3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 75cl. @ home.
Light unclear medium red orange - amber color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, vintage, dried berry, prune, light chocolate, moderate yeasty. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20100208]
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Vintage 2003, sampled July 2004] A hazy bourgundy colored beer with a fine dark beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of alcohol, caramel, and peach. The flavor contains strong notes of alcohol, that runs over the tongue, but also notes of roasted malt, caramel, prunes, and overripe plums. To my surprise the body is thin - weird for a beer of 10.6% ABV. This one will probably mature and get better.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle 75 cl) 10% ABV in my version. Ruby red with a small, white head. Complex, vinous, sweetish aroma. Very full-bodied with sweet port-like notes and some fruit. Appears a bit too sweet - actually a bit cloying. Very limited bitterness. 160106
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing off-white head. Aroma is dusty and somewhat ashtray like, tobacco. Flavour is softly sweetend with a slight note of dried fruit. Softly sweet and not overly so. Ends with a warming alcohol finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Nut brown, clear. Aroma of molasses. Sweet, rich and very malt. There are some chocolate and a apeppery sensation from all the alcohol.
Salty finish. There are some really big flavours here, but I wouldn’t call it complex - which of course doesn’t mean that it is not a really good beer.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled@Bishops Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Ruby red colour, beige head. Aroma is raisins, plum, some sweet malts, mild yeast as well as some slight alcohol. Flavour is plum, loads of hops, some alcohol as well as mild yeastyness. Fruity and yeasty finish.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, thanks to Engelsmann for sharing.
Cloudy orange coloured with an off white head.
Aroma of dried fruits, caramel and spices.
Flavour of dried fruits, caramel, spices and alcohol.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2008 Date: 03/04/2005
Score: upgrade ii to iii
picking up more fruity character and a creamy vanilla touch
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Date: 12/01/2005
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
rich sweet fruity malt aroma and flavor, warm and wonderful, great vanilla character
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Date: 04/22/2006
nice fruity malt flavor, a bit subdued with age, light bitterness, a touch over the hill, lots of sweet brown sugar upon warming, still a lot of hot oxidized burn,
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Date: 02/23/2007
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.5 to 4.1
dark ruby red, wispy beige head,
sweet fruity aroma with ripe dates,
rich fruit flavor keeps geeting richer and richer, hint of sweet milk chocolate in the aroma and flavor adds complexity, nice creamy vanilla, little to no apparent alcohol
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Date: 02/07/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
I keep forgetting how wonderful this beer is
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 10/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
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Date: 01/21/2005
Mode: Bottle Conditioned
Source: Trade
Vintage: 2003
dark chocolate brown, whispy head, sweet candy carmel malt flavor, rich malt flavor, mostly dry, needs more depth and complexity, a bit too light for age to help a lot
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Ørsted; 10% ABV
Mahogany color, dark, with small sized creamy head. Nice aroma of caramel, mature, with a light scent of dark fruits, vanilla and wood. Bold structure; strong caramel and malt flavor, quite sweet, with a light fruitiness and some late liquorice; low bitterness; in the final the alcohol warmth is clearly perceived (maybe too much). Similar to many common Strong Ales from Belgium, nothing spectacular, but a solid brew indeed.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark mahogany with a medium off white head. Flavour was sweet with caramel notes, hops, malt and hoppy notes that gave it a bitter finish.
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