3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
draft at uber tavern. Nicely spiced in addition to hops and yeasts with a lot of pepper as well.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
The bourbon finish is very subtle and pleasing. Spicy belgian character is nicely balanced by the bourbon. I’m starting to think Bourbon barrels improve all beers.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at Naja’s. I thought this was Fluxus, but liked the beer nonetheless. Nose was big with grain alcohol, dessicated fruit, sweet Trappist yeast. Pleasant golden. Flavor is slightly hot but very clearly a Belgian ale. Nice aromatic hops make their way through in the flavor and their spiciness works well with the prickly barrel aging. Slight sensation of a sour, but rounds out full and bluntly spicy. Solid.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: SEP 2, 2011 Sampled at Barrios’ Sausage Fest 2010! Tasty, but overpriced as always. Lightly tart, but lemon, candi sugar, and vanilla yogurt. Very enjoyable. but don’t really pick up the bourbon until the aftertaste.
Tasted a later vintage on draft at Chips - MUCH more bourbon character than I remembered. Bready, and decent alcohol warming.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUN 18, 2011 Pours a lacing off-white head with a deep golden body. Aromas of grain, vanilla, yeast. Flavors of yeasty bread, grass, some earth, vanilla. Finish is zesty and a little dry.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Compliments of doboy at his last little soiree (Thanks Ed!), Aroma of banana, vanilla, yeast and a well balanced bourbon tones. Even the flavour was nice, vanilla, more banana, some faint spices ... almost like a sugar cookie. As it warmed, the bourbon started to muscle to the fore and take over. By the end of the glass, it still tasted like a sugar cookie, as if it had been dunked in Jim Beam! I’m not a fan of abbey tripels, but this one was exceptional.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy pale golden, small white head of mixed bubbles. Creamy smooth mouthfeel w/ a big cushion of fine carbonation. Flavor is banana, sweet but not sticky. I can’t really pick out what the barrel adds but this is definitely a beer that comes across mature and sophisticated. The mouthfeel especially is well developed and reminds me somewhat of the very best Unibroue has offerred over the years. The only flaw I pick up is a slight metallic twinge in the nose. Nothing is perfect but this is very good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Dilly Deli in Cincinnati. Pours a cloudy golden orange with a rocky white head. Aroma is nicely sweet, a blend of sweet bread, fruitness and some vanilla. Just a bit of spiciness is apparent along with some yeast. Flavor starts sweet and fruity before gaining a bit of barnyard. Gets just lightly tart along with a more pronounced citric character leading to a crisp but smooth finish and an awesome lingering bourbon almond taste. Medium rich body and a soft carbonation. Really tasty beer, love the finish.
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