 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 22, 2007 22 ounce bottle from, uh, somewhere in the midwest, Spring 2007 I’d guess, sampled at cellar temperature from a Chouffe tulip. The immense soft off-white small-bubbled head overflows the glass despite my (admittedly drunken) attempts to keep it from doing so, filling over 2/3 of the glass and slowly settling into a small cap with some chunky lacing atop the translucent/hazy light caramel body....faint fruity-caramel accented aroma, a touch of tart apple, perhaps some pear and cherry, nothing special....lightly mineralic and pungent character to the mostly-sweet body, fairly full but already beginning to fade after less than a year in the bottle, slightly cardboardy or papery to finish....don’t get me wrong, this is quite drinkable and has no gigantic flaws, but for me anyway it’s pretty dull and I’d have to say reads as less than the sum of its parts.
Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 19, 2007 Upon its dismissal from the 22 ounce bottle, the beer shows off a creamy light tan head that piles high on the mahogany body, after its disappearance, the lacing forms a tight sheet to obscure the glass. Nose is a conglomeration of aromas, sweet malt, bread dough, port wine, cotton candy, caramel, and spices, clove I think. Start has a deep malt sweetness, some alcohol bitterness at the back with the top moderate in feel. Finish has a personable hop spiciness, acidity tolerable, and the aftertaste dry. Magnificent beer, as “Belgian Strong(s)” are my favorite style, this was a most enjoyable beer.
zamco17 (134), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 16, 2007 smells hoppy, pours brown, darker than i thought, tastes part belgian part barley wine, part ipa. nice complexity.
WabashMan (801), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 15, 2007 Who can resist a beer with a great story? Not I. But I found that this one didn’t live up to that story. It was far from bad, but not what I had hoped. The brew starts off with a clear, dark copper/brown color, and a 1 cm head close enough to white to offer a nice contrast with the liquid. Nose is nice, malty, and mildly vinous, but not as strong as I’d like it to be. The flavor is similar to the nose. Nice notes throughout, but just not strong enough, especially in the front. Mouthfeel is good, and the beer provides a nice warming sensation, which is always appreciated.
MartinT (5050), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 15, 2007 My Bottom Line:
Brown sugar allusions and bready maltiness tiptoe around the toasty and roasty notes in this delicately spicy and sweet Belgian Strong Ale.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam tops the clear copper brown.
-The nose is rather timid, but does announce the flavor profile.
-Carbonation is perfect, aiding drinkability greatly and helping in creating an authentically Belgian mouthfeel.
-Alcohol is not a bother at all; this is dangerously easy to drink.
-The finish is a slow fade out of the flavor profile.
Bottled in January 2007.
gotohelunc (473), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 14, 2007 Updated: Oct 26, 2007Bomber. Mild sweet nose. Very rich, dark color and a solid, small head. The taste is somewhere between a belgian and pale ale, which I’m sure many belgian fans won’t like, but it’s right up my alley. The mouthfeel, however, leaves something to be desired. It’s too fizzy, even filling my mouth with foam if I drink much quickly. Too bad, because other than this flaw, it goes down very cleanly and the alcohol is completely hidden in the delightful flavors.
Braudog (3751), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 12, 2007 Draft at Falling Rock Taphouse, Denver. Midnight red with a very sticky, thick haed. Delivers a robust sugar/caramel sweetness but done in an exceptionally drinkable manner. This is an outstanding beer in the Belgian tradition. (#3132, 10/10/2007)
Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 7, 2007 Bottle. Body-very hazy dirty brown body with a ½ inch loose foamy head. Nose-light malt extract, stale raisin, brown sugar, molasses, very very light smoked meat. Taste-high CO2, grape, earthy (wheaty), soil, hint of Dr. Pepper, clay, light tobacco, light metal on the back end, hint of coffee, cinnamon, burnt caramel, scorched butter. Big bitter earthy component that comes across to me as clay. Wood, unsweet fig, low-medium fruity esters from the yeast, light raw doughy flavor. Overall very very good, maybe the best session beer ever. Not sweet at all, not over powering. In 2 words: earthy and excellent.
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