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Hard to believe that I have no notes on this beer until now. I've drunk it on multiple occasions. I believe that the recipe gets tweaked every year. I'm assuming this is a 2025, but the dates are obliterated on the label. A classic, Belgian IPA if...
In terms of the presentation De Ranke do not let us down with Amer Amer; it has those quintessential and signature characteristics of a lovely, well-retained head and some gorgeous, sticky lace. A lightly hazed dark orange/marmalade body sits...
Meh ... Belgian IPAs don't do a great deal for me since I really don't see the point of Belgian brewing getting into areas that they are not strong in - it all seems a bit pointless to me. On top of that general feeling, I don't think that this...
I have loved Tank 7 for many years so I suppose I should give Dank 7 a chance. Not related beers, but here we go. 7 Hops used, apparently. The bright, clouded orange body produces some good head and the lace is sticky and impressive. Seems...
Etre. Unusually for them, slightly out of date - not that it matters much I feel. Bottled: 12SEP23 BBD: 12JUN24 Some deep, deep cuts here. Even if you ARE up to speed with some US brewing history, and even if you're old enough and experienced...
Belgian IPAs. If I'm honest I've never really seen the point. I mean a few have been decent, but as a rule why don't we all just concentrate on what we do well, carry on working to perfect those things, and let others do their things? Lanes are...
If I'm brutally honest, not a beer for the purist. To be fair, the label does describe it as a 'Hoppy Tripel'. Again if I'm honest, this isn't a great start for me. I'm a big Tripel fan, but mostly for the reason that they offer a sweetness that is...
Second time I've had this, last time was the 2020 version that I did NOT take notes on, but did take a picture of. Very light, golden pour whose color has the look of a macro, adjunct lager! Thickish, ice-cream like head retention good, lacing...
Belgian IPAs ... ... the best way for me to describe just about every one is, "I don't hate them, but even after all of their years of being around, I don't really understand why they exist." Over-hopped (or perhaps better put, highly hopped) beers...
750mL capped bottle. Cap has dot-matrixed B137(7 or 1)13 OKT22 and EX 13/10/24. Labeled as a "Hoppy Golden Ale" - yes, yes it is! Damn! De Rankę know how to make these highly hopped, beautifully balanced beers. I'm not remotely surprised, just...
33 cl bottle. Recently shipped in from Belgium. A complex collaboration between La Senne and Perennial, Yazoo, Little Animals, Keeping Together, Off Color and Somewhere Else Beer Project. Beautiful, deep orange golden color. Medium head, that has a...
Golden, butterscotch, hazed body with a decent head and some minimal lace. White film settles across the surface of the beer. Nose offers some deep, ready hop notes, but very balanced. Tastes begin with a bitterness upfront that is also...
Corked and caged. Big pop on opening.Good. Very pale yellow pour.Cloudiness abounds. Looks great. High head, well retained. In short, it does exactly what it says on the bottle.Period. That's a great thing. Strong citrus bitterness up front....
25th. Massive head, slightly must, copper color. Head is huge, lace first class. Appearance is goos. Belgian IPA? I dunno, seems like an American IPA to me, and there is very little Belgian character however one cuts it. Nose is a little meh, and...
The usual Side Project presentation. OK, so a 'White Farmhouse IPA' is something that I think might be something that I would be interested in, but what the hell it actually is, who knows? I wish breweries would resist the urge to write such...
Interesting bottle that reminds me a little of the Australian stubbies. Pour is a mid-orange color with a huge, ice-cream like head. The retention is superb, leaving a thick and creamy head the whole way down the beer, but the lace is surprisingly...
BJCP Style 23 is 'Specialty Beer' which really means a dumping ground for beers that do not fit into other categories. Light marmalade amber pour with a very good initial head. Head drops quickly to give a spotty film and limited lace. The nose...
Characterized on the label as 'A Belgian Style Golden Ale', and by other sources as a 'Belgian IPA', this beer is now part of the Smuttynose BIG BEER series, but has been a around for a few years previously known as 'The Gnome'. To be fair,...
12oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. The pour produces a somewhat disappointingly lifeless beer, with head, retention and lace all significantly lacking. The color is certainly 'IPA like' in as much as it gives an amber hue, but at the same...
