 crizay (1069), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
Aug 23, 2006
Pours a brown/ orange nice white head. Really don’t see what makes this one any better than a lot of other trappists styles just like this but cheaper. Your basic brown sugary sweetness, caramel, dark fruits, some apple, alcohol isn’t noticeable and this is a good beer but I just don’t see what seperates it from many others.
Panzerfaust (374), Santiago, Chile
Jul 17, 2008 Bottled at Eurohappy. Expensive one
Pours a dark mahogany/brown color with crimson hues. Regular head with good retention, it leaves a nice ring.
Aroma is complex, malty/yeasty/spicy with a great diversity of smells. Wood, caramel, toffee and macchiato coffee are the first things that come to mind. Black olives, apples, clove and christmas cake are less obvious but clearly present when you dig deeper. Some fruit tartness rounds up the aroma of this brew.
The flavor is pretty round too, bittersweet, toasted. I taste coffee grains and loads of caramel, nougat and whiskey creams. The tartness of blueberries and fruit gums. Complex and full of subtleties, but not overly intense as expected. Surprising.
Palate shows a medium body. I could do with a little more. Alcoholic warming sensation. Fair carbonation and the finish and aftertaste are some of the best I’ve ever tasted, and the latter lasts for hours. Great beer.
cluny6 (35), Cambridge, England
Jul 17, 2008 My favorite beer in the world! Pours a nice cloudy, full of sediment brownish amber. Good head that lingers. Sweet, dark fruit, candied orange smell. Slightly carbonated feel, with notes of candied berries. Very sweet. Very complex in the mouth, it overwhelms your senses with pleasure. Might be o sweet for some. I geve it an A+
Borresteijn (55), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Jul 16, 2008 33cl Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Dark brown appearance, disappearing head. Smell of dark fruits, raisins, chocolate, malts, alcohol. Flavour is chocolate, brown sugar/caramel, raisins, a bit sourish. Rather sweet beer, but because it’s so soft it’s very enjoyable. Very rich in taste and smell, a very nice beer.
RomanW70 (270), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Can’t belive I haven’t rated this before, as it’s one of my favorite beers. This one I had at ’t Brugs Beertje on 6/21. Pours deep ruby amber with a smallish white head. Nose of dark fruits, caramel, and wine. Taste was similar, with strong vineous notes. Warming alcohol was present in the finish. Exceptional beer.
MaltOMeal (222), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
Jul 9, 2008 750ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with a thin, off-white head which dissipated quickly. The nose was of vinous fruit and some alcohol. Taste was of vinous fruit and sugar. mouthfeel was medium with carbonation and sweetness. Very nice.
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