 MrBunn (849), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 27, 2006
Cloudy amber color with a great big fizzy tan head. Aromas are of cloves, nuts, sweet fruit and malt. Flavor is more of the same, with a touch of a white grape character to the fruit notes. Fairly syrupy mouthfeel, but very nice.
Bart (1369), Vosselaar, Belgium
Sep 2, 2008 Darker brown coloured beer with almost no carbonation and a small off-white head. Malty caramel fruity aroma, Full palate. Finish is creamy malty, light alcoholic. Very nice strong ale. Lovely
PaulHegedus (64), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle at Beer Bistro, Toronto, August 2007. Poured deep red into a tulip glass, with mid sized chunks of sediment, some floating in the glass. The aroma is complex: I picked out some dried fruits, raisin, cherry, brown sugar, caramel. I taste plums, cherry, some apricot and caramel finish.
blklab2007 (536), Connecticut, USA
Aug 28, 2008 11.2 oz. bottle poured into a tulip glass has a red amber color and a thin off white head. aroma is rich in the fruit with cherry, plumb, raisin, dark dried fruit, and light sweetness. light alcohol surfaces but not what was expected from a 9.5%, and there is light barrel wood. mouth feel is medium with light carbonation. flavor is loaded on fruit with a great sweetness level, rich malt base, and the alcohol just disappears. amazingly smooth, cherry, toffee, raisin, light molasses, and caramel touches. sweet and fruity but not too much in either direction, finishing with dark fruit and bitterness that creeps in. there is a slight chocolate hit in there that sneaks in on you. bottle has sat with me for a few months and who knows how long in the store.
hombrepalo (463), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Big Bottle! Pours with a nice fluffy head that fades to a thin layer of creamy off white. Aroma of dark fruit and belgian yeast. Flavor is of dark fruit, honey, and a nicely balanced bitterness that keeps sweetness from bogging everything down. The aftertaste is at first much like the primary taste but then a surge of chocolate with a hint of coffee comes from nowhere and lasts for a while. The palate is velvety and smooth with a medium to full body. Very nice.
changeup45 (565), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Pours a hazy reddish-brown color, some floaties, with a lasting frothy head which produces some nice lacing. Aroma is tart cherries, yeast and darker fruits, such as plums. Nice carbonation. The flavor is fruity, apples, cherries, plums and grapes that are both sweet and tart. As expected there’s a nice dose of yeast in the flavor with some brown sugary notes as well. Well-rounded taste. Finishes a bit puckery with light bitterness. Good beer.
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