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Southampton Grand Cru 3.86 409

Southampton Grand Cru

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4093.88/5.03.86/5.09.5%95.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Our award-winning Belgian-style strong ale. Spiced with sweet and bitter orange peel, coriander and star anise. Gold medal winner at the 2001 Real Ale Festival.
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 swoopjones (1923), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 30, 2007  
@BCTC 2007. Not real into this one. Very sweet, tart sour. Great looking beer just really didn’t like this one


 jblendy (518), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 28, 2007  
Pours cloudy amber with a small white head. Sweet and spicy aroma of orange zest, light coriander, yeast, and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is semi-sweet and fruity, with lots of sweet/tart/sour orange flavors, just a bit of underlying spice, and some light alcohol toward the finish. Palate is medium, slightly tart, fruity, and a bit prickly from the carbonation and alcohol. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like this and Stone’s 7.7.07 have a lot in common. The sweetness and alcohol overcome most of the flavor and complexity for me, but still quite enjoyable none the less.


 RCL (1496), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/515/20
Jul 24, 2007  
Sweet and resplendent with spices. Reminds me of spice cake, autumn leaves, and roasted pumpkin. Very nice.


 crazyvin (1254), New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Jul 5, 2007  
It poured a amber-orange hue with a nice white head which had minimal lacing. Aroma was mediocre the orange peel over powering the almost too subtle coriander notes. Flavor was great, a nice mix of banana, orange and spice notes. Alcohol was present and carbonation was adequate. Full bodied.


 holdenn (1446), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 3, 2007  
750 ml bottle. Thanks puzzl this was way back from my first trade. Pours a clear orange in color with a tall off white head. Aroma is yeasty, orange peel, corriander, and a little bit of must/funk .. hmm. Overly carbonated but smooth. Orange citrus vanilla creaminess, some corriander spice. A little too sweet for me, I was hoping for something much more dry, but pretty good overall.


 mabel (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 19, 2007  
[286-20070503] 750mL (c/o GregClow, w/ him, blankboy, jerc, mds). Hoppy citrus peel aroma, lightly sweet with a bit of alcohol in the background. Clear/slightly hazy, orange body, big long creamy off-white head. Flavour has a very sweet hoppy punch, some vanilla and licorice, some toasted orangey alcohol. Medium body has dry finish. Interesting blend but a lot of alcohol.


 drewbeerme (2309), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Jun 15, 2007    Updated: Oct 25, 2007
750ml, sly fox bottling. thanks to holdenn for this sample. pours glowing orange, dense with white head. nose has orange, earthy, yeasty, coriander. flavor has nice oranges, hint of coriander, yeasty, slightly spicy, real rich and smooth. tastier than i was expecting. had a slight funk to it. alcohol was very well hidden. i could drink a lot of this and then fall down.


 ryan (1781), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 13, 2007  
Slightly hazy amber body with a medium-sized off-white head, lasting. The aroma is bread, spice, plums and peaches. The flavor is slightly sweet, candi sugar, bread, golden raisins, light citrus and caramel. Medium/full body is very soft with light carbonation. Very nice even though it was a bit sweeter than I like.



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