Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, New York
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Brasserie d'Achouffe, Belgium
APPEARANCE: 2.25/3
Thick white head. Deep gold, hazy. Floculent, suspended yeast. Rocky head lasts and laces nicely.
AROMA: 3/4
Sweet, lemony, sugary. Lemon peel. Clean and crisp, subtle grassy hop.
TASTE: 7.75/10
Hop/Malt Balance: 3.25/4: Sweet, sugary. All malt. No bitterness, alcohol noticeable. Belgian candy, citrus, no hop flavor.
Aftertaste: 2/3: Lingering sugar sweetness. No bitterness, falls out quickly.
Mouth-Feel: 2.5/3: Fizzy, full mouth-feel, smooth. Sweet on the tongue.
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Brasserie d'Achouffe, Belgium
APPEARANCE: 2.25/3
Thick white head. Deep gold, hazy. Floculent, suspended yeast. Rocky head lasts and laces nicely.
AROMA: 3/4
Sweet, lemony, sugary. Lemon peel. Clean and crisp, subtle grassy hop.
TASTE: 7.75/10
Hop/Malt Balance: 3.25/4: Sweet, sugary. All malt. No bitterness, alcohol noticeable. Belgian candy, citrus, no hop flavor.
Aftertaste: 2/3: Lingering sugar sweetness. No bitterness, falls out quickly.
Mouth-Feel: 2.5/3: Fizzy, full mouth-feel, smooth. Sweet on the tongue.
OVERALL: 2.5/3: A treat. Very sweet, sugary/golden/bright. Needs to be a bit drier and a touch more bitter.
TOTAL: 15.5/20–Pour Me Another
NOTES:
Matt: Dessert–like liquid candy. I'm glad I got to try it (it was part of a Christmas set, packaged with Three Philosophers, Hennepin and a sweet gold-rimmed chalice). A nice collaboration; I enjoyed it rather more than Ommegang's standard lineup.
Ben: Split three ways, it is a nice beer—a full 750ml is a bit much. Good, unique, and worth a try if you run across it.
TOTAL: 15.5/20–Pour Me Another
NOTES:
Matt: Dessert–like liquid candy. I'm glad I got to try it (it was part of a Christmas set, packaged with Three Philosophers, Hennepin and a sweet gold-rimmed chalice). A nice collaboration; I enjoyed it rather more than Ommegang's standard lineup.
Ben: Split three ways, it is a nice beer—a full 750ml is a bit much. Good, unique, and worth a try if you run across it.
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