Théorème de L'Empereur
Brasserie De L'Ermitage

August 2020: 330 ml bottle, from Être Gourmet, Belgium. ABV is 6.4%. Cloudy yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts, yeast, over-ripe yellow fruits and green yasmin tea. The flavour is moderately sweet, and has the same elements as the aroma. Some bitterness from hops and dead yeast cells in the finish.

Mostly clear classic amber, lighter gold at the bottom, all under a short khaki head that clings in fine wobbly lacing.

It's really like a classic American pale ale, especially compared to Lanterne, where the jasmine tea doesn't really express much--which I'm not actually mad about--though maybe it becomes a little floral in the exhale. Otherwise it expresses softly toasty malt with mild pine and a hint of orange peel.

 

 

Pours a slightly clouded golden color with a huge, spongy white head atop.

Smells of herbal, leafy tea, lighter peaches and tangerine, blending into white bread dough and a flowery grass quality.

Drinks soft with a nice and well nuanced effervescence to it, highlighting the beer‘s light body in a perfectly refreshing way.

Tastes of sweet oranges, dry leaves and a wooden, grassy and herbal green tea appearance among wild flowers and a hint of honey. Offers a truly fluffy, creamy mouthfeel then, accentuated by peaches, light mango and lime zest, complimenting to the well entangled tea impression in this marvelously well. Finishes dry, slightly sweet, herbal and soft, leading to a unique and well working aftertaste, inheriting a crisp hop dryness.

This is marvellous. Why use tea for an ipa? Because it adds a unique bitterness to the hops and creates a fantastic depth from the beginning till the end. Green tea is quite present in this, but it works out astonishingly well with all the other components, with a mouthfeel which is nothing short of being world class.

Bought from Belgian Beer and Food. I opened in the sink, having reading some reviews, after some minutes without moving it, and out splashed a lot of gas. Served at home in a trappist glass.
Medium head that never fades, golden colour, normal lacing.
Nose is hoppy, teher's tea leaf, jasmine, some citrus and some fruit like peaches or apricots. Medium body, lively carbonation, with bubbles coming up all the time.Dry finish. Taste si similar to the aroma, hops, tea leaf, fruis, jasmine.
A bit strange, but very good,

A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 24th October 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.

Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left lots of sticky lacing.

Aroma: Lemon zest, pear, tea, floral, jasmine and a touch bready.

Taste: Lightly sweet, pear, tea, grass, floral, touch herbal and peppery, with a light bitter finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate but prickly carbonation.

Overall: Aroma was nice, while taste was easy drinking.

 

Draft at the source.