4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: FEB 6, 2008 2007-11-20, draught at Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen, 7-5-8-4-16=40
Beautiful red-mahogany color; creamy head. Aroma and flavor are based on the caramel, sweetish, with delicate spices (anis, cinnamon); low bitterness of course, but still pleasant. Sweet! But very good.
2003-01-20, bottle aged 4 years, 10-5-9-4-18=46
Dark color. Wonderful aroma, malty, fruity (raisins, curaçao), rum, some alcohol, infinitely complex.
Sweet, malty, light Madeira character.
Malt squash, just misses some better hop sharpness.
2002-08-15, bottle aged 4 years, 9-5-8-4-18=44
Dark amber colour. Wonderful aroma, strong, malty, candy, light banana, curaçao, light roasted barley, alcohol. Sweet, full body, malty, lightly roasted, oranges, lightly spicy, caramel. Medium palate, the sweetness is not fully balanced by the bitterness.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 ml corked bottle. Brown colour. Yeasty, malty and spicy flavour. Taste 2004 and 2005 at the same time.
The beer is best when it have been stored a while.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
dough, floral, cooked vegetables, cereal, red, tan foam, rocky head, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, heavily sour, salty, full body, sticky, flat, long finish,
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A very good beer, tryed just the brew of 1998, 8:th of december and wants more!!!!
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 2, 2005 750 ml corked bottle conditioned, cool label! Brown colour, slightly hazy, good initial head but not lingering, lovely spicy aroma, yeasty, malty and spicy flavour - a real treat for the Christmas table.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
330ml bottle, unknown date. Pours dark with thick white head. Aromas of fruits and spaces. Taste is sweet, but balanced with a complex layers of hops. Oily, thick palate. I probably over-rated this one, but I’m a sucker for winter beers.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 30, 2006 Veyr nice, cloudy, and orange,. The last of the session. And a good one to enjy in Christmas. I wanted to keep them for after Christmas, but I guess they were too many to carry to Home with me.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. ’Regal’ alias. Very dark murky red brown with a pale beige head. Sweet aroma with liquorice and a little yeast. Sweet brown sugar taste with plum and date fruitiness. A little dryness. Beautiful.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled in 1996 and consumed at Heeren Van Liedekercke (near Brussels). This dark brown ale poured with a nice tan head, eliciting a malty aroma. The flavor was very mellow and port-like. There was much less alcohol taste than anticipated, perhaps because of the age of the beer. It went well with the excellent beef stew ordered here.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 26, 2011 Re-rate: Bottled, Regal X-Mas, from my parents’ cellar, approx. 8 years old. Very dark brown colored, small brown head. Very strong malty nose, lots of chocolate, fruit, caramel, impressive. Flavor has lots of liquorice, in between sweet and bitter, balanced. Very thick mouthfeel. I’m impressed, this kind of complexity is almost exclusively found at ABVs above 10%. Still, i have no clue what a fresh version would taste like.
Previous rating (3.8):19-04-2003 (BB 09-1999). Dark brown, no head. Malty, port-like aroma with some liquorice. Strong port-like flavour, like an aged (>5 years) Chimay Bleu. Not as balanced though. Not an everyday beer, but very nice on occasion.
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