Excalibur IPA | Brouwerij Anders

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a murky semi-dark orange to amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Light sliding lace.
The aroma had some Belgian sugars, light peach, some grassy to hay-like features and some Belgian yeastiness.
The flavor leaned into the Belgian sweet and yeastiness and then developed that peach-like semi-hoppiness, not exactly bitter but noticeably hoppy. Peachy to Belgian sugary aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate. Somewhat a smooth sort of semi-sticky sweet finish, yet acceptable.
Overall, seemed like more of a Belgian pale ale to me, but probably still one I could do again.

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3/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

3.52/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Hazy amber colour; little no head. Typical IPA smell, slightly biscuity, some orange, peppery notes, even a hint of toffee. Flavour is very similar. Dry hoppy finish, medium body. Overall a descent, bur fairly run of the mill IPA.

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3.56/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.81/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.5/5  rDev -3%

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

3.5/5  rDev -3%

4/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

33 cl bottle poured into my tulip glass

Medium off-white head over faintly veiled orange beer.
Very floral, fruity USA-hops, nice nose, intense but not overpowering. Citrus, marmalade, green tea with orange; dry Hessian hopbales for further aromas. Bitter-fruity, orangezeste, orangemarmalade, tart in the finish; Again somehow floral. Rather spritzy MF, very refreshing; medium bodied; long-lasting flaovurs. Excellent, surprisingly convincing (for a Belgian) IPA. Super start for "Anders".

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