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gueuzeonhigh

Maine

3.9/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A caramel color, cloudy beer burning with effervescence.
The head welled up in my glass like a hot hair balloon.
Bubble spheres matrixed into a sculptured head that floated upon the surface of the beer like a shield layer.

A nose catching nose at first- up front hoppy aroma, melded with certain sweetness and a hint of sour apples. Unfortunately the aroma dissipated rather quickly—seems incongruous given the fervent enduring head.

The flavor produces an up front hops bitterness, tempered by hints malt all to the tune of yeast and sour apple twists. Although touted as “four grains” I fail to taste the effect on the flavor profile- perhaps it’s the apple twists and the definite hops bitterness..

After the initial start of the flavor bouquet, the beer dissipates rather quickly and immediately transcends into the “finish” phase which ends rather abruptly.

Nevertheless, this beer fits my definition of a bock beer rather nicely.
While I wish this beer to have more body and more flavor profile I intend to continue to enjoy this fine beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2004 02:23:11 | More by gueuzeonhigh

cokes

Wisconsin

3.73/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This bottle looks like its been to Hell and back a couple times...

Hazy, river discharge brown. This ain't no trout stream. You'd be lucky to catch carp here.
Big spastic bone-hued froth above.
Yeasty and sweet nose. Fruity phenols. What the f'k is this? Candied raisins, cloves, brown sugar and tart apples.
Sweet green raisins up front. Plenty bready too. Contradictory sips of molasses coated green apples. Sugary sweet with a sharp sour underbite. There's a bile-esque acidic twing underneath it all. When chiled, this is pretty much a mess.

As it warms, it adopts a more cohesive persona. Like a dubbel - bock cross, leaning more towards the dubbel. Yeast traits exude clove and pepper. Whispers of cocoa blend with brawnier toffee and raisins. Fruitiness remains odd. Caramelized apricots. There's still the green apple sourness, but it's reined in. Still a mess for all practical purposes, but a halfway decent one.

It's a bit overcharged and fizzy up front. So let it sit for a while. It's much better as it flattens itself out and warms.

Dissonant, but not unapproachable.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2003 05:11:42 | More by cokes

Suds

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This beer pours with an explosion of foam and an extreme yeast aroma. Head is thick, soft, and very long-lived. Ruddy, earthen brown color, with bits of yeast floating throughout. Spicy, but delicate taste...flavors of melon, and malt. It's not like any bock I've ever had, but it's very tasty. The beer has a soft, full mouthfeel and a mellow, yeasty character. It's a fun beer and worth a try, but not outstanding.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2003 01:48:19 | More by Suds

BeerResearcher

Massachusetts

3.35/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Oops! Be careful of the pour. This one gets a bit excited. It pours a muddy coffee color with a big...and I do mean BIG head. The initial aroma is...how should I phrase this? Farty? Behind the fart, there's a yeasty and earthy malty aroma, followed by hints of hops and faint alcohol. The body is slightly grainy with flavors of rye and wheat. Sweet caramel and a bit of milk chocolate become more noticeable as the glass warms. A hint of alcohol is felt in the back of the throat as you exhale. Clove, peppery spices and a light lemony bitterness remain equal to the sweet maltiness throughout. All in all, as different a sort of beer style as Limberg is to cheese.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2003 03:05:42 | More by BeerResearcher

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

4.03/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A very good looking beer that has a lovely bronze body, tan head, and superior lacing. The nose is all about the malt base, but it does also give faint hints of fruit and spice. The flavor is malty sweetness with caramel pumping in as the chill subsides and releases it. A faint trace of spice and perhaps some apple notes intercede as well. Quite a nice, but filling beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2003 19:12:06 | More by AtLagerHeads

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This bottle-conditioned beer pours a hazy brown with some caramel highlights beneath a huge, rocky head of dense, off-white foam. The head retention is excellent and it maintains a solid 1/4" cap throughout the entire glass. Additionally, it leaves some very nice wide streaks and webs of lace. The nose reveals a touch of sugary caramel, some light fruitiness, and some spicy hops. It's zesty in the mouth with a very fine, effervescent carbonation and light/medium body. (I wonder if this bottle isn't a bit old; and it's fermented out a bit more than it normally should be). The flavor is malty with a caramelized-sugar edge, some delicate fruitiness, some herbal and spicy hops; and it's well-balanced with a firm bitterness. It finishes dry with some lingering candyish, caramel and chocolate malt peppered with leafy and spicy hop flavors. Quite unique, and similar to a cross between a German bokbier and a Belgian dubbel.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2003 20:56:22 | More by NeroFiddled