 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 2, 2009 750ml bottle from GBBF, drunk 19th Nov 08. Malty lager aroma, grainy, superb malt taste, great body and a dry finish. A really drinkable beer. Tastes about 2% less strong than it actually is too! It took me a long time to get hold of this and was great for it to live up to expectations! Straw coloured, large white head that subsides. So much better than the processed lagers that dominate our bars.
yespr (12311), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 30, 2008 75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a huge white head. Mild malt aroma with a light butterish accent. Sweet caramel malty flavoured with a light bitterness before the finish. Smooth, light sweet and easy with a good hops/malt balance. Ends dry and hoppy.
rogueman (19), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 23, 2008 When i fought to open the bottle, and finally got the cork out, the musty smell of fermenting silage almost made me give up on it. But after a few tastes, I kinda warmed up to it. Definitely has a fruity after tone, I would say more lemon than some previous posts saying apple.
All in all, it hides the beefy alcohol quite well with a hoppy dry flavor. I wouldnt pay an arm and a leg for it, but the beer had decent balance for such high alcohol content. Not bad.
Travlr (765), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 Bright yellow with white head. Aroma of citrus and dust. Malt and yeast flavor with citrus background. Not much finish.
KyotoLefty (1447), Kyoto, Japan
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 7, 2008 750ml bottle in Paris, Nov. 2006.
Average golden color. Slight head. Malt aroma, dry and grassy, rather dry, hoppy flavor, a touch of sweetness, alcohol warmth. A touch of citrus as well as a strong aroma and flavor of apples. Very fruity, rather spicy as well. It has high carbonation, but a medium body. The alcohol is there, but nothing like you expect in an 8.5% brew. It masks it well. The sweetness is really very well under control. Very nice, understated, dry, strong finish. Malt in there too. A great beer.
glennmastrange (859), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 29, 2008 Bottle. Light malt note of straw, moderate hops and yeast of lemon and musty basement with white wine and alcohol in the background. Head is small, fizzy, white with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is hazy gold, with large wispy chunks which dissolve after while. Flavor starts lightly sweet, moderately acidic and sour, then finishes lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is light, watery and has a lively carbonation. It finishes lightly alcoholic. A fruity beer with noticable Belgian attributes
Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Updated: Oct 17, 2009The cork is the original pain the ass to remove with silly mettal holder.Nicer drinking this on French soil than previously in UK . Its such a lagery ’de garde . Like a german Helles with Belgian hops and a woody suggestion in the finish. Its weird to think its over 8 % in this. Wen’t down smooth.
Metalhead (571), Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Oct 26, 2008 Bright gold pour. Big rocky head. Aroma was yeast , citrus and must. Flavor was yeast a tad citrus but had a really bad perfume like and dry finish. Glad this was free.
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