4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cloudy amber color with a light tan head that produces a small amount of lace. Aroma of dry honey. This one really needs some warmth before it should be sampled! When cold it tastes like a malt liquor with caramel malt added to the grain bill. Aromas, sweetness, flavors, and finish come out as it warms. Aroma of of stewed apricots in a light brandy. Flavors of pineapple, kiwis and strawberries. It poured thick and seems to thicken as it warms. Towards the end of the bottle I am starting to get some white yeast floaties. Alcohol comes to the front in the finish, but exits to a pleasent light toasted almond and pecan pie linger. Alot of carbonation in this one - I find myself belching after every few quaffs. The burps are even good, with a touch of flowers and vanilla. I didn’t have the courage to ask the wife if she though they smelled the same. Once again I have to say I enjoy big bottles in a good beer as the beer changes from start to finish - cold to warm. Serve this with some asiago cheese and you’ll have a hit at your next beer tasting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
33cl bottle at Håndverkerstuene. Dark hazy orange colour with a minimal head. Aroma is suprisingly fruity. Notes of strawberries, malts, yeast and caramel. Flavour is also sweet. Massive notes of caramel, sugar and bananas. Faint hints of alcohol. Short aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
25 cl. bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika. Pours reddish brown with a thin white head. A little unfocused on the nose - somewhat metallic. In the mouth dried apricots, some spice and nuttiness. Very nice velvety mouthfeel. Overall a good but somewhat conservative beer.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours medium brown with a thin head. Apricot smell with a taste of sweet nut and banana. Light and crisp, but apparently high alcohol. I can't taste it. Italy doing it up.
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pale, amber colored. A tiny bit of fizzy head. Malt and yeast nose. Thick and fizzy mouth feel. Warming sensation/alcohol. Very sweet. Bubblegum, malt, banana and yeast aroma. Very good actually.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled from a 0.25l bottle @ Beer Enthusiast release party. Pours a dark honey-amber colored body with a small sidesticking off-white head. It has a light sweet malty aroma, some yeasty tones, a little bit of cardboard, almonds and banana sweetness. The texture and mouthfeel is soft oily and it has a average carbonation level. Flavors are light sweet-ish, malty with traces of candy sugar, almonds and ripe berries. Also some hints of alcohol and it’s leaving my mouth light dry. Yeah, quite a tasty one. 23.04.2012
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle sample at Beer Enthusiast release tasting, Bergen. A dark amber beer with a slightly off-white head. Aroma with a lot malt with leather, dried fruit, brown sugar, corn, caramel, and alcohol. Reminds me of a barley wine. The taste is dominated by sweet malt, wood and leather, brown sugar, spices. Bitterness: light+. A real belgian dark strong ale.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
25cl bottle from Le Langhe, York. Pours a copper colour with a fair white head. A lovely fruity yeast aroma with apricot, ginger bread men, treacle and alcohol. Similar flavours with very well balanced alcohol given the abv. This is scarily drinkable. Moderate carbonation and a chewy mouth-feel. Very nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 16, 2012 In bottiglia. Color arancio nebuloso con schiuma bianca fragile e poco persistente. Aroma di caramello, lieviti, pesche, caramelle acide; gusto dolce e fruttato con note più specifiche di mandorla, castagna e zucchero di canna, e un tocco finale maggiormente acidulo. Corpo medio, struttura setosa ed effervescenza debole; al palato è calda anche se l’abv è ben mascherato. Una strong ale particolare e degna di nota.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: pours amber orange with a fizzy head that quickly disappears, sour aroma, taste is sweet, with a bit of a fizzy feel on the tongue. Not bad but not overly interesting either.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy copper-brown color in the glass. Fruity (pineapple?) aroma with a touch of some funky, sour notes. Slight sweetness on the palate. Fine carbonation.
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