Sunday, March 6, 2011

Bière De L’Amitié by St Feuillien and Green Flash

Bière De L’Amitié. Collaboration between St Feuillien and Green Flash. Belgian Golden Strong Ale. Le Roeulx, Belgium.

Winter 2010/2011.

My review on RateBeer:

3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
AHTOH (49) - San Diego, USA - MAR 5, 2011

750 mL bottle. Date on back of bottle: 22/4/12 – assuming this is best buy date and it has a two year shelf life. Poured into Duvel tulip.

APPEARANCE: Pours pale straw yellow; slightly hazy with a small amount of visible sediment. Large white head settles unevenly; moderately rocky when settling and leaves some patches of Belgian lace.

AROMA: Citrus (ie, lime) hops, Belgian yeast, spices, subtle barnyard, some dry chalkiness, and hint of light grain. Slight perfumey characteristic to portion of the aroma. Citrus notes quite prominent for the style – almost as if dried lime peel was used.

TASTE: Citrus hops (lime and some grapefruit), Belgian yeast, and spices on front of palate. Mid palate is floral sweetness. Back of palate bit too grainy. Mild hop bitterness on finish. Some perceived tang from the rye; though may be difficult to discern without prior knowledge of rye use, especially due to the citric nature of the ale.

MOUTH FEEL: Full bodied. Crisp. Moderate mouth feel. Nice carbonation. Finish bit on the dry side for the style.

OVERALL: Possibly the most prominent lime notes on palate, as well as aroma, of any triple I recall tasting to date. Would be more ideal during the summer. Pleasantly refreshing for the abv. Almost like hybrid between a Belgian golden strong ale and a higher abv saison.

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