2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
330 ml bottle. Dark, reddish brown body with a big beige head. Aroma is malty with a little hint of sweet, dry fruit. Flavor is sweet malt, dry fruit, caramel and candy sugar. A certain bitter finish. I assume there is supposed to be some honey added, but I am not able to sense this.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
I had this one a long time ago. If I have the chance to drink it again, I’ll update this rating
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled, 330ml from La Cave de L’Estam, Verdun, France. Dark brown with cream head. Honeyed but also slightly tart beer, fruity, apricot, plum with the overlaid syrupy note. Quite heavy on the palate, there is a roasty malt background too. Reasonable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
For the fan of belgian ale ... don’t hesitate.... for the others, it won’t interess you as it is a very regular ale
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
caramel, spruce, cheese, cooked vegetables, white foam, rocky head, clear, golden, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, medium body, average carbonation, long finish,
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap. Very dark ruby colour, almost black. Large frothy head, good duration. Aroma of caramel, notes of cherry, roasted. Overall complex. Higher ABV is noticeable in mouth, but nothing dramatic. Taste initially very sweet, a slight bitterness appears after a while. Medium duration of finish. Medium to heavy body. Overall quite complex beer, well balanced, good drink.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Pours clear dark brown with a small, fizzy light tan head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is cookie and nutty malt with chestnut notes, spices, and dark fruity esters. Flavor is malt dominant with medium esters, light hops and bitterness, medium spice notes of nutmeg with a dry finish. Medium body, warmth and carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Pours dark brown with thin beige head; decent retention and spare lacing. Aroma is Belgian yeast, honey, toast, and cookie malt. Flavor matches the nose with some caramel notes added. Medium/high body and carbonation with medium warmth.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From backlog
Head: off white, creamy, fairly large
Colour: again not to good to see in the milky glass, but dark
Smell: malty, herbs, sweet, some honey, boozey
Taste: sweet yeasty malty flavour, tiny bit of honey sweetness, some herbs, altough a dark beer should be drunk pretty cold as i tought it was too thick when roomtemp ...
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