 Rastacouere (5196), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
May 15, 2008
Objectively speaking:
A soft, clean and hugely satisfying offering. Favourite new beer in a while.
I like:
Gently hazy dark straw. Spectacular white head: a tight and tall glowing pure white. An everlasting companion. Exquisite Belgian foam mouthfeel, remarkably delicate and comfortable. Alcohol nowhere to be found. Rather complex, though in a subtle fashion. Spicy, cakey (albeit not very sweet at all), hay-like malts - cushion soft. Genuine ingredients freshness aroma despite being around 1yr old. Growing clean and soft bitterness, a floral, gently earthy/sandy hoppiness. Nondescript fruitiness all around, not very forward, but think melon, papaya, passionfruit... Makes me think of an authentic Italian gelato: it’s not exactly lean, but makes you feel like it and is tasty and soft.
I dislike:
Absolutely nothing I dislike about this. It’s incredibly soft around all edges. Incredibly accurate.
Maria (3738), Thisted, Denmark
Jun 16, 2008 Courtesy of Yespr. It’s a slightly hazy and very beautiful, warm orange-golden beer with a huge, nice and creamy head. The aroma has notes of yeast in a very harsh way, making it difficult for me to find much else than yeast. The flavour has sweetness, notes of spice, a light harshness, loads of yeasty notes and a dry, slightly citrussy finish. This simply isn’t my kind of beer, but I can see a lot of others love it.
acrdz (4095), Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 4, 2008 Draft at Cafe Belgique in Amsterdam. Murky dark orange body with a tan head. Big nose of old fruit - aged peaches, old blood oranges, etc, along with candy sugar and some toast and dough. Alcohol is noticeable even for 7%. Creamy and rich up front, sweetening and strengthening over the middle, with a small bite in the finish.
MIBRomeo (1832), Wisconsin, USA
May 18, 2008 a blond w/ corriander... from what I hear this was a brewers mistake that was liked so well they kept doing it.
Hazy dark amber coloring nearing brown w/ a tall white head. Odd aroma hints of tart fruits that I did not expect, light spicing corriander then anotehr spice I just can’t pick out under all the corriander.. some sweet sugars blended w/ a light fruit.. different but nice. Nice palate full and well coated while lightly creamy. Odd again in taste like a brett to your lips w/ it’s dry tongue.. just lots of corriander again.. a powerful yeast taste I’m told is typical to this brewery, earthy w/ breads and some sweetness... an odd fruity oily taste that I think could be juniper oil but I’m not sure finishes very dry. I like this stuff.
BrandUP (7), USA
does not count  Apr 22, 2008 The best beer of ’t IJ! Nice beer with a hoppy tast. Spicy and aromatic. Malty, dryish and well balanced
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