Arbitrage411 (349) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 5, 2024UPDATED: MAY 5, 2024 Cloudy yellow in a recommended Tulip. White tiny bubbles foamy head. Sweet malt nose. Serious depth of flavors, the texture sensation of remnant yeast, and a noticeable banana taste in mind. Effervescence similar to world class Belgian brews. Heady ABV warming takes you to “the zone”. Sticky lacing as the drink lowers in the glass. Top shelf creation. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! to quote a 60’s movie. Semi dry finish.
explosivedog (12895) - New York, New York, USA - APR 13, 2024UPDATED: APR 13, 2024 On tap. Pours gold. Honey, grain, biscuit, vanilla, booze. Medium body. Pretty decent.
ianwelby (3965) - Hamilton, SCOTLAND - APR 13, 2024UPDATED: APR 13, 2024 Clear gold with a thick white head. Smells sweet and bready. Flavour is sweet and bready, with a good whack of bourbon both sweet and warming, a little citrus through it. Warm, sweet, a little spicy. Very tasty stuff.
ben4321 (11316) - Metuchen, New Jersey, USA - MAR 12, 2024UPDATED: MAR 12, 2024 Draft, flight pour, at The Bar on 22, 3/12/24. (4) Shocked I've never rated this. Clear good, white head. Bourbon, bread, grains, and spice. Banana / clove notes. Very boozy. Okay.
minutemat (14700) - Shropshire, ENGLAND - AUG 22, 2023UPDATED: AUG 22, 2023 355ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Aug 23. Thanks Simon for this. Pours a misty yellow, small amount of white foam atop. Nice sweet shades, harmonious blend with very subtle bourbon, although in a blind tasting I would've said more of a white wine barrel influence.. a touch sugary on the finish, gently sweet Belgian yeast.. exquisite sipper, but tastes half its strength and expected more Jim Beam to come through.
TkmLinus (882) - POOLER, Georgia, USA - MAY 18, 2023UPDATED: MAY 18, 2023 12 oz bottle. Smells of a hint of banana, oak, hint of bourbon.Tastes sweet, getting bourbon, banana, hint of oak, booze, bread, yeast. Finishes boozy and sweet.
cheap (8860) - Land of Taxes, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 4, 2023UPDATED: FEB 4, 2023 Bottle from the Shaw of PTC! Big thanks chuck. Nose is mild yeast forward. Slight haze on pale with a nice big head that does not fade. Initial impression is that its not as civilized as most belgians but then I look at the label and WHAT! It's 10.2 %! (says 11 on this site) Big taste bud wow and big alky impact fer sure. Now, I'm not sure if it really tastes like 10.2, maybe more like 8 or so. So, I guess its kind of civilized for what it is? Lots of yeast effects on the taste buds in this one. Yea, most of the real beldgies have a muted yeast character although you know its there its not in yer face; but this stuff is right up front saying 'hey, there is lots of yeast in here' hehehheheheh. Does lack many of the iff ale effects but that yeast and the volatile feel of this is not real pleasant. But hey, I think I'm catching a little buzz as I near the end of the session. I'm starting to forget about anything negative in the brew. There you have it.
tontalus (1809) - - DEC 25, 2022UPDATED: DEC 25, 2022 Auf meiner Flasche Allagash Curieux steht nur 10,4% Alkohol drauf. Da wir es aber mit einer Füllmenge von 750ml zu tun haben, ist der Unterschied wohl vernachlässigbar. Die Aufmachung mit dem Kronkorken und die Angabe des Abfülldatums ohne MHD macht mich glücklich. Die Reifung im Bourbon Fass verspricht ein Erlebnis weit jenseits von einem Becks Bier. Schon der Geruch ich extrem komplex. Ich habe Riesling, Hefe,den Bourbon, florale Noten, und grüner Apfel. Die mittelporige Schaumkrone füllt bald zusammen, die Farbe des Biers ist bernstein und sehr trüb. Beim Antrunk ein schwerer Malzkörper, der nach einem viel dunkleren Bier schmeckt. Es kommen Röstaromen rein, die sowohl von starkem Alkohol begleitet sind, als auch dezent und nicht störend bleiben. Gleichzeitig kommt der getreidige Geschmack, den auch der Bourbon hat, toll zur Geltung und ist führend bei der Gesxhmacksvielfalt. Natürlich ist auch der Bourbon selbst da, begleitet von holzigem Geschmack der Fässer. Beim Abgang kommt dann Vanille und Bitterkeit, die vorher gar nicht zu erkennen war. Das Bier ist anfangs leicht süß um dann später ins Bittere über zu gehen. Der Alkohol ist hier auch viel mehr präsent, da die Süße abnimmt. Sehr aufwändiges und absolut exklusives Getränk, das man nur ganz oben auf der Wertungsskala ansetzen kann!
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Nekronos (5026) - Xalapa, MEXICO - DEC 11, 2022UPDATED: DEC 11, 2022 Nice to drink with the aged in barrel notes very noticing. Not worth the 10 dollars a bottle though. Easy to drink.
melush (14737) - SPAIN - DEC 11, 2022UPDATED: DEC 11, 2022 Tap @ Coalhouse Pizza, Stamford, CT, USA.
Golden colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is yeast, malt, fruits, oak, bourbon.
Taste is yeast, malt, sweet, apples, banana, oak, bourbon, hints of vanilla.
Full body, average carbonation.