 BBB63 (3767), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Oct 13, 2003
#700! Beautiful deep ruby/brown hue with long lasting off-white head and very good lace. The aroma hints of spiced fruit cake; raisin, cherry, and citrus. Dark and sweet malts, wood, honey and belgain yeast also wake up the senses. Wonderful balance on the palate, lush fruity and malty sweetness combined with a acadic tartness and woody/nutty dryness. The alcohol is completely masked, outstanding! Smooth yet complex, just the way I like it. This lovely brew is worthy of world-class status and a place among to top 50 list.
machfive55 (39), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 21, 2008 My beer poured cloudy with chunks of something in it...probably yeast. I’m sure I got a bottle that was mishandled somewhere along the way. Despite this however, the beer was excellent and had a great flavor and aroma, but I found it tough to drink because I couldn’t get by the chunks floating in it. So, that said, I’m going to rate this pretty good, as the beer tasted great, it just looked bad...I’m giving it a 1 on appearance. If I ever get the opportunity to re-rate, I’ll certainly change things.
HughConway (259), USA
Aug 13, 2008 Bottle. Pours deep brown with pleasing head. Strong fruit nicely complex aroma. Taste is spicy, fruity, thickly body. Excellent.
A_R (293), Georgia, USA
Aug 9, 2008 This beer had a nice aroma with a large head forming in the tulip glass. It is hearty and flavorful, with a mix of dark fruit flavors. Very smooth and complex with a long-lingering aftertaste.
KnN (253), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Pours a nice dark brown to ruby with almost no head, but some good carbonation. Big strong ale with a huge fruit aroma. Like toffee cherries and raisins mixed into a can of malt or something. Huge nose on this.
Flavor is more of the same with a lot of nice undertones, caramel, dark fruit, cherries. All of this and it’s not overly sweet which is very nice. This skates a thin line very well.
afireinside96 (390), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Hazy brown pour with a creamy tan head. Smells of raisin, brown sugar, dried dates, and doughy yeast. Complex fruity flavor with notes of caramel, brown sugar, allspice, and biscuit. Prickly feeling carbonation helps remove the slightly cloying finish. Slightly warming as well. Damn good.
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