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rAvg: 4.05
pDev: 9.38%
Reviews: 211
Hads: 25

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Quebec, Canada

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Pale Ale |  10.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (211)

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by Dizzy:
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Dizzy

Texas

4.08/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours into Chimay goblet, light orangish-yellow with a white fizzy head which dissipates quickly. Smell is spices and hops. Flavor is yeasty, fruity and hoppy. Mouthfeel dominated by prickly carbonation and alcohol burn. This one drinks very easily considering the alcohol content.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2006 01:35:45 | More by Dizzy
More User Reviews:
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Kelp

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

04-16-2013 09:51:26 | More by Kelp
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beer64nut

Missouri

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-15-2013 08:22:14 | More by beer64nut
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corby112

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy dark golden orange color with tangerine edges and a half finger off-white head that quickly settles into a thin, lasting ring. Spotty lacing left behind.

Slightly funky, earthy aroma with a decent balance of zesty spice, bready yeast, grassy hops and estery light fruit notes. Some pepper and clove followed by hints of bread, banana and bubblegum. Subtle earthy straw/hay character along with more banana, pear and apple. Seems to have held up well and still smells pretty nice.

On the fuller end of medium bodied with tight carbonation and a slight creamy texture. Heavily spiced up front with some pepper, clove and coriander lingering over the musty funk, bready yeast, light fruit and earthy hop notes into a dry, slightly tart finish. Strong bread/yeast presence with sourdough flavor followed by sweet banana, apple and pear flavors. Some earthy, grassy hops toward the end of the palate balance things out and prevents it from becoming too sweet. There's also some subtle alcohol sweetness in the finish but the high ABV is very well masked.

I didn't know what to expect going in but this beer has held up surprisingly well. Complex, flavorful and well balanced. Very slight oxidization but is still drinking very smoothly and the high alcohol content is toned down, giving off little to no heat. I'm having no problem going through this 750ml rather quickly.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 05:38:11 | More by corby112
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imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.2%

10-22-2012 17:28:27 | More by imperialking
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aasher

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

07-01-2012 20:16:09 | More by aasher
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ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -19.8%

04-23-2012 21:35:00 | More by ygtbsm94
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spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

4.08/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml Bottle - Thanks to Pushkinwow for sharing

Appearance - Hazy copper colour with a small size fizzy off white coloured head. There is a below average amount of carbonation and there isn't much lacing. The head was gone in a few minutes.

Smell - Malts, raisins/grapes, yeast, apples

Taste & Mouth - There is a below average amount of carbonation and I can taste malts, grapes/raisins, and apples. There is also a fair amount of yeast and spice and a bit of a honey sweetness. It ends with a fruity and spicy aftertaste.

Overall - I really enjoyed this one and even though it is an older bottle the flavours were still very vibrant and full. The booze was well hidden and the beer is extremely drinkable. I'd like to have a few bottles of this in my cellar for special occasions.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2012 19:03:24 | More by spinrsx
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whatname

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

04-13-2012 14:05:12 | More by whatname
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superspak

Michigan

4.23/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into signature tulip glass, bottle date of 1/6/2006. Pours a very hazy and cloudy golden orange color with a fairly dense 1-2 finger off white head with decent retention that reduces to a thin cap of lace that lingers. Some slight bits of lace on the glass. Aromas of big banana, orange, honey, grape, caramel, molasses, candi sugar, clove, and yeast spices. Some nice and well balanced aromas with good complexity. Taste of big banana, orange peel, grape, honey, pepper, toffee, butterscotch, clove, molasses, apple, candi sugar, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of caramel, citrus, toffee, butterscotch, clove, molasses, and yeast spices on the finish for a good bit. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and slick mouthfeel. Very smooth to drink for 10%, but is still a bit of a sipper. Alcohol is extremely well hidden, with hardly any warming noticed at all after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent Belgian strong pale. Tons of great balanced flavors with good complexity; and very smooth to drink for the gravity. Definitely highly enjoyed this one. This has held up very nicely over 6 years.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2012 03:11:12 | More by superspak
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jfcaa193

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-19-2012 00:58:32 | More by jfcaa193
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zonker17

Illinois

5/5  rDev +23.5%

02-18-2012 17:09:11 | More by zonker17
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drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.2%

01-16-2012 23:14:04 | More by drummermattie02
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djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

01-15-2012 02:31:21 | More by djrn2
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Sixpack595

Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I forgot about this one in a dark corner of the basement, and was a bit nervous about how well it aged. Popping the cork yielded a whiff of alcohol and berry. Pouring yielded light copper body with a very sparse layer of foam. Mouthfeel is prickly with a good bit of carbonation that is unexpected based on the weak head. A bit of alcohol is evident, fruity with a touch of tart and just enough bitter to balance things out. Glad I hung onto this one, it held up very well.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2012 05:23:21 | More by Sixpack595
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jophish17

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

12-24-2011 08:55:29 | More by jophish17
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Pamola

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

12-21-2011 19:54:06 | More by Pamola
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jbertsch

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +23.5%

12-11-2011 04:29:05 | More by jbertsch
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rab53

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-09-2011 05:25:26 | More by rab53
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FreshmanPour77

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-03-2011 20:49:27 | More by FreshmanPour77
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deapokid

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-03-2011 18:21:49 | More by deapokid
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nickfl

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

12-01-2011 20:56:36 | More by nickfl
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LadyOfMuchBeer

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-01-2011 13:40:50 | More by LadyOfMuchBeer
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brandoman63

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.2%

11-30-2011 19:05:43 | More by brandoman63
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nmann08

Maryland

4/5  rDev -1.2%

11-25-2011 17:12:27 | More by nmann08
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