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BELGIUM:

TRAPPIST BEERS:

ACHEL
• 8 Blond (8%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20)

(Colour and head: cloudy brown with medium head. Good lacing. / Floral, fruity, white bread, citric. Nice. Almost as good as the Bruin.)
• 8 Bruin, BBE 17.03.2012 (8%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 43/50
(aroma 9/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20)

(Colour and head: dark red and brown with a thick head / Sweet and dried fruits with toffee scents.)




CHIMAY
• Blue 2010 (9%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20)

(Colour and head: dark chocolate with a thick head / Caramel, plum, fruits in the nose and ripe fruits, syrup on the palate. Very nice trappist.)
• Red (7%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20)

(Colour and head: cloudy red with thick head / Yeasty, fruity, nutty, malty, floral)
• Triple (8%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20)

(Colour and head: golden brown, nice thick smooth and long lasting head / nose: yeasty and fruity / taste: fruity, smooth, sweet, yeasty, floral)




ORVAL
• Bottled 22nd April 2010 (8 months old) (6.2%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 16/20)
(Colour and head: cloudy light brown with thick long lasting head. Leaves some nice lace on the glass / Nose: fruity, green apples / Taste: sour, yeasty but still lots of fruits. Great beer.)




ROCHEFORT
• 10, BBE 010915 (11.3%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 47/50
(aroma 9/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 10/10, palate 5/5, overall score 19/20)

(Colour and head: dark chocolate. Foamy at first but then vanished fast / Full-bodied beer with sweetness. Malty, licorice, toffee. Pear on the nose. Excellent beer.)

"They're a pair of idiots," said Geoffrey, "though the General is not so bad, really.
You forget all about them, Binns."
"I may forgive but I never forget," said Mr. Binns sublimely.
"I see the statue's nearly finished, sir. Ah, he's a poor type,
a poor type. Fatty degeneration of the mind, I call it.
But when you think of her you can't wonder."
He made no further allusion to the scene, an the General
and his wife visited the studio no more. A few days later
the statue was ready to go to Market Clayford, where a plinth
already awaited it.
(St. John Lucas - The Statue of the Commander)

• 8, BBE 070415 (9.2%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 43/50
(aroma 9/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20)

(Colour and head: black, thin head / Syrupy, malty and sweet. Lots of roasted sugar on the nose.)
• 6, BBE 270115 (7.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 2/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20)

(Colour and foam: cloudy brown, no foam / Raisins all over, sweet, soft. Very nice beer although not so good as 8 or 10)




WESTMALLE
• Dubbel, BBE 29/11/12 (7%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20)
(Colour and head: coca cola with thin creamy head / Nose: sweets / Taste: caramel, bitter, mellow)
• Tripel 0.7L (9.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20)
(Colour and head: Cloudy brown with thin head / Nose: hoppy, yeasty, almond, nutty, floral / Taste: fruity, full-bodied and strong beer)




WESTVLETEREN
• 8, bottle stamp ?.02.2011 (8%) (tasted 16 April 2011, Beer Hunter's, Pori)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 45/50
(aroma 9/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 5/5, overall score 18/20)
(Colour and head: coffee, thin creamy head / Nose: sweet, ripe fruits, toffee / Taste: sweet, coffee, licorice, fruits, soft, mellow. The warmer it got the more you enjoyed it.)



OTHER BELGIAN BEERS:

ALKEN-MAES (Abbey beer, Waarloos)
• Grimbergen Dubbel (6.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: mahogany brown / Nose: malty, sweet / Taste: creamy, sweet)




BAVIK (Bavikhove)
• Bavik Petrus Dubbel Bruin (6.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: black / Nose: syrup, malty / Taste: sweet malty)
• Bavik Petrus Golden Tripel (7.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 2/5 points (Colour: pale gold / woody, strong, full-bodied, very foamy)
• Bavik Pilaarbijter Bruin (6.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 16/20)

(Colour and head: dark chocolate, thick head / nose: toffee, sweet / taste: chocolate, toffee, nutty)
• Bavik Witterkerke (5.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 3/5 points (very tasty wheat beer.)




