t Smisje Cuvee 2005

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

A hazy orange beer with a nice off-white head. The aroma is sweet and quite spicy with notes of coriander, nutmeg, and lemon. The flavor clearly shows off the alcohol, but anyhow it is pretty well matched by fruits and spices. The fruits include oranges, and peach slightly overripe, while the spices include coriander and nutmeg. The end is quite dry yet with the sweet alcohol lingering for a long time. A very complex brew.

Bottle. Clear red brown color with a off-white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, spices and dried fruits. Flavour of dried fruits and rye bread.

Cloudy chestnut colour. Very nice, but with 10% ABV it could have more flavor and body. Nicely malty flavour. OK semi-bitter finish.

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with an off white ehad. Aroma of malts, caramel, spices and dried fruits. Flavour of dried fruits and rye bread.

Name: t Smisje Cuevee
Date: 05/05/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Yankee Go Home!
Vintage: 2005

hazy amber,creamy body, sweet fruity aroma, lots of sweet malt flavor, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Zythos Beer Festival, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium 2005. Red-brown colour with a white head. weak light sour aroma and a sweet malty fruity light alcoholoic taste. Medium to full body and a sweet sour light alcoholic finish. 4-3-4-4-9 Re-Rate Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Dark fruits, caramel aroma and a light sweet fruity taste. Medium to full body with a dry finish.

750ml bottle corked and crowned bottle. Bottle stamped #256 (out of?). Obviously, 2005 Vintage. Poured a medium and cloudy amberish color with a huge sized off white head. Aromas of fruitiness, some oak, yeastiness/bready, citrus, and a light funkiness. Tastes of wood, fruity, lighter breadiness, vanilla, and some spiciness. Lighter funkines was in the finish as well. This one grew on me the more and more I drank it! Alcohol content well hidden.

Dark golden orange hue. White film proposes more lacing than you’d expect from its size. Appealing, but shy hallertau/sterling reminiscent hops with plenty of honeysuckle flavours, perfumey petals and unfortunately a plasticy beginning of oxidation. Palate is strongly yeasty (pie dough), honeyish and feels a bit syrupy all while the hops try to be as convincing as they are acclaimed to be, but fails a bit at that. I remember more of werthers original than any convincing bitterness. Medium bodied, excellent carbonation level, everywhere at the same time, expanding appropriately. Too bad, because I felt I’d have loved those hops, perhaps simply not one meant to age.