Friday 7 January 2011

No 60 - Corsendonk Agnus Tripel

This stunner has a deep, creamy nose with notes of fresh herbs, candied orange peel, lemoncello and some smoky notes. Deep and complex. Mellow in the best sense of the word. Very, very good.
The taste is very creamy with lovely purity and notes of oranges, grass, fudge and poppy seeds. A very long and elegant finish. Gotta love the creaminess of this one!

92p   (tasted from bottle - 2010/12)

No 59 - Biolégère

A light and fresh nose with notes of gray pears, grass and a touch of salty water. Fresh and good, but a little on the light side, as it supposed to be, I guess.
The taste is also light and fresh with a nice grapefruit bitterness combined with a medium long finish. A nice beer but with only 3,5% you don´t get that body that is needed for it to do better than that.

81p   (tasted from bottle - 2010/12)

No 58 - Coopers Best Extra Stout

A deep, warm, creamy nose with notes of sweet coffee, chocolate covered orange peels and burnt sugar. It has depth and nice fruit but it is somewhat anonymous just the same. Good though.
The taste is big and warm with notes of dark bread and dry coffee. A nice creamy structure. Medium long. Good but thats it.

86p   (tasted from bottle - 2010/12)

No 57 - Golden Carolus Classic

This dark beauty offers up nice aromas of coffee and cream, orange jam and a fine smoky note. Deep, round and sweet. Very, very good. Dark caramell after a while.
The taste is big, creamy and deep with notes of cocoa, milk chocolate and candied orange peel. A very pure sweetness in the finish. Long and lovely!

93p   (tasted from bottle - 2010/12)

No 56 - Moinette Blonde

A very deep, haunting, elegant nose with gorgeous notes of milk chocolate, tangerines, orange peel and some caramell. Very deep and impressive. Layers upon layers of sweet yellow fruit.
The taste is tight but ooh so complex and intense with the sweetest fruit imaginable. This stunning beer just flow over your tongue, leaving an great impression. The bitterness in the finish is awesome! Long, long, long. Just a great beer!

95p   (tasted from bottle - 2010/12)

No 55 - Brugse Zot

A fine, fresh, deep nose with notes of tangerines, lemons, some detergent (in a positive sense), and smoky notes. Deep and fine. Smells like dried up lemoncello. Very good.
The taste is cool, fresh and very pure with lovely yellow fruit and a fine bitterness in the finish. Long and succulent. A very good beer.

92p   (tasted from bottle - 2010/12)