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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
26 Timmermans Strawberry Lambicus Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

pour was a murky plum orange with an average sized light pink foamy head that reduced down to a large collar of foam with some really good sticky lacing. The aroma was all about the strawberries, with a little musty yeast and a hint of bubblegum. The taste was sweetly tart with a bit of maltiness and a strong strawberry presence throughout. The flavor lasted a decent duration after the swallow being mostly of tart strawberries Mouthfeel was light in body and slightly syrupy in texture with a very lively carbonation. Overall a very sweet and tart Lambic that was very refreshing. This is also an excellent example of what a lambic should be like.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
27 Piraat 9% Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a cloudy golden yellow appearance with nice foamy head that slowly settles down leaving good lacing. The aroma consists of malt, various fruit (pineapple, bananas) and yeast. The taste consists of malt, yeast, tropical fruit and sweetness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation with a finish is a sweat, booze taste that rounds everything off. Very well rounded beer; nothing strong but tasty, refreshing and highly drinkable. The sweet, fruit flavor is a plus.

May 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
28 Piraat 10.5% Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.1

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a nice copper color. There is haze present but no visible sediment with a nice head that quickly dissipates to a film. Small amount of visible carbonation only. The aroma is fruity apple, pear, and maybe mango with Belgian yeast character. The taste is fruity malty sweet with some sourness behind that flavor. Dry finish with a less-than-expected bitterness at the end. As the beer warms, a bit more earthy flavor begins to develop. The mouthfeel is not quite overly carbonated but close to it. Overall it's a dry finish, and there is a definite alcohol presence.

May 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
29 Chimay Première (Red) Belgium Abbey Dubbel 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a brown amber color without much head retention The aroma is of strong alcohol smell with raisins, plums, and pear notes.It has a very strong malty flavor with some fruity notes. The mouthfeel is of a light beer with a medium level of carbonation.

May 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
30 Contreras Extra Belgium Saison 3.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This beer poured a cloudy copper color and formed a nice foamy snow white head that left latticed lace as it subsided. A medium amount of carbonation is present. An aroma of malt, herbal, grain and citrus. The flavor was of malt, bread, hops and pepper. The finish slightly bitter. Not a bad beer and typical of Belgian IPA attempts. Bottle was labeld Valeir Extra when I drank it.

Apr 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
31 Duvel Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

pour a very cloudy yellow, with a nice head that hangs around for a while. has a nice fruity aroma. Very smooth flavor a little fruity and grassy but definitely tasty. This is an excellent beer to drink with a meal.

Apr 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
32 Stella Artois Belgium Lager 2.5

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Another average beer from the mega giant, seems like they all blend together. poured medium golden color, small head that disappeared quickly. Average beer with average taste, suggest you really cool this one done before drinking.

Apr 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
33 Orval Belgium Belgian Ale 4.1

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

pour cloudy orangeish in color, large foamy head, with great staying power. has wonderful aroma with a decent taste with only a slight trace of bitterness.

Apr 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
34 Grimbergen Blonde Belgium Belgian Ale 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

drank this on the beach in Curacao so rating may be a little "off". Pours clear golden with an abundant frothy white head. Some bubbles can be seen rising from the bottom of the glass. The head recedes slowly, leaving some lacing on the side of the glass. There are aromas of pale malts, spice, fruit, and faint yeast. The flavor is malty and sweet with some some spice to help balance the flavor. It has a mild aftertaste that is spicy and sweet. The mouthfeel is light to medium with moderate carbonation. It has a crisp, dry finish. It's fairly easy to drink. Overall, this is a solid, unoffensive Belgian pale ale.

May 10, 2012
12:00:00 PM
35 Palm Royale Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

One of the best beers to drink on warm sunny beach, has great amber color, with not much of a head, but has a rich slightly fruity taste. highly refreshing beer, but becareful the high ABV can sneek up on you.

Apr 16, 2012
12:00:00 PM
36 Bavik Super Pils Belgium Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Pours a clear golden color with nice white head that fades slowly. The aroma is malt and hops. The taste was typical for the style. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with nice carbonation.

Feb 12, 2023
11:58:28 PM
37 Liefmans Goudenband Belgium Flanders Oude Bruin 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a nice dark copper color with some dark off white head that slowly dissipates the aroma is tart fruit, grains and yeast. The taste is slightly sour, tart with some citrus hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with champagne like carbonation

Feb 11, 2023
02:56:35 PM
38 Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue) Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

pours a deep dark orangish red color with a medium sized head which lingers, just a little lacing observed. The aroma is of some sweet dark fruits and that typical belgian malt aroma. The taste is sweet dark fruit start it off but it finishes with a little warmth from the alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium body with a little carbonation and an almost creamy texture.

Dec 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
39 Boon Framboise Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours ruby reddish, light orange hue, bubbles on top with a little lace. The aroma is sweet raspberry, vinegar, light level of tartness, fruity sugary sweetness. The taste is raspberry, vinegar, oak, light tartness, sour cherries. The finish is sweet raspberries and tart oak'd fruit. M - Light body, light carbonation, syrupy dry finish.

