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Southampton Grand Cru 3.86 408

Southampton Grand Cru

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4083.88/5.03.86/5.09.5%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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 gputty (456), Virgina Beach, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Oct 22, 2006  
From C&C 750. Pours a golden orange with foamy off white head. Nose is sweet malts, candied orange, yeasty spices and a hint of alcohol. Flavor follows with the sweet malts up front. Finishes with a little bitter and hints of alcohol. Palate is syrupy smooth. Just a few rough edges holds this one back.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 20, 2006  
Bottle from Brandon (notalush) Thanks! Not one of the in house bottled beers, says its bottled in PA. Been reading all kinds of feedback regarding this beer going bad so I figured I would go on and drink mine. Pours out a brownish yellow color with a thick head that goes away pretty quickly. Smell is orange, fruity, and spicy. Taste is smooth and rich, not sour as mentioned by previous raters as of late - this was clearly NOT a bad bottle... All in all, its a good beer, but it has the signs of aging too fast. For what it is right now, its good, and thats what matters to me. Thanks Brandon.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/55/20
Oct 15, 2006  
Bottled. Golden coloured with no head. Feels a bit alcoholic. Both sour and sweet. Has some tartness that leeds to some dryness. Hints of dark fruits and caramel. Very odd.


 PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 9, 2006    Updated: Feb 3, 2007
Pours a beautiful orange amber with a mountainous off-white head. Beautiful aroma of thick spicy coriander, fresh oranges, cinnamon and yeast. Has a great lively mouthfeel, bubbly and huge flavors. There’s evident licorice, woodchip earthyness, viscous citrusey aspects, a spicy coriander and peppery alcohol touch, a honeyish background and a balancing dry finish. Very nice beer.


 Papsoe (15107), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Oct 9, 2006  
(Bottle 75 cl) Amber golden with tiny impurities and almost no head. A light tartness in the aroma. Medium body with very sweet malt and caramel accents. Quite flat - actually completely flat. Sourish finish completely without bitterness. 061006


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/510/20
Oct 9, 2006  
Bottle. Hazy orange colour with a medium white head. Light sour, fruity, spicy aroma and taste, sugar. Medium body with a light acid, sweet sour finish.


 Hugerat (432), somerville, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 8, 2006  
Gorgeous transparent golden color with a big thick head that never quits. Spicy aroma with a little bit of sweet citrus. Sweet, spicy flavor, thin bodied. Very nice belgian style ale.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Sep 28, 2006  
Hazy dark strawish coppery color with big 3-finger, noisy off-white head. Aroma of spicy, very fruity anf floral hints, plus apricot, pears dipped in vodka, brown sugar and honey, plum, and some cinnamon and caramel malt. Very nice aroma that makes me crave drinking it. The taste is a nice mix of malt, hops, and citrus, with a lot of florals and spices (coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, white pepper) showing up at mid-palate and the culmination of the swallow. Complex palate, with nice balance and a very unique aroma and flavor. It does show a bit of ethanol as it warms, but that never bullies the taste and aroma sensations. This is an excellent beer, and that’s the bottom line, because Doc Lock said so!



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