4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Dark reddish brown . very malty, strong raisin and brown sugar in the nose. Thick head with great retention. Sweet almost caramel finish. Slightly dry and boozy bite at the finish. Deserves its ranking
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very dark brown, very tall head. Aroma is toasted malt and plenty of yeast. Taste is a toast flavor, a bit sweet. The sweetness lingers through the finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rating from notes taken in early August, when I was having trouble connecting with the site ... It’s quibbling, but it’s the truth: if you are going to spend $12 on a bomber of Belgian ale, you should go with Bernardus Abt, Malheur 12, or Chimay blanche. This remains one of the finest ales in the world, but its plum flavors succumb to the tiniest hint of sourness in the flavor. The body is also thinner than in some of those other classics, but that is quibbling indeed. A delightful beer that pairs beautifully with beef, the fact that I can readily name other beers that are better than this one is a tribute to other brewers rather than an insult to these noble monks.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 22, 2010 bootle. not sure of age. pours a dark ruby red with a big frothy tan head. aroma of tangy plums and dates with some sweet doughy caramel and spice backing. musty brandy. too much bread. flavor is candied sugar, bready, watered down dates, faded spices, and booze.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at the dubbel and quad tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 8/19/10. Hazy brown pour with a thick tan head. Nose is caramel, dark fruits and slight banana. Flavor starts with caramelly malt and booze, then smoothes out to dark fruit and a touch of banana.
4.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
330 ML bottle in Germany. Dark ruby color, great head that is brown in color, nice lace, burnt chocolate aroma, however weak, taste is sweeter than expected, surupy, not the overwhelmingly alcohol taste I expected. Palate is smooth and slighly very nice, very nice indeed.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
330ml bottle. Pours a rich, hazy dark brown with a small head. Aroma is dark fruits, nuts and some yeast. Starts with the fruit, then the yeast towards the back of the mouth. Nice and full in the mouth, carbonation is really lively with fine bubbles, works really well. Really lovely beer.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Quite lovely. Fruity, nutty, rich, all that kind of thing. Serving: Bottle
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a deep foggy mahogany, nose is huge on spaces, raisins, dark fruits, body is thin with heat, rich and complex, nice belgian candy sugars, delicious beer.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On of the best beers in the world. Any brew made by Men Of God who believe making a bad beer is a sin, is a beer of excellence.
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