3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle 75cl.
Unclear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, vintage malt, plum. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081213]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. A deep red beer with a huge orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, dusty hops, and Belgian yeast. The flavor is very sweet with notes of malt, caramel, metal, yeast, dusty hops, and over ripe fruits. Thanks yespr for sharing.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Bottle 33 cl) Rather unpleasant murky golden appearance. Surprisingly dry - not much sweetness here. Spicy with a bitter finish. Unusual. 301196
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cL bottle. Pours almost clear and golden to deep amber orange, light tan head. Mild spiced and quite malt dense aroma. Sweet, phenolic and spiced flavoured. Dry and spiced with a light caramel note. Mild yeasty fruity accent into a dry and phenolic finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Spicy, slightly farty radish aroma. Malty, spicy, peppery flavour. Aftertaste leaves a strange rubbery feeling in my mouth, but not a big problem. Colour is dark brown. The head is light brown and small, but firm. Mouthfeel is nice, the beer swells a little when going down.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
1 year old bottle at Poechellekelder, Brussels: cloudy orange with a white lasting head & lacings. Spicy, herbal & fruity. Medium bodied. Light warmth. Dry spicy end!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden amber colour. Phenolic, peachy aroma. Similar palate with added toasty malts. Complex, and worth re-visiting so I can enjoy a whole bottle.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Affligem Christmas, says the label, but it must be the same beer. Malty, sugary aroma and flavor with milk chocolate and caramel. Sweet and just a bit alcoholic with hints of cardemon. Some bitterness and coffee in the aftertaste.
Thin for the high ABV.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled: Orange coloured. Clear. Light beige head. Huge. Spice, yeast, light alcohol and fruit in the aroma. Flavour is spiced, sweet and yeasty. Quite smooth. Is sweet and spicy in the end. Mild alcoholwarmth on the lips. Quite good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pretty aged sample Dark brown beer with red highlights, still carbonation to faint rim of foam. Very nutty aroma, resembling some drink as old Madeira or aged Armenian brandy. Toffee, grapes in chocolate, vinous, incense. Pure dark brandy taste, "watered" down with some sweet wine, liqueurish. Retronasal hints of coffee and slightly burnt caramel. Each new sip again a vinous assault with caramel and raisins. Only negative effect of the aging is the thinning out, watering of the texture, which still leaves for an oily, slick MF. Medium bodied at least. WOW. I’m impressed De Smedts’ beers can age that well. This is rather exceptional.
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