UPDATED: FEB 15, 2022 9-year-old bottle. Copper amber color, mostly clear. Belgian yeast aroma. Sweet and malty, some raisin, and a strong Belgian character.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2020 Bottle @ home, cellared for 10 years. It peaked a few years ago, but it still quite flavourful with loads of dry fruits and sweet malts. Notes of plums, raisins, pears, almonds, leather. some cardboard though and not overly vinous. Taste is sweet with medium duration and a dry spicy finish.

UPDATED: MAR 31, 2019 Pours a clear chestnut brown with a tan head. Brown sugar, prune, raisin, and wood nose and flavor. Very clean. Finishes as cleanly.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2018 Vintage 2011 - Bready and butterscotch with some oxidization. Sweet and bready with yellow raisin.

My favorite beer of all-time. I cleaned St. Louis when I heard Goose Island stopped brewing. I have one case left. Saving for special times. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2018 Bottle. It poured a murky reddish brown with a thin tan head. Its aroma is caramel, bready, Belgian yeast, plum and raisins. The taste is slightly sweet. Overall, it is a little boozy and warming.

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2017 Bottled on 101505. Old bottle. Aroma is nice, plum, raisin. Color is chestnut, no head (old bottle), reddish tint, clear. Really nice flavor though! Very reminiscent of a port...plum, raisins, caramel, a little bready. Smooth. Med body, but still a little lively. Awesome beer! I hope I still have another one in the cellar!

Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! 2008 Vintage. A clear orange brown beer with a mid-sized most good lasting off-white head. aroma of dark riped fruits, caramel, oxidized fruits. Taste of dark caramelish malt, riped fruits, raisins, toffee, some wood, good!

2008 vintage. Great smooth mild nose. The beer starts fresh and malty. Very nice smooth with malt and cookies in the back. Refreshing, smooth and mild malty. Nice smooth beer.

UPDATED: JUL 1, 2017 2009 bottle from McHughs. Bought this a while ago. Might be the oldest beer I?ve had. Pours reddish brown with tan head which disappears. Lots of raisin, Christmas cake, cinnamon, chocolate, soft leather on nose. Smooth sweet date, raisin, cake, some raspberry in flavour. Short wood, earth slight cocoa finish. Delicious beer and a real treat.