 Skeegle (293), USA
Mar 7, 2008 Updated: Jul 9, 2008
Yikes!, liked it. Beautiful sour aroma of tart apples and chewy plum skin. The beer is fairly light, and for an abt it’s very light. Very similar to Oerbier Reserva but much lighter in character at 9.5% compared to 13%. The thing that keeps this beer tasting fantastic throughout the colossal bottle is the magical carbonation. It feels like drinking tiny cotton pillows filled with bubble wrap. There is a nice linger of zingly hops on the swallow and the effervescent crispness comes through. If this guy wasn’t more expensive than importing a kidney from India I’d buy it regularly.
heavy (405), Split, Croatia
Jul 14, 2008 0.75 l bottle from belgianshop.com. Poured very murky brown copper body with huge brownish head. Quite strong and very nice yeasty and malty aroma. From caramel, chocolate, coffee to some fruits like plums or grapes, just as woody spices aroma is complex. Its full body reveals sour to bittersweet flavor, almost complex as aroma with its bitter to sweet cacao, caramel and chocolate maltiness, sourish spicy, woody, fruity and coffee yeastiness etc... Long bittersweet finish is dominated by caramel and coffee in more pleasant way than it may seem. Oh yeah! Very well done brew, knowing Achel, it was not surprise at all.
RSRIZZO (945), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Aroma is a sweet caramel malt scent with faint yeast tones in the back and as it warms a little there seems to be a bit of alcohol in there. Color is a deep hazy amber with low carbonation and a nice tight head. Taste is candy sweet and rich. Starting with a bold medium body it goes down rich and fizzy. Finish comes out with a sweet, faintly roasted malt taste with a sugary caramel back tone. After taste is a slight fruity yeast flavor that gives way quickly to an alcohol feel. Another great Authentic Trappist Ale. This one is a bit sweeter then most and the Belgian yeast doesn’t stand out as much, but it is very complex and amazingly tasty.
BelgianBeerGal (851), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Jun 29, 2008 75cl capped bottle. Pours slightly cloudy cola brown with big, bubbly carbonation. Medium tan head that settles quickly. Aroma of candied fruits, molassas and some alcohol. Definite raisons in tha flavour plus a touch of alcohol in the finish. Would be nice as a winter warmer.
MaltDawg (221), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jun 19, 2008 Thanks to Maniac for this one. Pours a cloudy amber brown with a tan rocky head. Big peach pear aroma with hints of candy sugar and some alchohol. Flavor of molases and raisins with fruity peach pear notes. Finish is sweet with pineapple and grape. Body is surprizingly light and fizzy. Bit of an alchohol warming tongue tickler in the finish. Fantastic.
Butters (263), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jun 18, 2008 Pours an auburn brown with good tan head and small floaties. Tastes of plums and rum soaked fruit. Some maple syrup. Aroma of white grapes and cinnamin raisin bread. Alcohol is evident. Moderate carbonation with a malty finish.
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