3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle possibly past it’s prime. Pours a dark rust color with an off white head. aroma is vanilla, flavor is caramel vanilla and chocolate. much different than the first time i’ve had it.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Not a great beer at all, not terrible, I wouldnt buy it again. I was expecting substantially more. Only alesmith beer i have ever hated. just too big and bold with rasin and esters and fruit and phenols. had almost a rotten fruit taste. did not care for it.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
10-JUL-2010, bottle @home, from "Fish & Beer".
Lovely brown with huge head.
Typical belgian strong, with loads of fruit (and dried fruit), charamel, and chocolate. Almost desert wine like but with a high carbonation and low alcohol (!) level.
Very fine and balanced brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy deep amber brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of vanilla, sweet fruits and some floral notes with a slight light chocolate undertone. Flavor has sweet fruits, floral,l caramel and vanilla with a bit of chocolate building towards the finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 270610.
Amber with white head. Aroma of fruit and malt. Flavor with some yeast esters, dry.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Orange like pour with tan head. Pear, toffee, chewy fruity malt notes with some light sweetness with hints of vanilla, caramel and chocolate and a bit of warming through the fruit character.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a big tan head and tons of lacing. Flavor of caramel, dark fruit, nuts, and sugary sweetness. This is a really great, balanced beer, great for a 300th rating.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750mL from SouthBay, Pours a clear, deep red ruby with a towering yellow head that has absolutely insane retention and good to decent lacing. Holy beep. Nose at first is a sharp citric tartness, green apples, rich buttery caramel, mulled spice, mulled apple cider with whipped cream. Taste begins tart, dry, moves to caramel, spice, never moving to that characteristic sickly sweetness and old candy that plagues these dark fruit-forward Belgian strongs. But it does go a little papery, thin, cardboardy. Pretty yummy.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to Exiled for sharing this beer. This is my 1,700th beer and it didn’t disappoint.
The beer pours a hazy brown color with a white head. The aroma is sweet sugar with some vanilla and cherry notes. The flavor is cherry, caramel malt, brown sugar, alcohol, Belgian yeast and Belgian candi-sugar. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A great American-made Belgian-style beer. Glad I got to try this one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown amber pour off white creamy head .... aroma of vanilla, chocolate and belgian yeast ..... taste of dark fruits, vanilla and caramel malts .... very smooth and drinkable for 10% medium bodied ..... finishes warm and dry .... loved it
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