OK, not really sure what the purpose of this beer actually IS, as it seems as though Ommegang (in its American way) has had a reverse influence on Moortgat. As much as I love Ommegang, this is not an influence or input that is needed under ANY...
22oz bottle in the usual Lips of Faith series presentation. Beer pours out a pretty dark, copper color with a medium head. The lace is surprisingly good and forms a nice pattern. This is one of the better parts of the beer. Nose is largely American...
12 oz bottle. Not quite sure why this did not/has not made it to GA, perhaps it HAS but I've not been looking for it. Was it in the Canis Major mixed pack? Anyway ... Hazy, orange body with low to mid-carbonation and a little head and some...
22 oz bottle courtesy of DogBrick - thanks Micah. Surprisingly golden/orange pour with good clarity - like a little like a Tripel in terms of color. Head is minimal and limited to sticky film on the surface of the beer and some creamy bubbles at...
Additional notes: 10/02/2022 (Pictured) - Lot Nr 12 F21 best before end 2026. This is 6%/14°, and not the original review's 8.0% Well, when you look at the notes below, and you consider that some people have considered this beer almost a Tripel in...
Original notes 05/20/2019 750 mL bottle, corked & caged from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Had a hell of a job getting the cork out eventually having to opt for a full-on corkscrew. Given that, the pop and gunsmoke that came with it was a touch...
Red plastic covers the capped, 750 mL bottle. On opening there is a touch of gun-smoke but not much other signs of life. The words "American Trippel" on the label. I'm not keen on the spelling, nor on the word American coupled with the word Trippel...
16 oz pint on tap at The Porter, Little Five Points, Atlanta, GA, USA. Golden body with a little chill haze underneath a pillow-like, rocky head. Good creamy peaks and troughs in the head. Noce retention and lace. Nose has the pre-requisite light...
$9.50 from Bruisin' Ales, Asheville, NC, USA for the 22oz bottle. Pour is interesting since it provides a light, yellow, tripel colored body with some slight haze. It is also surprisingly good in the head department with decent retention and some...
Ok, here we go with SP #5. Still looking for something subtle from Terrapin in the SP series, but ho hum ... that could be a LONG wait! Presentation is the same as all of the other SP series with the text edited to reflect the new beer. Pour is a...
Interesting beer as is often the case with Stone. 22oz bomber with the usual Stone screen printed bottle. Thanks go out to BA PatronWizard for the chance to try this one. Stone special releases have not yet made it to GA. Very nice, light golden...
Corked and caged 750 mL bottle from Green's on Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. $8.99 I *think*. I took the cage off this bottle, got distracted with the kids, and about 10 minutes later the cork shot into the air with a huge explosion! Foam everywhere. A...
11/29/24 Encore Series version, bottled 08/26/15. A random find that is the kind of thing I generally cannot resist, even knowing that at the very best things will have changed dramatically, at at the worst it will be undrinkable. Great carbonation...
Purchased this one back in November 2007 in Greensboro, NC, USA. I had one bottle around Christmas time and decided to pop this one open to see how it had changed. I don't mind my IPA's with a little age on them, and coupled with the Belgian...
Slender 330 mL bottle, Greens, Ponce De Leon, Atlanta, GA, USA. Poured into the Duvel tulip, this creates an enormous, fluffy head with plenty of lacing. A cloudy and hazy honey color, this looks like a classic and typical Belgian Pale. Good...
Last weekend it was Houblon Chouffe, this weekend it was Urthel-Hop It. I figured that there would be at least a few valid comparisons, and I think that there were. Both Belgian yeast based with typical Belgian aromas and characteristics, and both...
Updated notes, 03/30/2022 (pictured) Sixteen years between these notes! Wow. The bottle pictured is from the latest tasting, and you’ll see that the name has been simplified to Houblon Chouffe these days. I’m not sure when that happened, but it...
Notes added 07/25/21 330 mL bottle (pictured) purchased at The Liquor Store, Jackson, WY. A beer that has grown on me over the years. Still not a massive proponent of the style in general, but if I want a hoppy edge to something I’d rather reach...