3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from a 12 ounce can into a miniature snifter. Poured a dark red, Ruby color with a thin beige head of foam. A nice caramel malt complexity with influences of a light spicing and a present bitterness. Taste produces a more prevalent bitterness and alcohol presence. I think the bitterness is coming more from the alcohol than the hops, somehow. Its just a different kind of bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma of fruits, figs, cherries, and slight yeast. Pours red and murky with a huge head. Taste is spicy with booze but non-descript. Anis, caroway, sugar, and slight cherry. Cool beer.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a hazy brown with some nice frothy off-white head. Aroma is slightly yeasty with hints of sour cherry and vanilla. There is also some alcohol in there too. Flavor is more of the cherry and vanilla but is more sweet than sour. There is definitely an alcohol presence that is a bit off-putting but there are definitely a lot of nice flavors working here. Good after dinner slow-sipper.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark red with a foamy tan head. Smells of banana, fig, raisin, a bit of dough, vanilla. Taste is sweet, mildly bitter - notes of cinnamon, vanilla, fruit - fig? Can note a subtle oak presence. Warms me up.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark brown with 2cm off white head. Aroma of dried fruit, predominantly fig and ripe Banana. Rich and boozy on the palate, I get some spice, Vanilla and dried fruit. Not a huge fan of this one.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours a cloudy reddish brown color with a small tan head that disappears quickly. sweet malts and cinnamon spice in the nose. not as pronounced as i would think for such a complex beer. taste is the same with a decent warming touch from the alcohol. pretty decent spiced Belgian ale but not great.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can to tulip glass displaying an espresso color with a red tint and a sizeable beige head. Immediate aroma of malts with hints of vanilla and banana. First sip provides caramel, raisins, and licorice. Additional flavors develop including vanilla and oak along with some alcohol in the finish. Pretty good mouthfeel with various flavors lingering. Overall, a good Belgian strong ale with some complexity, but a little too much alcohol aroma and flavor for me.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
In short: A moderately spicy, semi-sweet Belgian copper ale. Ok
How: Can 12oz. Consumed a few months after purchase.
The look: Cloudy copper-bronze body topped by a small beige head
In long: Nose is moderately spicy with xmas Belgian beer spiciness (cinnamon, clove, etc.) and also a scented flowery component. Taste has a lot of grainy malts, toasted bread crumbs, some brown sugars, pastry, cloves, hard candies & jelly beans, cinnamon, a slice of apple pie, some raisins and some caramel to tie everything together. Sweetness sensation is medium. Spiciness sensation is medium. All in all this was an ok beer, but a 12oz can is probably enough. I had this beer just before checking my mail, because I like to drink a beer just before whatever the next thing is that I’m going to do. And also after. And during.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Somewhat typical Belgian dark ale. Pours dark brown with plenty of head and moderate carbonation. Taste is dry but finishes with some really nice but subtle complex tones of dates, very mild spice, and various other flavors that stay in the background. Alcohol warmth is pretty noticeable, but works with the flavor. This beer works for me, but it’s quite expensive.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(12oz can) Opaque reddish brown body with a medium, creamy beige head; good lace. Aroma of sugar, caramel, malt, dark fruit. Medium bodied, some carbonation, slightly oily, a little chewy. Flavor is heavy sweet--up front and then it reasserts itself in the finish, but then dries out as hops kick in and linger. Notes of vanilla, honey, dark fruit, cherry, some tropical fruit maybe; spices; moderate alcohol that warms in the finish; caramel malt. A hint of sour/tartness, too. The alcohol in the finish seems a little off balance with the rest, but still delicious.
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