juice, drying quickly. Not stunning, but a unique collaboration and memorable to that effect. Thanks for sharing, Ken!