DE DOLLE
• Oerbier (9%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 34/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: cola with a large and creamy head / Nose: caramel and lots fruits / Taste: caramel, fruity, malty.)




DUBUISSON
• Cuvee de Trolls (7%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 33/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: golden hay, foamy but vanishes fast / Fruity, honey)
• Scaldis Amber BBE18/8/12 (Bush?) (12%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 6/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20)

(Colour and head: dark gold and thin head / fruity, mild, malty. Quite soft beer for a 12% ABV)




DUVEL MOORTGAT
• Moortgat Duvel (8.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20)

(Colour and head: gold, lemon squash and a long staying head / citrus, floral, fruity and malty. Great beer.)




LEFFE
• Blonde (6.6%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20)
(Colour and head: gold, medium thick head / Yeasty, fruity, grassy and malty.)
• Brune (6.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 16/20)

(Colour and head: dark brown with pale brown thick head / Syrupy, sweet and caramel flavoured beer.)




LOTERBOL (Diest)
• Loterbol 8 Blond (8.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: cloudy, gold / Nose: fruity, mango / Taste: fruity, fresh. Excellent choice)




MARTENS
• Premium Pils (4.7%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 1/5 points




PALM
• Palm Speciale (5.4%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 33/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)
(Colour and head: copper and dark gold, no head / very nice beer, malty, bitter, fruity, honey. British style ale)




PROEFBROUWERIJ
• Diamond Roggen Ruisolut (4.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 3/5 points (Colour: sahti / Nose: rye, malty / Taste: bready)




RANKE
• De Ranke Saison De Dottignies (5.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 33/50
(aroma 5/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: amber, thick long lasting creamy and lacy head / fruity, refreshing beer.)
• XX Bitter (6.2%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 33/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20)
(Colour and head: copper with thick head / Nice bitter, hoppy)




ST. FEUILLIEN
• Cuvee de Noel (9%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 14/20)
(Colour and head: red rose with long head / Lots of veggies in the scent. Floral and caramel flavoured beer.)
• Tripel (8.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50
(aropma 8/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20
(Colour and head: cloudy gold with thick head, nice lace / Fruity, grassy, malty, citrus. Lime through and through.)




SAINT-MONON
• Brune (6.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 34/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 4/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: dark cola with a large and mostly lasting head / vegetable aromas and fruity flavours.)




VAN DER BOSSCHE
• Van der Bossche Pater Lieven Wit-blanche (4.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 2/5 points (Colour: green, pear / Is this beer or lemonade? Maybe suitable for hot summer day. Very frothy)




VAN HONSEBROUCK
• Kasteel Donker (11%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 34/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 1/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 13/20)

(Colour and head: coca cola, no head / sweet and syrupy. Taste is sweet, syrupy, full-bodied, sugary)
• St. Louis Kriek Lambic (4.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 30/50
(aroma 6/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 6/10, palate 3/5, overall score 12/20)

(Colour and head: ruby red with a small head / fruity and cherry)




VAN STEENBERGE (Ertvelde)
• Gulden Draak (BBE 14/05/2013) (10.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50
(aroma 8/10, appearance 2/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 5/5, overall score 16/20)

(Colour and head: red with no head / Nose: caramel, fruity, nutty, sugary / Taste: fruity, sweet, alcohol. Full beer with oily texture. Very tasty.)
• Gulden Draak Vintage (7.5%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50
(aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20)

(Colour and head: deep dark red with fast vanishing head / berries, spicy and some odd way rye porridge. Nice christmas beer.)




VIVEN
• Viven Ale (5.0%)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 30/50
(aroma 6/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 6/10, palate 3/5, overall score 12/20)

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