4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
deep caramel brown pour with bubbly white head and pleasent yeasty raisin aroma. light fruits, raisin, heavy yeast and roasty malts. very easy drinking for the style. the alcohol is very well hidden. awesome beer.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Pours dark brown, some red. Small, fizzy head. Lots of carbonation. Sweet. Some yeast and candy aroma. A bit like home made Christmas brew in Norway.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours brown with a white head. Spicy malty aromas. Flavors of brown sugar, raisin, molassas and toffee. Lingers on the palate. Overall an awesome beer from folks that have been brewing for a couple hundred years.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Sampler at CBF 2011-06-28. From 75 cl bottle. Murky, deep orange-amber with a big bubbled, beige film. Dark caramel, Spicy Belgian yeast, cloves and berries on the nose. Sweet and acidic flavors, alcohol, spices and dried fruits present. Watery, bubbly mouth. Full body.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
From the wire-corked 25 ouncer marked L10-611. Explosive popped cork leads to a pour that is dark, cloudy brown color with a fizzy, short lasting tan head. The aroma is full of dark fruit like black grapes, cherries, and fig along with yeast, and a faint alcohol note. Excellent full body. The taste has a sharp floral bite along with a sweet Belgian candy sugar element. Almost 3,000 ratings prior to mine so there is little else I can add other than I think this is one of the best in its style.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy brown with a puffy cream colored head that lasts forever. Aroma of caramel, nuts, spice, raisins, earth, Belgian yeast and roasted malt. The taste is sweet malt and yeast with a nice mild bitterness and well blended alcohol. Full bodied, moderate carbonation.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
As I pour this Ale that comes with quite a reputation and the label of Grande Reserve it conjures up memories of special joys in life. Due to this occasion I must dust of my very rare Louis Prima 1964 King Of Clubs Casbar Sam Butera LIVE LP and invite my best girl over.
I sip this delicious ale with great joy and delight as dolce mio arrives with her glorious butt cheeks ready to sway to the smooth sound of the master Louis playing on the turntable.
This Ale is full of all that is good and right with the world. It is yeasty, light, floral – oh so tasty. I go through the bottle with my dearest and am very satisfied with my purchase as side two ends.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 11, 2011 Unevenly dark beer with a thin, short-lived head. The aroma is quite complex, with dark fruits, caramel, a bit of yeast, malts, some booze, and also something very floral. The taste is just a little sweet, a little bitter, and even a bit sour. All the aroma notes come into the mouth as well, in a creamy, if a little watery, body with lively carbonation. There’s just something about it that feels somewhat artificial. The first time I had this beer I loved it, but all subsequent times have been somewhat disappointing.
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