Pours a slightly hazy red-light ruby with LOTS OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE CLUMPS FLOATING AROUND but this is OK, all of the Des Rocs brews have these CLUMPS and as long as I keep telling myself this THESE LARGE CLUMPS won’t bother my drinking experience, has some lively effervescence, produced a decent off-white variable bubbled head that eventually thins to a cover and ring, perfumey sweet dark fruit mixture of raisins, caramel, prunes and figs, dark bread, chocolate, yeast, and some honey fragrances to, faint sweet alcohol aroma with pepper in the background, flavor of sweet dark fruits, sweet dark honey, caramel and faint chocolate, has a pronounced pepper bite after the finish, starts pretty sweet but ends sort of dry with bitterness, has a touch more alcohol warmth then what I expected and it dries the palate a bit, nice feel on the palate, a very nice Belgian dark strong ale, just more alcohol on the nose and tongue then I expected.

Poured cloudy red/orange, tan head. Could have done with some settling, as got a lot of sediment in the pour. Aroma is overwhelmingly clove like, reminds me of a Tripel. Pear like fruit, smooth caramel malt, spice and smooth vanilla. Flavour is very herbaceous, lemongrass and a strong spice flavour dominate. Only a subtle bitterness is present, which makes this a little sweet for me. Finishes very sweet, caramel. Will need to re-rate with a well rested bottle free from sediment.

Dark chestnut brown in color and lightly hazy, this brew is crowned with a small, smooth, and creamy tan head. A soapy wash of lace leaves minimal spotting behind. Aromas show a baseline of caramel malt and dried dark fruits, most notably fig. Hints of lactic cream and distinctly Belgian, bready yeast notes complete the nose. Flavors follow suit, sweet caramel notes deepened by dehydrated figs and dates, and balanced by lightly spicy, earthy hop notes. Creamy, bready yeast bridge the gaps well. Medium-full, smooth, almost silky on the palate, the 9% ABV is well concealed. Not nearly as complex as some have made it out to be, it’s simply a nice Belgian brune. It’s a solid beer, but this one is grossly overrated, in my opinion.

Pours medium brown with a huge, fizzy, off-white head; a good bit of sediment floating about in the glass. Mild aromas of toasted malts and raisin. Lots of sweet raisin with a bit of currant up front, nutty grains in the middle, with a long, somewhat tannic finish. Medium body. A great beer for sitting by the fire; not sure why this isn’t classified as a Quad.

Pours a gorgeous mahogany color with streaks of ruby and a fizzy cola-like head. Aroma is candy sweet, with big floral notes complemented by plums, raisins, orange zest, cardamon, vanilla, oak, cola, and brown sugar. Flavor begins big and sweet with notes of candied sugar, cola, brown sugar, vanilla, and plums, tempered at the finish by big biscuity notes and earthy malts. Palate is fairly full and slightly sticky, with prickly carbonation. I aged this one for about six months, and the complexity is amazing.