 oberabcbbsok (686), Hoboken, Belgium
May 24, 2007 I drunk the first version before the brewery changed there name so for me it was a 15% alcohol beer. A beer where the taste of alcohol is overwelming. I still have the bottle that says best before 2002. Tasted also the other brews but the 15 % is a little too much
mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
May 24, 2007 Alcohol fruit nose! The palate reminds me very much of a Belgian strong. Smooth creamy mouthfeel,. Lots of alcohol unhidden.
mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
May 21, 2007 Pours a hazy burnt orange with a medium white head. Smells very sweet, big caramel and malt characters dominate the nose. The taste is really sweet, almost unforgivingly so. Really just overpowers anything else I could pull out of this. The caramel taste seems to dominate everything else. Not well balanced at all actually. Kind of a mess.
GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
May 20, 2007 25 cl bottle at Le Sous Bock in Paris. Clear dark golden color with a fizzy disappearing white head that left only a touch of lace behind. Boozy, fruity aroma reminiscent of fig with a dash of brown sugar. Cloyingly sweet on the tongue with lots of bubbles. I tasted clove, toffee, plum, and lots of alcohol. The alcohol was front and center throughout and detracted somewhat IMO. Too much alcohol without enough supporting cast.
brewblackhole (1366), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
May 6, 2007 Sweet sugary,fruity peary aroma, taste is also hugely sugary with a big pear and apple flavor and a sharp alcohol finish,plenty of body and taste,not as bad as others would have you believe
bhensonb (4182), Woodland, California, USA
May 2, 2007 BB 28/01/08. Aroma of malt backed by quite a bit of alcohol. Amber gold color with a frothy white head that stayed. Laces. Starts with grainy malt, and alcohol. Mellows a bit, but it’s hard to find any ale characteristics. After awhile each sip seems to develop some fruit character. Although it is sweet, the finish is rather dry. Different, but what is the point?
bboeckl (133), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 18, 2007 Updated: May 15, 2007Bottle. Poured a golden yellow. Nose was of stale malt/isopropal alchohol. Taste was of alcohol, grainy, malty, some sweet tones. Body was a bit syrupy for my taste and the carbonation was too light. The commercial description describes the flavor as of being that of alcohol. I agree... I enjoy alcoholic brews but oftentimes the better a beer hides it’s achohol... the better the taste. This beer would appeal to someone who just drinks to get drunk, not to those who appreciate the flavor and complexity of a decent brew. At 9.95 for a 3-pack, I would not drink this one again. Aweful!
mhelgason (495), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Apr 8, 2007 8.4 oz. bottle. Barely there white head into burnt orange color. Aromas of dark fruit and molasses. Flavor is rubbing alcohol with some sweetness (not pleasant). I mean damn...is it supposed to taste like this. Burns from alcohol. Not sure what else to say about this beer. I will finish the beer and let you know if it gets any better.
15 min later: Okay so some of the overpowering rubbing alcohol flavors mellowed. That being said...it was still too much. It was hard to pay attention to anything else in the flavor. This might have been a good Belgium Strong if not for this huge problem.
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