4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice looking beer. Active head settles into nice foam that never gets small even. Aroma is initial shock of wine followed up by some yeastiness and sweet malt. When warm, the flavor is dominated by a thin bitterness, but chilled a little more, the yeasty flavors come out and a nice spice fruitiness comes more to the fore. Nice beer, but I’m not seeing the high ratings.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 29, 2011
2011-08-29, bb 15/10/2013, 7-2-7-3-14=33
Overly carbonated, slow gusher; it pours with a lot of foam. The aroma betrays some sourness, together with the Belgian character. Good body strength; it has caramel flavor, with moderate sweetness and a nutty edge; no sourness, just a shade of vegetables. The bitterness is medium-low, with some alcoholic component in the end; the final is also very nutty. Good but strange.
2008-05-03, 8-5-7-4-15=39
Cloudy red-amber color, with floating particles, with a rather fizzy head, reducing quickly to a creamy thin layer. Strong malt aroma, mature. It has a good malt and caramel aroma, some sweetness, but possibly some overfermentation ate out some of the body. Not much bitter; the alcohol warms the mouth at the end. Good for lovers of the style, but not complex enough as it is today; gimme more body and more hops.
2002-09-09, 8-5-8-5-17=43
Hazy red-amber colour, persistent collar of creamy foam. Malt aroma, candi sugar, caramel. Rather dry malt taste, hides very well the alcohol content, well balanced by a strong bitterness of hop and burnt sugar. Light liquorice when warmer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I’m not going into to any detail anymore on my descriptions - it only seems to piss people off. So I’ll just say this was enjoyable.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Deep brown beer with minimal head. Aroma is quite complex, dominated by brandy, raisin, and caramel. Flavor is richly sweet, raisin/plum, malty. Wonderful, slightly carbonated and even silky mouthfeel. Malty with moderately alcohol-burn aftertaste.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A very complex beer with a spicy taste of burned sugar mixed with a fruity aroma.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very spicy and caramelly. Some fruitiness in the nose. A very good ale.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
As others suggest, the aroma is wonderfully spicy and fruity - nutmeg, pepper, coriander, strawberry, peach, and alcohol. Initial taste is that of a good tripel - yeasty with spice present. There is a great caramel and chocolatey malt presence as well. Finish is lightly acidic. Burnt orange in color with a minimal head. A top-notch beer
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Had a pervasive cotton-candy sweetness in the finish.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
An amazing aroma with this beer. Fruity and sweet. Maybe a bit too sweet, teetering on that edge, anyway. Chocolate maltiness is also quite apparent.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JAN 26, 2003 750ml bottle, pours deep reddish-brown in color, foamy ass tan head, clings to the sides of my glass, sweet malty, brown sugar aroma. Dark chocolate, fruity and smokey flavor, full body. This is an awesome ale, worth a try.
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