 FlacoAlto (2216), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sep 28, 2005 Updated: Sep 29, 2005
<b>Best by 2008, Sampled September 2005</b><br />
This beer is incredibly well carbonated, which produces a pale tan colored head that is two fingers thick and a layered lacing as I drink from my glass. The beer is a hazy amber color that shows ruby highlights when held up to the light. The aroma is rich and malty, and I mean rich and malty. Notes of concentrated caramel, rich toffee, a backdrop of fruits like cherry and fig. What an olfactory experience, definitely take a minute to enjoy the aromatic notes coming off this beer.<br /><br />
The beer is quite dry up front, almost surprisingly so, but it quickly moves to a full sweet flavor that dominates the beer through to the finish. There is a nutty, almond note here, think of Amaretto, that really comes out with the sweetness. I also get hints of cherry, vanilla, toffee, caramel, clove. The finish has a light astringency to it that is quickly followed by a light bitterness that makes a faint attempt at balancing the sweetness. This beer is definitely quite rich, and actually has quite a similar flavor profile to the other beers I have had from this brewery. It is perhaps a bit too sweet though, which seems to drown out what might otherwise be a pretty complex beer. Though it is certainly is drinkable, almost as an after dinner desert.
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Bontus (113), Gent, Belgium
Dec 1, 2008 Bottle, Hopduvel.
Pours brown with a small beige head. Aroma’s are awesome, chocolate, coffee, toffee, banana, vanilla, ...
Mouthfeel is silky, velvety. Certainly not overcarbonated and flavor is only mildly bitter. Pouring the bottom sediment adds that yeasty bread aroma.
Very good beer.
benwah22 (14), , Florida, USA
Nov 1, 2008 Do yourself a favor and if you see this beer, buy it and drink it. This is my personal Holy Grail of beers. Everyone will have something that really does it for them and this is mine. Honestly, this is almost entirely about the taste. It doesn’t pour particularly well, and there’s always sediment floating around. Not a particularly great head to it, usually small if poured correctly. Now to the flavor - wow. There’s nothing else to say. Now, to be fair, I like sweet. Honey, fruit, candy, no noticeable bitterness and the alcohol is very well hidden. Certainly not a quantity beer, but a fine choice when you’re looking for something special.
AgentSteve (919), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Pours burnt caramel brown with a halo of a tan head. Nose is dark fruits and caramel. The flavor is quite the same with a lot of ripe fruits. Smooth on the palate and clean finish.
lemasney (314), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Style and Glass: Belgian Strong; trappist, tulip, tumbler
ABV, Volume & Calories: 10 % in 25.4 fl oz. estimated at 400C
Purchased at: Canal’s Burlington, NJ
Aroma: very nice, cherry, chocolate, wine, sediment, moss. 9 out of 10.
Visuals: Gusher (like all Brasserie Des Rocs). nice label design and packaging, brown, murky, chunky with sediment, thin brown head, sticky lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: unbalanced, pure malt, syrupy, no hops, low strength, medium craft. 8 out of 10.
Palate: medium quality, smooth texture, short fruity finish. 4 out of 5.
Overall: Very much like iced tea. Alcohol is almost unnoticable, not a repeat, not a favorite, low value, medium craft. 16 out of 20.
Tripplebrew (300), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Pours a hazy amber with tan head. Aroma is heavy sweet nuts and fruit. Flavor is candied sugar and malts. Very sweet. Body is creamy and carbonation is fair.
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