TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada Oct 19, 2009 Bouteille de 330 ml dégustée au Cheval Blanc (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur de caramel fruité avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût fruité avec une pointe de chocolat et d’houblons. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de fumée en arrière goût. (Rating #2692) theisti (1637), Leawood, Kansas, USA Oct 5, 2009 33 cl bottle graciously shared by beastiefan2k. Pour is a cloudy hazed brown with some darkish orange and a billowing 4 inch tan head. Falls with a bunch of sticky lacing. Aroma is herbal, medicinal and musky earthy - weird but engaging. There is also a sweet fruit tartness noticeable. Taste is sour berry fruit, earthy, some cherry sweetness, and the medicinal and herbal notes from the nose. Palate is medium, coats the mouth - with a high level of carbonation initially that relaxes a bit after it opens up. This was a fun one, thanks for sharing Eugene. beastiefan2k (1590), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA Oct 4, 2009 Got the ill hookup from fata2683, thanks a lot Keith. Cap pops off, its not a gusher but the foam was steadily moving up the neck. This translates to a giant, bubbly, foamy, head that sits atop a thick, ruby-brown colored body that you cannot see through. The head eventually fades to a surface covering lacing. The bottle conditioning is apparent, as usually the case with t’Smisje, when the bottom of the bottle completely muddies up the beer with a ton of yeast poop. Aroma is very thick and complex. There is lots of tart berry, its earthy and musky, and has the house yeastiness common to most of the lineup. Lots of disparate aspects fighting in the beer and it seems to come off well. Its like an old world concoction. Flavor has some more of that tart berry and some fruit juice. There is a lightly sweet yet bitter finish. The mouthfeel is overcarbonated at first but calms down nicely.
33cL stubby bottle, marked, thin, tall Boulevard tulip. altonbrownd (1831), Amsterdam, Netherlands Sep 27, 2009 Bottle from Bierkoning. Dark brown body with rocky, lasting head. Toasty nose of caramel and sweet. First lots of bitter, then warming with roasty malts and chocolate. Very bitter finish. Another fine and tasty product from ’t Smisje. lefossoyeur (44), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sep 20, 2009 Dark mahogany with a very lively and lasting beige foam. The nose is all minerals and burnt sugar. Huge attack of CO2 masks the malt profile at first and you get a straight punch magnum-like bitterness followed by bitter oranges and burnt malt. This is an intense brew, a little bit unbalanced in the flavors tough. Less carbonation and a little bit of malt to supply the harsh bitterness would have been welcomed. Alcohol is present. Nevertheless an interesting belgian, defenitely one of the hoppiest I’ve ever had.
Bottle at Le Cheval Blanc TheEpeeist (1424), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 20, 2009 33 cl bottle. Dark brown, pouring mostly head that settles to a smooth coating. Nose is dough, molasses, a touch of chocolate, orange peel and allspice. Creamy coating mouthfeel with a spicy, tingly effervescence. Taste is brown bread, sour raisin and grapefruit peel. Dusty, earthy finish with lingering bitterness. Hildigöltur (5109), København, Denmark Sep 8, 2009 Bottled. Gushing. Muddy brown coloured. Very yeasty aroma with fruits and marzipan. Sweet yeasty flavour with some yeast and some hop sharpness. Unclean, but drinkable. SaintMatty (1189), Tallinn, Estonia Sep 8, 2009 330ml Bottle (Brugs Beertje, Brugge) - Hazy brown with a tan head. Fruity and slightly sweet aroma with dried fruit and marzipan,. Fruity taste with raisins and a fair amount of bitterness in a slightly rich finish.
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