Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs

Sampled at Oakes’ ’05 Xmas Party
Golden color, head and lacing are noteworthy. Nose of curry and lots of floral notes. The flavor is very herbal and tangy, cardamom like. Tasty and full flavored. I like the combination here. Finishes balanced and elegant.

Pours out a carbonated, somewhat cloudy yellow color. The aroma is intense and very intriguing of flowers, spices and maybe some notes of fennel? The pour produces a rather large fluffy white head. The taste is refreshing with a nice complexity of flowers, fruit and some spice. Very interesting brew.

Cloudy yellow beer, chamomile, elderberry, rose hips, very appealing floral aroma. A bit of apple, banana, great sweet floral flavour on top of the fruitiness. Lingering yeasty estery finish. Tasty beer.

Floral/herbal nose but not in the way I was expecting. Gardinia, candy, alcohol, and brandy in the nose. Orange body iwth a thick white fisheyes head. Slightly bitter with some caramel and everything in the nose. Touches of plant, flowers, soap, and caramel. Finished with sweet malts and a light grassy-ness

#1200 2005: Pour is hazy murky deep golden amber with a bright white and big bubbled head...smell is herbal and just very earthy floral...there is so much going on and my lack of knowledge about flowers makes it very hard to identify...I do get some chamomile and lavender though...and ah yes, lupulus...wow...sweet and delicate flavor...sweet up front and incredibly lively...makes it almost more difficult to identifly flavor because it just bubbles up...which makes it even more intoxicating since I get so close to identifying a flavor and then it disappears into a whisp of air and leaves me with just a taste...what a tease...spices come out toward the finish along with some orange peel...quite amazing...huge thanks to ImTheOptimator for this one!

2005 bottle: Pours a very cloudy orange body with a huge head. Aroma is like a garden. Herbs, flowers, spices and pepper come through. Finishes the same, quite tart and spicy. Very smooth peppery mouthfeel. Works well, quite enjoyable.

Sample courtesy of TAR. Huge flowery nose almost smells like perfume-like. Some spice and pepper detectable. Flavor is all sweetness up front, hard to define though. Mostly residuel candy sugar/tripel like, with some faint malt and a big flower character again. Very well done IMO.

Bomber from goldtwins. Pours a HUGE head with a small light orange body. Head is very bubbly and carbonated. Nose is spicy and floral with some light hopps. Taste is light and spicy, cloves are present, finishes very fizzy and a light bitterness.