 danielcurtis81 (917), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 20, 2008 Bottle, 2006. Pours a slightly cloudy red-orange with no head and a few sparse bubbles. The description says it should be crystal clear if served properly, I guess mine is a little on the cold side. Very sweet on the nose. A lot of apple aromas a faint hint of vanilla. Very sweet start that quickly turns tart. A fair amount of an apple cider flavor to it. A trace of pine or spice, a tinge of oak too. Very light and clean mouthfeel. A greatly delayed alcohol warmth. Good in small doses.
Schultsc (486), Henderson, Nevada, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 8, 2008 2006 vintage - Thank you Peter and Jessica. Cloudy dark amber in color with a very slight off-white head--limited carbonation from the aging, but still enough to distribute the complex flavor profile delicately across the palate. The aroma is filled with caramel malt, fruity fermentation esters, and alcohol all melded together by a velvety aged characteristic that enrobes everything. The aroma characteristics flow directly onto the palate with the addition of well-constructed bitterness and some sweetness from malt and alcohol. Restrained fermentation flavors provide harmonious counterpoints for the substantial maltiness in the big body. Very well-constructed to have aged this long and still be so vibrant. This is a really fun "new-world" Belgian-style ale.
thooper41 (396), Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 750ml bottle: pours a dark amber brown with an off white head that fades to nothing in seconds, aroma is strong in raisons and spices, flavor hits the belgian style pretty well lots of spices raisons slightly sweet. Great beer
nqualls (1439), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured a cloudy amber color with a thin tan head. Aroma of fruit and chocolate. Flavor reflects the aroma. Medium/full body with mild carbonation.
ironchefscott (356), portland, Oregon, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 2006 thanks peter for the rbsg gathering!
Great nose of dried fruit...and cocoa...flavors much of the same....damn good....best free beer ever from the brewer yet!
rederic (1816), montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 2, 2008 750ml bottle, hazy dark amber hue, with a small beige head, yeasty, sweet honeyed, candied orange peel nose with some caramelized malt, spicy madeira candied fruity apricot, tangerine, dark dried raisin, date accents in a warmth aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, caramelized, toasted malt and portish character, with some madeira raisin and date fruitiness, a hint of black chocolate in a warmth mouthfeel, close to an old barley wine here by the taste, leading towards a sweet honeyish, caramel, fruity finish.
BelgianBeerGal (1331), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 Poured from 75cl bottle at Alesmith dinner. Silky smooth and finished with a nice alcohol warmth. Really interesting brew. Ruddy brown colour and rather still appearance. Complex flavour of chocolate, yeast, a little coffee, vanilla and berries.
Swolf3 (253), Elkton, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 2, 2008 Updated: Oct 13, 2008Poured a dark brown color with not a lot of head. Smell was raspberry, chocolate, and a hint of fruits. taste was caramel, raspberry and yeast. Went down very smooth.
*****Update***** Bottle 06. Poured dark brown in color with small head. Aroma was dark fruit with lots of raisin. Taste was similar with chocolate and raspberry. Finished smooth and clean. Enjoyed.
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