Signature Ale

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

750 ml bottle: Poured into my Allagash flute: This one pours a very dark golden color, with an orange hue. There was a bit of an off-white head o nit, but it didn’t linger long, and left a minimal amount of lacing. The first this that hits the nose is some spiciness: I get a whiff of cinnamon. There is also some breadiness and yeastiness, as well as some citrus and apple in there. An interesting flavor profile. It has some up-front bitterness. Spicy with citrus notes. Medium bodied, but lacks the normal Belgian sweetness. Very interesting and very good!

smells musty with ripe cherries. muddy yeast forward that tingles the tongue. smoky throughout

Bottle at the Where the Wild Beers are event. Pours a hazy light brown with a thin white head. Sweet plum, caramel, light lemon. Spicy, tangy. Finishes dry and spicy.

Pours yellow/gold, with an off white head. Aroma is citrus hops, yeast, and spices. Flavor is peaches, citrus, yeast,malt and spices. A nice collaboration.

Bottle thanks to 17thfloor. Clear amber with large long lasting white head. Aroma is funky, brett, a little bad infection, urinal cake. Dirty flavor, bread, kind of pissy. Medium to light body with light carbonation. Meh, I remembered this being better.

Bottle, thanks to notalush. Light orange / yellow pour, some white head. Aroma is some citrus, clove, some funk and yeast. Flavor is sweet / fruity malt, bubblegum, herbal spices. Pretty good, but subtle.

From a 750mL Bottle. Purchased at the Carlsbad location Bottle Shop. Healthy crack upon opening the bottle. Pours a mostly transparent, golden honey color with a thick layer of even, frothy white head. A fresh, lemony hop aroma immediately grabs my attention. Behind the fresh American hop layer erupts a nose of yeasty fruits that is uniquely Belgian. Notes of papaya, melon, honey, and rose petals promise richness. Earthy peppers and musky orange rinds add more depth. Medium bodied, richly carbonated mouthfeel. There’s plenty of doughy yeast to chew on up front, but the palate is lightened substantially by the richness of the carbonation. I’ve had this a couple of times before, but never an entire bottle to contemplate by myself. This beer is substantially more complex than I noted before. Along with the yeasty dough flavors come some creamy banana, cardamom spice, a hint of musky funk, and a gentle kiss of pepper. The palate dries up mid-palate as the American hops start to shine through, perhaps Amarillo. The yeasty characters outlast the hops in the end, however, leaving a brett-like dryness lingering on the palate. As it warms, I’m starting to notice the brett more and more in the aroma as well. A touch of warming alcohols are noticeable in the finish, but not really a negative point in the big picture. This is a wonderful example of a Belgian-American fusion beer.

This was a little underwhelming. Poured a cloudy yellow with a decent white head. Flavor is alcohol meets hops to make a bitter pungent mouth feel. Does have a good body but would love a little more malt balance and presence.