 JesseM (660), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Aug 2, 2008 330mL bottle from an in person trade. Pours a dark, murky brown, slight orange tinge to it making it appear copper toned when held to the light, with a smaller than expected white head. Aroma right away is what you would come to expect, yeasty wheaty maltyness, with the obligatory dark fruity aspects. Flowery and perfume-like, which is quite elegant and pleasant as it warms. Flavour is more of the same, with a decent thick feel to the body of this brew. Herbal-like hopping is present as well. Good sweet malts in the aftertaste. My only big problem with this is what I have with a lot of beers like it, in that I just don’t really get much complexity from it. It’s probably a pretty fresh bottle, and with plenty of age I’m sure it could be something great. I just don’t have the patience for such things. All in all a good one though. I meant to give it a higher rating but the numbers just don’t seem to add up the way I’d like them to. It does of course get much better as it warms.
smjohnst (202), , Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 2, 2008 This is a VERY well made beer. I need to try it again because I was so caught off gaurd that I paid 9.50 for one 11.2oz bottle at the beer. Definitely a QUALITY beer.
Fyrdraca (15), Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Aug 2, 2008 A great beer. Very, very smooth and mild. It was pretty malty and had a nice nut flavor. There was a slightly vanilla aftertaste that I found appealing. Attractive, a dark brown with a fluffy, beige head. There was a fruity flavor that was a little hard to put my finger on, but I liked it.
thechandler (268), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Pours an opaque brown, with a nice foamy tan head, speckles of sediment float in the glass. Aroma isnt really anything special. A little nutty, a little malty. Flavor hm. A bit of caramel flavor....around a roasty, nutty flavor. Flowing over my tongue, I also taste a bit of dark fruit....plum or grape. Overall, very good. I prefer the Rochefort 10 though.
dwaggs2 (531), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Pours an amber red with a nice head. Leaves some lacing on the glass. There is sediment that is floating in the glass. Smells like friut and vanilla. Tastes of fig, vanilla, and spice.
flatout (3), New Port Richey, Florida, USA
does not count  Jul 28, 2008 Best if sipped on a cold winter night in the Champagne region of France. Even more special if the product was given to you by a Trappist monk with his blessing and the product was 19 years old and stll tasted great. Like a fine cognac!!!!
esox (259), Oulu, Finland
Jul 28, 2008 Bottled. Dark brown beer with a big, light beige head. Complex aroma is a mixture of sweet fruits, spice, yeast and a hint of alcohol. I noticed at least bread, syrup, caramel, roastedness and some chocolate. Lovely vanilla notes too. A hint of alcohol in the finish. Flavor is syrupy sweet. Silky soft palate with hardly distinguishable alcohol in the finish. Amazingly easy to drink. One of the best beers that I´ve had.
Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway
Jul 26, 2008 This rating is based on a fresh 330ml bottle (but I prefer the 750ml bottle after 2-3 years storage, the difference is remarkable!) Dark brown body with a big, light brown head. Aroma is sweet, fruity and spicy. Flavor is complex, sweet malty, brown sugar, caramel, spices and a hint of chocolate, almost no hops. This beer is very balanced with a great, warming body. The alcohol is well hidden and almost only registered as a warm body.
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