75th Street Dantes Nightmare

Brewed by 75th Street Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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The beer pours completely murky, thick deep, dark brown. Just the thickest looking brown ever. The head starts small but never fades past that level. Aroma is full of dark raisins, lots of them, then dark charred bread, and a light fruitiness that is unaligned to the other aromas. This gives it a nice balance and an uncharacteristic appeal. There is a light oak oxidation coming through as well. Taste is fruity thats slightly astringent. There is that light raisin and charred bread that comes out in the aroma as well. A sweet prune aftertaste. Flavor is a bit lacking in the structure of this beer. Either way, no brett present at all despite spending something like 18 months in a Cabernet barrel with brett. Its comes off as a damn nice Quad though.
750mL, hand painted, beautiful waxed bottle, thanks go out for Gregis for picking this up for me, Regenboog chalice.

Thanks riversideAK! 2008? Big bourbon nose, sugary dark fullness. Black, pale tan head, sugary bourbon body. Very dark and brash, toasty white sugar, brash caramel, gummy.

Sweet dark fruit, vinous sweet winey notes, light spicy yeast, a touch of basement funk. Pours brownish, fizzzy head. Flavors of musty basement, red wine, dark fruit sweetness, figs, brown sugar, spicy yeast raisin, and light barrel. Interesting, well carbonated, bitey, a little alcohol comes through. Interesting beer. Great bottle!

750, corked and waxed. Opaque dark brown with no head or lace. Big sweet molasses and cinnamon nose. Creamy medium body with airy carb. Molasses, mushrooms, and cinnamon mid palate. Sweetish finish.

750 ml hand painted bottle, corked and caged, purchased at the brewpub last year (2008). 12-15-06 date painted on the bottle. Pour is cloudy brownish rust, with a crackling noisy one inch off white head that falls fast. Aroma of big brown sugar and figs. There is also a smoky charcoal very faint in the background which is nice. Somewhat simple nose, but nicely soft and melded. Taste is the brown sugar, with bright black cherry and grape sweetness. Some of the fig from the nose is present, but behind the brighter fruit. Also a nice charred, woody, oaky, earthy yeastiness in the taste. Traces of alcohol heat in the finish. Palate is oily - medium to heavy with residual alcohol in a long dry finish. Nice one. Extra overall point for how pretty the painted bottle is.

Rare bottle courtesy of theisti. Pour was dark brown in color, substantial tannish colored head after a firm pop of the cork from the bottle. Aroma was quite off, some sort of a chemical over top of chocolate. The flavor, though, was better than the aroma, chocolate, fruits (cherry-ish?), saw dusty oak, bourbon or whiskey even, vinous, citrus, some roast. The finish was a bit astringent and acidic, lively mouthfeel. Odd, intersting, but not a great one. Thanks, Tim, for the opportunity at this one!

Thanks to hopdog for sharing this rare bottle. Hand painted, bottle labeled 12-15-06. Some of the coolest wax dippin’ ever! Pours a deep brown with a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that laced. Aroma of dark fruits, alcohol, oak, caramel, toffee, vanilla, woody, cherries. Flavor was a mix of the same, nuts, really not getting the brett. Lots of toffee and dark fruits.

Poured a murky red purple color with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of Brett L., roasted malts, cocoa, dried fruits, vanilla, oak, and some anise. Taste of vanilla, oak, brett, cherries, cocoa, dark fruit, light vinous, some tartness, and a bit of alcohol in the finish.

Huge thanks to beastiefan2k for sending me one of these rare bottles. Bottled labeled 12-15-06. Tag also says only 150 of these were bottled. This was probably the first waxed dipped, corked and caged bottle that was also hand painted that I’ve seen. Great presentation! Poured a dark brown color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, dark cherries (chocolate covered cherries), roasty, wood, and a hint of a vinous quality. the wood came out in the aromas the more this one ’breathed’. Tastes of chocolate, woody, vanilla, plums, raisins, cherries, and again the same hint of red wine. The brett was really non-existent, but that didn’t matter as I really enjoyed ths the way it was. I would have said this was a cross between a Dubbel and a Stout. I also noted that this was just ’different’ and I had a hard time defining on what just that difference was.

750ml bottle drank at the brewery with the brewers and Gregis. Aroma is boozy with earthy and herbal hops. Taste is boozy with milk chocolate, caramel, spicy hops, and a little funkiness. Maybe it needed more time in the bottle for the brett to come out?