De Proef Reserve Signature Ale (w/ Tomme Arthur) - De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)

sfoley333

Brazil

4.4/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from corked caged 750ml bottle from The Port's bottle shop back in September of last year. Have tried many times before both in bottles and on tap at Lost abbey and at the port but never reviewed until now. First of all I have to say I like this beer better in the bottle than on tap even though its a great beer no matter the source, Second with a year age on it the Brett has developed mor and some of the hops have faded but help balance it out more like a BSPA. Poured into Duvel Snifter a Hazy Golden Orange color with a white head about a finger thick with good lacing. Smell is a light brett funk, spice, sweet candi sugar amd mellow citrus scents. Taste is sweet malt mixed with lemon zest, light grass flavors, atouch of spice and phenolic compounds. Mouthfeel is light body with an active but light carbonation. This mixed with its great balance of flavors and the fact that its abv is well hidden make this not only a great drinking beer but a world class effort by two great brewers.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2008 08:07:54 | More by sfoley333

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 4/13/2010. No pop of the cork upon opening. Pours very hazy red-orange color with a small fairly dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of pear, apple, grape, peach, orange, floral, caramel, honey, bread, light pepper, clove, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity brett notes with balanced hop and malt notes. Taste of pear, apple, grape, peach, orange, pineapple, floral, caramel, honey, bread, toffee, light pepper, clove, and yeast earthiness. Very slight fruity tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruits, floral, caramel, honey, bread, toffee, clove, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice balance and complexity of fruity hop/yeast notes with well balance malt sweetness; with no cloying flavors present after the finish. Light carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and lightly syrupy mouthfeel that is actually quite good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Belgian strong pale ale, despite lack of carbonation. Very nice complexity and balance of fruity and malty flavors; and quite smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:09:38 | More by superspak

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

03-11-2013 05:17:21 | More by spycow

smithj4

New York

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

01-21-2013 18:29:43 | More by smithj4

robertrunner

California

2.5/5  rDev -39%

01-17-2013 16:20:55 | More by robertrunner

westcoastbeerlvr

California

2.5/5  rDev -39%

01-10-2013 21:54:24 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

12-17-2012 17:55:50 | More by stereosforgeeks

warnerry

Michigan

4/5  rDev -2.4%

12-11-2012 00:50:02 | More by warnerry

BoRaeCho

California

5/5  rDev +22%

12-03-2012 18:40:17 | More by BoRaeCho

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -2.4%

11-16-2012 00:42:36 | More by t0rin0

Beeradelphia

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.4%

11-15-2012 19:43:54 | More by Beeradelphia

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%

11-13-2012 20:21:50 | More by imperialking

RBorsato

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

11-06-2012 19:49:52 | More by RBorsato

Texasfan549

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

09-25-2012 15:38:27 | More by Texasfan549

Elfastball7

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

09-07-2012 03:35:20 | More by Elfastball7

rtepiak

Poland

4.35/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

a beer i thought i had had before... or at least remember it having a distinctly different more spicy qualities when fresh. an older bottle the yeast really take on an effect. pour is nice and lacy orange cloudiness. nose of orange blossom hopping, breadiness and yeastiness... camembert notes. plate is floral and orange sweet. clove hints and mineral dry. noble bittering. wonderful beer with a dynamic spicy, yeast and hop combination. one of a kind.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 23:33:23 | More by rtepiak

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a hazy to cloudy dark golden yellow to orange in color - similar to the color of apple cider. The beer has a quarter finger tall off-white head that reduces to an extremely thin film in a medium sized patch and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of malty sweetness - primary notes are those of toffee.

T: This beer has quite a bit of malty sweetness with both toffee and caramel notes present. Light spice notes contributed from the yeast and slight notes of brett.

M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with light to moderate amounts of carbonation. Hints of dryness in the finish.

O: Very malty for this style of beer but this is a very good and interesting beer to try... Very much a sipping beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 12:20:11 | More by dbrauneis

metter98

New York

4.13/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: The beer is cloudy brownish yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down but never completely faded away.
S: There are moderately strong aromas of toffee in the nose.
T: The taste has a bit of sweetness with flavors of caramel and toffee from the malts along with notes of spices from the hops and slight hints of sourness form the brettanomyces.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. There is a hint of dryness in the finish.
O: This beer is a lot maltier compared to other beers but this makes it very flavorful.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2012 20:13:57 | More by metter98

ms11781

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

06-30-2012 02:35:59 | More by ms11781

OneDropSoup

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a stemmed Gulden Draak tulip: Murky burnt orange body under a finger of fluffy, dough-colored head with some floating sediment & lots of tight nucleation strands.

Smells of baked apple, a little baking spice, some pineapple, kind of a cakey bread. Actually, the closest comparison I can come to is the smell of Apple Newtons. Pretty nice.

Taste follows suit, leading with fruit (apple, white grape juice, pineapple), moving into an herbal & candy-ish flavor, like Ricola, rounding off with more baked, cakey character, & ushering in a moderate dry booze heat. The aftertaste is pretty dry but with the baking spice going on again, with just a touch of stoney, mineral, & funky that I get from brett a lot. Gains some citrus notes further in.

Medium-full-bodied, kind of chewy, you can roll it around on your tongue. The heat & growing attack from alcohol becomes a little formidable, but doesn't spoil the experience.

Some challenges, definitely a lot of recognizable qualities that ground it while pulling it a little in the direction of more experimental beers. Reminds me of a slightly mutated Unibroue Raftman, which I love.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2012 21:39:50 | More by OneDropSoup

halo913

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-28-2012 17:12:16 | More by halo913

enelson

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

04-28-2012 16:17:22 | More by enelson

mikepcarney

Ohio

4/5  rDev -2.4%

04-03-2012 02:25:29 | More by mikepcarney

SalMineo

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

03-19-2012 14:36:18 | More by SalMineo

donkeyrunner

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Amber with an opaque center. Fair retention and a few polka dots of foam.

Smells unmistakably like banana bread. Banana bread with a mango twang. Tastes like it smells. Not overwhelmingly hoppy but a good amount of resin the body.

If I had to take a blind guess at the style I would have guessed a citrusy wit rather than a Brett infused Belgian pale.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2012 12:31:51 | More by donkeyrunner