dj (422), Gloucestershire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Mar 15, 2008 Bottle, 500ml. A light brown colour with a large foamy head. Aroma is strong: sweet and fruity with summer berries and citrus. Taste is quite malty with some woodiness and more berries. A fair amount of sweetness, but not too much alcohol noticeable. A really tasty brew, made quite easy to drink by the fruitiness. douglas88 (1686), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Mar 13, 2008 Thanks to dchmela for this beer. Pours a dark amber with a thin beige head, but this beer is really full of particulates way too many. I know it’s just yeast, but a bit annoying. Anyway, the aroma is sweet fruit, strawberries and cherries. The taste is a well balanced and excellent Belgian. Strong yeast profile, some sweet fruity esters, a light and fairly dry malt and a tiny alcohol presence. Really nice. An excellent beer. 17thfloor (1526), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Mar 13, 2008 A dark clear amber/red with a medium sudsy tan head. Sweet sour vinegary nutty aroma with some vanilla. Sweet vinous rich malts, berries, slightly nutty, and pretty dry in the finish. Raisins and cherries. Somewhat one-dimensional for a trappist. The bitterness is a bit odd. Has champagne, riesling, like sweetness/bitterness combo. Very airy body that doesn’t make sense for something very malty. It made sense for the blonde. This might age pretty well. I like it, but i think the blond is a more complete brew. RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Feb 25, 2008 Murky brown pour with a startling amount of particulates and a thick off-white head. Subtle fruity nose rife with Belgian yeast; notes of raisins, figs, other dark, dry fruit. Flavor is dark fruit and sugar with a big alcohol presence. Fairly typical Abbey dubbel/bruin, only chunkier. Thin on the palate with a lingering sweetness and acidic bite. Not bad. bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 22, 2008 Bottle, split with after4ever. Pours a clear dark coppery amber with a massive and lacy off-white head. Aroma of plums and grass. Medium body and light carbonation. Sweet taste with some fruit and spice. I think I’ve had too many BSAs in a row tonight. mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Feb 22, 2008 Typical trappist ale. Fruity ester profile; apple, plum, cherry. Light spices like cinnamon and maybe a little clove. Moderate sweetness and a relatively large alcohol presence for an only 8% beer. Maybe a little bit of a tart sourness sitting on the tongue after the swallow, slightly reminiscent of sour cherries. Nice complexity, nice flavors, but nothing special to elevate it over 4.0
after4ever (2863), Brier, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 | Feb 17, 2008 330. Pours a murky, grainy dark brown with a thick and creamy tan head that leaves a Devil’s Tower in the middle for the longest time. Takes forever just to get the beer down to a drinkable level. Big sweet tree fruity and boozy nose. Medium body, even slightly watery. Mild dark pitted tree fruits and a bit of sweet hay or grass on the mid-palate; mild sugary finish. Very well-made but not deep or complex enough to really excite the senses. Felsenbrau (19), Middletown, Ohio, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 16, 2008 Pours a deep brownish-orange with 2 fingers of tan head and nice lacing. Quite a lot of residue sinking to the bottom. Not much aroma, slightly sweet and fruity. Medium body - lighter than I expected for a trappist of this alcohol content. Sweet fruity flavor which lingers a long time. Finishes sliightly salty.
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