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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
3663.83/5.03.81/5.0Special8.5%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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 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Nov 7, 2009  
Cloudy amber-brown with a large off-white head. Aroma is of brown sugar, caramel, pie crust, apple light funk and earth. Taste is of apple, light tartness, earth and light hops.

bonk0076 (68), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 3, 2009  
Pours an amber reddish colour with a mild white head that quickly diminishes. Aroma is juniper, citrus, wild berry, and molasses. Taste is the same, but with a stronger citrus taste - espescially in terms of the begiining. Overall, an excellent beer.


 radiomgb (1993), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 29, 2009  
Orange-amber, small off white head, light lacing. Aroma is yeasty, quite musty, light citrus, perfume, spice. Flavour is a bit hot, lots of perfume and spices, weird. Spicy mouth, med body, high carb. Finishes long, hot, citrus.

Seems old. Hot with way to much perfume.

750ml bottle.
Opened March 2009.
No date.


 17thfloor (1484), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 23, 2009  
My second time trying this, 750ml bottle. Pours a clear somewhat dark golden with a small white head. Aroma is a bit appley sweet, light brett, some spicy notes. Flavor follows, apple sweetness, light brett, touch of tongue depressor woodiness, simple but nice. Sparkling airy but sharp carbonation with a medium/light body, fairly juice?... would love to give this another go.


 Gypsy19 (633), California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 17, 2009  
Pours a deep orange-brown with a medium sized ivory head. Aroma is of hearty, heavy malt, toffee, caramel, cloves, cream, and light fruit. Complex aroma. Flavor is again complex; sweet honey, thick malty body, perfect hop counterpoint, and the brettanomyces is subtly, perfectly pronounced. Bitter hops and a lingering sourness give me a shudder as I gulp. Thick mouthfeel, sticky finish. Big, complex, and delicious. About flawless in execution. Perhaps not as exciting as a Ferrari, but indeed as elegant as a Rolls-Royce. Damn. Overall, world class.


 madmitch76 (627), , Essex, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Nov 14, 2009  
17th June 2008. This reminded me a lot of ’Deus’ but fortunately the water chesnut flavour is much pared down here and is balanced by orange and grapefruit. Soft dry finish. A bit different.


 travita (1920), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Amber colored with a beige colored head. The smell is sweet, earth, funk, and yeast. The taste is malts, sweet, caramel, fruits, funk, and earth.


 JK (2955), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Sweet aroma and flavor. Aroma has very light wild yeast. Flavor has yeast as well, minimally sour. Clearly a Belgian style beer, with Belgian yeast. Low carbonation. Some wild grass. Malt. Good.



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