3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Rattle with Andrew. Pours a deep red body with no head. Aroma is slightly sour cherry. Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated with notes of sweet malts, clove, sour cherry.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
"Belgian" Black ipa? Reddish brown in hue, light for style. Head is cream colored. Aroma expressive tropical, minty, floral, fresh. Flavor is nice hop expression, a bit subdued on brown malts.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Bear Republic in August 2009.
Poured a nice, dark brown with a pretty good head. Smell of medium roasted malts with a nice floral hoppiness along with a bit of spice. Taste was similar, with a nice bitterness; nothing overpowering, consistent with the style. Mouthfeel was thin to medium with adequate carbonation. Very nice and sessionable brew overall. Nicely complex while very easy drinking.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 02-16-2010
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from tap. Pours opaque black with a medium, creamy white head. Light licorice aroma with bread and dark malts. Fairly sweet flavor with notes of dark candi sugar, raisin prune and faint bitterness. There is some slightly odd sour tinge, which may or may not be intended. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Finishes sweetly with more dark, ripe fruit notes and some roasted malts. Not bad.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Aroma is toasted malts, sour milk, wheat, some candi sugar. The appearance is a deep red brown, off-white head. The flavor is like the aroma, toasted malt, sour milk (not a pleasant sour), wheat, and vaguely mettalic. The finish is more or less like the flavor, again some metal, and light hop bittering. Not enjoyable at all. I wonder if this wasn’t infected somehow.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Falling Rock poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lasting tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, earthinesscocoa, spice and light coffee. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of roasted malt, earthiness, coffee, light cocoa and light spice with a smooth lingering roasty finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(tasted 3/1/08 @ their brewpub, found some old ratings). Very dark and bold, yet surprisingly smooth. The ABV is hardly noticable, but the flavor focuses on the malt. I expected more yeast flavors out of a Belgian Ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ancient backlog. Aroma of chocolate, gently spice notes, bread. Flavor a basic Belgian yeasty feel with slight hops and some nutty character, some candi sugar. Increasingly chocolaty. Pretty good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Old BA rate - tap)
Pretty near black, but could be considered a very dense dark, dark brown. Head was mostly white in color, not great retention. Prune sweetness and caught some alcohol in the nose, but followed with bitter chocolate hints. Chocolately maltiness with roasted characteristics. Darkish fruit flavors (ie not appley or citruisy). A bit thinner than I expected, but still a solid medium body. Pleasant and definitely sticks. Easy going on the sample, though I wouldn’t be eager to quaff another soon after this sample. Overall, pretty good brew, but not a standout
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at TND: Aroma of chocolate, malt, and a hint of brown sugar. Poured brown/very deep amber in color with a small to medium-sized, loose, creamy, tan head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Not sparkling. Many small particles throughout. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malt, chocolate, and light brown sugar. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Light to medium sweet malt finish. No hint of wheat or clove to me.
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