3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
1 pint 7.4 fl oz. bottle. Big, sweet, heavy beer. Honey and citrus taste with thick palate. Had this to accompany a chicken tikka masala but it fairly overpowered the dish. Pretty much a meal in itself!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle via trade. Pours dark brown in color with a lasting two-finger light tan head and good lacing. The aroma is very Belgian and yeasty, slightly funky, with dark fruits and spice. The flavor has caramel malt, prune and plum, and loads of Belgian yeast. Not sweet at all. Finishes a bit like Black Ops. Lively carbonation with medium-full body. Solid beer overall.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a hazy dark brown with a large bubbly tan head. Aroma is candi sugar, belgian yeasts, spices, orange peel, honey, dark fruits, esthers. Flavor is candi sugar, belgian yeasts, caramel, spices, orange peel, honey, dark fruits. The carbonation is prickly and the fruitiness comes out in the co2 bubbles along with a touch of candi sugar and citrus peel bitterness in the finish. Good brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown with a creamy tan head. Chocolate, citrus, and roasted grain aroma and taste. Pretty good.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Not that complex. Gently frothy. Rich caramel color, decent head. Good caramel flavors like you’d get in the better English beers, but undistinguished.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
had this one sitting in the cellar from last year. picked up at the wooden keg and consumed 6/18/10
dark mahogany brown with a lasting spongy tan head.
it smells like dark candi sugar nearly burnt and without the sweetness... along with notes of toasty grain, florals, orange and a little yeast.
flavors of malt, toasty grain, burnt sugar (again, without the sweet), orange, some cocoa, dark fruity richness, vanilla, brown sugar and some nutty coffee on the finish which lingers into the aftertaste. a bit of spice on the finish leads to a slight numbing sensation.
medium bodied, airy and crisp. insanely easy to drink for 9%. 7/4/7/4/16/3.8
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 19, 2010 Bottle. Cork just about took my head off as I undid the cage. Belgian type aromas with dark fruits. Cola like brown with a tan head. Subtle sweetness taste followed by belgian yeast flavors. Medium mouthfeel. Tasty with a touch of alcohol notes.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy mahogany with a very large beige head. Aroma and flavor of clove, some citrus, banana, cherries, some candy sugar. Not much funk; just some earthiness. Well balanced, very drinkable. A host of great flavors, but nothing really over the top for me.
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