3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Poured the beer from a large bottle into a trappist-style glass to drink. The appearance was a mostly-cloudy dirty brown color with a slight deep amber hue and an average-sized foamy and creamy off-white head with modest retention, good lacing, and light cling. Its aroma featured dark fruits, including raisins and prunes, and lighter floral and earthy notes, along with a touch of caramel. The taste had a slightly sweet earthy-floral effect with a touch of sour grain and some light caramel malt, but was under-developed overall. Its body had low-to-average carbonation and fizz with a somewhat flat and wet mouthfeel with low density.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown dark Belgian Strong. Double fermentation. Crispy, creame and flavoured: flavours, wood. Slow hoppines.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Brune double refermentée en bouteille.
Coloris brun roux très sombre.
Clarté assez opaque, mais transparente à la lumière.
Bulles en fontaine au centre, fines et très vives.
Mousse beige bien crémeuse.
Arômes très originaux, sur des senteurs fleuries/boisées, avec une pointe de santal, de kirsch,
d’anis et du pain complet.
1ère bouche assez structurée sur du café moka doux, de la prune, avec une pointe de réglisse,
de lilas (très rare), de bois exotique.
2ème bouche bien pleine, avec une touche de bois noir, ébène.
3ème avec une touche de fruits noirs : mûres, groseilles, cassis. Arrière-bouche plutôt maltée.
Longueur agréable, mais sans envol véritable.
Levure très douce, lisse.
Alcool au commencement en apparence facile, puis vraie progression sur la longueur.
Finale où il n’y a pas de fait marquant en plus, une saveur un peu « doucereuse ».
Conclusion : on est admiratif des débuts de cette bière, puis bien que l’alcool vienne soutenir
la longueur, on manque de nouveaux élans. Malgré tout une grande bière par ses qualités
gustatives originales.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
February 2011. From a 750 ml. corked bottle. Poured redbrown with a tan head. Medium carbonation. Aromas of caramel, fruit, roasted malts and yeast. Pretty good beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cL bottle. Dark, translucent, garnet color with a big, pillowy, beige head. This nose is immediate dark fruits, apricot, cane sugar, and vanilla. Very sweet up front, with some spiciness and very faint tartness toward the finish. Medium body, good carbonation, and a clean, crisp mouthfeel. Surprisingly dry in the finish. All around, a good beer.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Prachtig kastanjebruin, helder bier met oranje gloed. Flinke lichtbeige schuimkraag. Aroma van specerijen: kaneel en nootmuskaat. Verder gebrand mout en de alcohol komt erg sterk naar voren. Smaak is nogal rechttoe, rechtaan. Bitter, lichtzoete tonen. Koolzuur is ook behoorlijk aanwezig en niet al te prettig, licht tot medium body.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
pours brown reddish body, huge long lasting brownish head. Aroma is malty, hints pf roasted caramel, bread, alcohol, wood. medium body, high carbonated. alcohol nicely present, leaves a sweet warm finish. taste reminds me of caramel and a little of licorice. not very complex but still quite good
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours deep reddish brown with a diminishing faint red head. Aroma is sweet and toasty, with leather, wood, dark fruit, and fruit esters. Taste is sweet and toasty, with a herbal-earthy finish. Medium-full bodied, with light carbonation and a lasting finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle at the anderson ...deep brown ... bubbly tan head ... soft dark roast ...sweet chocolate nose... chewy roast .... sweet toffee malts ... light brownsuger
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours hazy dark brown with a thick frothy head. Toffee, dark fruits mixed with some spice and pepper. Highly carbonated and full mouth. It's a decent Belgian though not complex or interesting.
--- Cheers
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
33 cl. bottle @ De Kelk. Drank in a La Corne horn, thx! to agreeing to this unusual request, I just wanted to try something in that glass. Dark brown amber, reasonably big, nice beige head. Light touch of iron in the nose, sweet caramel malts, dark sugar, tad sticky, dark fruits,… Taste is caramel, high on the Belgium sweetness side, brown sugar, sweet upfront, dark fruits, sweet caramel & yeast, dark fruit, quite a bit of syrup. M/m body – not too bad.
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