Nov 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
40 Lindemans Faro Belgium Faro 5.0

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Pours a dark, clear amber color, with a big white head and light lacing. The aroma has a bit sour like a gueuze, but the candied sugar is more dominant. I think the candied sugar is raspberry, but if so, it’s a subtle raspberry. The taste starts with the gueuze, but is quickly overtaken by the candied sugar, which is a nice change from the sourness of a gueuze. No sour aftertaste at all. The mouthfeel is crisp, with a pleasant sweetness and perfect but somewhat light carbonation.

Oct 15, 2012
12:00:00 PM
41 De Troch Chapeau Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

poured a light red color but made only a thin white rim for a head, which quickly disappears. There was absolutely zero lacing on the glass. With the aroms there is no doubt this is a cherry beer. The taste is of cherries along with plenty of that Belgian lambic yeast for tartness. The mouthfeel is light, crisp, and refreshing with a welcoming medium high level of carbonation to help cut through the sweetness.

Jul 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
42 De Troch Chapeau Framboise Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

poured a dark red garnet color but made only a thin white rim for a head, and even that dissipated in less than 5 seconds. There was absolutely zero lacing on the glass. When it comes to the aroma there's no doubt this is a raspberry beer. The label says they use fresh raspberries in here and I believe it. Fresh raspberry taste along with plenty of that Belgian lambic yeast for tartness. Very good. the mouthfeel is light, crisp, and refreshing with a welcoming medium high level of carbonation to help cut through the sweetness. Fruit beers are my favorite style.

Jul 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
43 Westmalle Tripel Belgium Abbey Tripel 2.8

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Pours a pale golden color with large white head that hangs around for a while. The aroma is citrus and spices. The taste is citrus & spice. The mouthfeel is medium/heavy side with ok carbonation.

Dec 29, 2023
09:43:06 PM
44 N'ice Chouffe Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a dark ruby color, topped with an small off white head, leaves some good lacing. The aroma has a big sweet and spicy aroma, lots of candy sugar, curacao peel, orange and some other spices. The taste is of candy sugar, fruit (a mix of orange and cherry), curacao peel and spice, as well as some sweet caramel malt, it's actually pretty well balanced. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth feel with moderate to slightly high carbonation.

Dec 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
45 Blanche de Bruxelles Manneken Pis Belgium Witbier 3.1

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

pours a golden & slightly cloudy with a frothy sudsy tightly bubbled small head that lasts quite a while and leaves nice laceing. The aroma is like summer with the light spicing, lemony citrus, herbal grassiness, maybe orangish and white pepper. The taste is wonderfully refreshing with lemon, herbal, and grassy. The mouthfeel is full with clean refreshing finish.

Feb 3, 2013
12:00:00 PM
46 Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne Belgium Flanders Oude Bruin 3.3

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

pours a deep garnet with a giant rocky head and tons of chunky yeast in the glass and has big sheets of lace slide down the glass into that enormous beige head. The aroma is sour cherry candy, tart fruit preserves, and red wine vinegar. Nicely balanced sugary jammy preserves notes temper the vinegar acidic aroma. The taste has more sour cherry on top of a light brown sugar note, strawberries, tart sour candy. Themouthfeel is light bodied and finishes relatively clean.

Feb 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
47 Boon Mariage Parfait Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

pours a deep dark cranberry hued body with a head of raspberry sherbet but slowly fades away. The aroms is dark tart cherry and has a hint of brie rind and some light barnyard hints that mix in with it but they remain very light. There is some fruit skins aroma in the finish. The taste is dark cherry fruit flavor and some raspberry tartness mixed in. There is a cherry sourness that lingers after each dry sip. The mouthfeel is a medium-light mouthfeel with a tight little fizz and no alcohol heat or astringency noticed. Could have used a little more fizz.

Feb 1, 2013
12:00:00 PM
48 Boon Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

pours a very dark mahogany/red with small bubbly white head that lasted about 20 seconds and has very little lacing. The aroma is a funky grassy,cherry and a yeasty body. The taste is cherry and then some funky earthiness. Tastes better after every sip. Sweet with a very very very mild tartness. The mouthfeel is not as carbonated as I expected, but is smooth and is light and refreshing, medium boided.

Jan 30, 2013
12:00:00 PM
49 St. Bernardus Christmas Ale Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

pours a dark brown color with hints of ruby and a nice light tan head with good lacing. The aroma is malt, cinnamon, cloves, raisins and plums, brown sugar. The taste is malt, dark fruit, brown sugar,cinnamon, cloves, hints of licorice. The mouthfeel is medium body with moderate carbonation, smooth, alcohol very well integrated.

Feb 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
50 Verhaeghe Echt Kriekenbier Belgium Flanders Red 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a dirty pinkish brown with a pinkish head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is fruit notes with some hints of cherry. The taste has sweet cherries, oak, yeast, and some funk. The mouthfeel is medium viscosity and a high level of fine fizzy carbonation.

Jan 21, 2013
12:00:00 PM