4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
reddish amber in color and sporting a nice thick creamy head..the aroma was a super strong dose of appricot, vanilla, butterscotch, and freshly baked bread..the flavors were a melted basket of apricots, peaches, and cantelope..vanilla, subtle spiciness, bubblegum & bread..very chewy yet maybe a tad thin..a little orangey in the finish..not as complex as i expected though.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
What a wonderful beer. Caramel, coriander, allspice and nutmeg in my nose. Wonderful nicer amber body with frothy head. Lively carbonation. Spicey taste, caramel, nutmeg and coriander. Thick, kicks on the roof of the tongue.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
What can I say -this is a perfect beer! Very strong juice-like nose. Hints of apricots in the nose and taste. Also orange flavors accented by spices in the middle (coriander). Slight hop bitterness at the end. Full body and a superb balanace. Incredible!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 10, 2003 Caramel, spice, orchard fruit with an excellent creamy palate. One of the better abbey ales, and the alcohol is well-hidden. Filmy head lasts throughout.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
have to agree about the aroma - peach nectar past its use by date. cocoa bitterness comes late and soft. very well-balanced. just the thing for xmas day in paris
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: NOV 5, 2003 Bottled: Very very dark red/brown coloured. Has a huge beige head. The aroma is filled with malts, fruits (plums?) and spices. Flavour is sweet and fruity with a nice touch of alcahol. The alcahol dosn't take over at any time. This is like drinking the water of life. Smooth, pleasant and very wellbalanced. Simply a top class beer.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUL 17, 2006 750ml bottle (slightly proteinized). Head is initially large, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy dark amber, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately malty (cookie, caramel), lightly to moderately hoppy (flowers), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of orange peel, apricot, honey, coriander, clove, raisin, etc. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Score is proportional to the protein-cleanliness...finally found a pretty lightly proteinized bottle.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
orange/copper/bronze color (i know that seems like a lot, but trust me, it’s there!), head is initially very large but dissipates into a nice long lasting frothy white blanket leaving the sides of the glass sheeted in a curtain of bubbles. aroma is very fruity, with notes of bubblegum and clove as well. type of fruit is not wholly detectable, but i think it might be peach. flavor is very soft with notes of fig and raisins. aftertaste is rather dry too. my only complaint at all about this beer is that the flavor, in my opinion, is just a tiny wee tiny little bit thin. all things considered, a truly outstanding beer. westvleteren 12 is in my fridge at the moment and it has to impress extraordinarily to keep up with this one.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Lovely head, big, thick, and sticky. So full and creamy it looks like a root beer float. Deep brown with a hint of orange. Nice nose. Starts with candy sweetness and explosive fruitiness, brassy and citrusy. Quite peppery with a slight hint of smokiness. Hard to even begin starting to describe the flavor, very complex. Primarily a full, malty sweetness in the flavor. Ripe and tangy. Finish lengthens out with the malts with a toffee and caramel sensibility. Sour. Made considerably more interesting by the mustiness of this one, very earthy. Orange and tangerine tartness. Lots of ripe cherries here. Significantly lovely.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Not quite as good as the gran cru, but the flavors keep coming as the beer nears room tempurature. I LOVE the belgians.
Re-rate.
Ruby brown color. Gurgling foamy head. Strong aroma of tangerines and tart green apples sifting through the olfactory senses. Smell of orange blossums pouring out of the glass like a mad scientist’s concoction. Delicate sweet malt and wild flower honey conjoined with citric hop flavors embrace the tongue. Lace slowly drools down the side of the glass rejoining the compact screen of bubbles floating on top of this malt elixer. Smell of Bayer’s children’s aspirin peering in. Wafts of raisins, plumbs, dates, and kiwi complement a subtle peppery mango flavor. Candy sweet taste left on the lips. Banana and nectarines in the nose and on the tongue as this nears room temp. Buttery walnut finish casually evolves into a citric sensation devoid of bitterness, leaving a soft warming alcohol sensation. WAY under-rated.
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