Served at TAP NY, and Belgium Comes to Cooperstown 2006
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/20/2008 11:14:41 PM)
"Batch #1, April 2008; Sampled October 2008
A solid pour produces four fingers of a lightly tanned, frothy head in my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip glass. The beer is a murky, reddish amber hue, but shows a somewhat hazy, lighter, orange-tinged, amber hue when held up to the light. The aroma as I am pouring this beer smells of apples and pear with a touch of a grain background note. A more focused look at the aroma confirms the fruit focus and adds some notes of ripe, sweet plum. A touch of drying Brettanomyces funk starts to become noticeable after a short time, but remains in a supporting role; the Brett adds some light phenolic notes that lean towards rubber, moldy wood. This mixes with the grain notes in the finish to produce a touch more wood-like character as well as some cracker-like grain notes and some lightly toasted malt. The fruit notes are definitely the most prevalent in the nose. This does smell nice, but I was definitely hoping for a bit more signature Brettanomyces character.
Light and a bit fizzy up front, the beer finishes a bit watery, slightly tart, some light plasticized phenolics and with lots of fruit character. This beer is not very sweet, in fact pretty dry, but there is enough fruitiness here to accentuate the touch of malt sweetness that is here to a level of perceived sweetness beyond the actuality. With the light body of this beer it is down-right quaffable, it does have a palate presence of flavor that just lingers for quite some time and keeps this being from being boring. Spicy, herbal notes remind me of a kiss of hop character and sort of interweaves itself with both the light funk and ample fruit notes. There is an ample level of carbonation that adds a nice peppery note to the beer and also accentuates the light tartness and a touch of fruity ginger notes.
While note nearly as Brettanomyces influenced as I might have preferred (give it time though and it might get there), this is fantastically drinkable and quite well balanced and flavorful right now. A very enjoyable beer even if I do find myself wishing for a touch more complexity. One of those beers that I could have paid much more attention to picking out the nuances, but was distracted by how down-right quaffable it is so I drank the damn thing instead."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 750ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[2] Review by E from Spring Mountain, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/19/2006 11:57:29 AM)
"[BCTC 06] Poured a hazy amber color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of pine, citrus fruits, brett, tropical fruits, and earthy barnyard. Taste of more earthy yeast, orange peel, tart citrus fruits, and faint alcohol as well."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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