Tonight folks im gonna drink two Belgians who hail from the USA, I've been lucky enough to get my hands on two Belgian style ales produced by Goose Island, the first one I'm having is Matilda 2009 bottled on the 1/4/09 as the americans would write it.
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Appearance: honey like in colour, with a lovely head that disappears quite quickly.
Smell: typically belgian tones with some banana and orange in there, mainly banana.
Taste: sweet with not too much hop character. ( i couldn't even notice the alc content even though it is 7%)
Mouthfeel: has plenty of carbonation that is not immediately noticeable from looking at the beer (no head) it is light and very enjoyable, i would definitely drink this again.
My second beer of the night is again from Goose Island, Pere Jacques 2009 is a very nice beer made in the style of a Belgian dubbel,
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Apperance: a reddish amber colour, lighter than most belgian dubbels that i've had. slight tan head to begin with which once again Quickly disappears to leave just a little few patches of bubble where the carbonation is rising.
Smell: once again a very belgian scent with ripe summer fruits and banana evident with a hint of malt at the end.
Taste:Much the same as the scent although it is evident that this beer is more alcholic @ 9% than the last.
Mouthfeel: similar to the previous beer with plenty of carbonation, this beer is more chewy with a stronger and heavier feel than Matilda. nt particularly what i lke in a dubbel but it is very drinkable all the same.
