 baggio (195), norrtälje, Sweden
Jan 11, 2009 Bottle@home, 1999 vintage (!)
Apperance: Ruby red with almost no head. Liquid is quite clear.
Aroma: Earth, Ripe fruit, Port wine. Very sweet and inviting!
Flavor: Dark caramel, Port wine, Ripe fruit, Hint of alcohol and some coffee.
Palate: Very sweet and delicious with a medium body. Very little carbonation but still enough.
When you smell this beer you could swear that it is a port wine you have before you. The taste is similar to portwine but the body is quite alot thinner. This beer has aged with beauty and it was indeed interesting to see what 10 years could do to a beer.
aletales (73), , Oklahoma, USA
Jan 10, 2009 Absolutely marvelous. The flavor is perfectly balanced with just enough sweetness and just enough hoppiness. This is in spite of the high ABV. Thank God for trappists.
PKPMarine (32), San Diego, California, USA
Jan 8, 2009 Excellent beer. Very smooth and not too harsh from the high alcohol content. A rich, malty taste with subtle fruit flavor. Pairs amazingly well with pork loin or country ribs.
sdriessen (203), Dunedin, New Zealand
Jan 8, 2009 Strong yeast in the aroma, otherwise a malty, chocolate nose. Sweetness of golden syrup and some fruitiness like peach.
Spicy flavours, peppery at first but turns slightly toward aniseed and allspice. Some yeast in the flavours.
The alcohol is obvious, but along with the spice it adds warmth (not like I need this right now, seeing as it’s 30 degrees C outside...).
Some fruit in there like red grapes and dark plum, as well as hints of raisin and caramel.
A hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste which is nice. Great ale.
kidrobot (63), Sparta, New Jersey, USA
Jan 7, 2009 pours a dark brown with no foam. nice alcohol content. liked the chimay red better personally.
TearsforBeers (170), Ohio, USA
Jan 7, 2009 Pours deep burgundy brown with off white head. The aroma is slightly meaty, funky and of dark fruit. My smelling experience was somewhat ruined by another taster saying it reminded him of the smell of dead mice he feeds his pet snake. The flavor is sweet, complex with notes of various spices I can’t yet name. The palate is velvety, warming, and bubbly. Overall this is a very nice beer, but the spice/funk thing is not quite my thing. It may need more time.
frankcolub (48), Ashbury, Australia
Jan 7, 2009 Updated: Nov 8, 2009one of my favourites,
Pours a dark brown with dark tan head. Aroma of yeast, alcohol, spice and malts.
The flavour is sweet ,fruity and then the taste of strong alcohol kicks in.
excellent beer , but could not drink more then one bottle.
lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jan 6, 2009 1989 bottle courtesy of bierkoning vs. a fresh bottle. Both pour a ruddy brown with a thin off white head. The 89 head dies out instantly though. 89 has a big malty aroma, dark fruits mix with light signs of age like apple cider vinegar and light oxidation. Strong alcohol and a flat feel. The fresh bottle has the same maltiness and prunes, other dark fruit and caramel but hides the alcohol better. Both were fantastic, the edge goes to the fresh bottle but at 20 years young the old bottle is still kicking.
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