4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
The ever delectable grande reserve! Definitely in my top 3. Superbly complex, with rich rosy notes. Wonderful floral aroma and thick lacy head. I still need to cellar a bottle to try the aged variety.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
a spicy,yeasty aroma with a light.flowery wheat and malty touch,like a port wine as well..i think uh oh here it comes not being a fan of belgian ales..cloudy brown/red with dissipating head no lacing..good appearance on its own but again..uh oh...taste hits you with yeast and malts and a burnt sugar caramel flavor in the back..if there are many hops they are of the spicy herbal variety more felt as a tingle than an actual component of the taste..quite wine like taste apparent as well..drinkability..well..its hot tonight and this is kind of heavy even objectively its a little unevenly balanced towards the sweet side so a 3 will do..overall..classic belgian really with a wine like quality probably great with rich food or dessert but as a session beer..nah..and at 6 bucks a bottle..(that means at least 25 dollars to catch a good buzz lol) there are better 6-7 dollar beers out there
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
05/09 bottle drank from a wine glass at azwine 1/22/10.
opens with a ’pop’.
hazy pour. red-orange shade of warm brown with a pillowy khaki/tan head. soft spotty lacing lines the inside of the glass.
beautiful perfume aroma... lots of brown sugar, tons of yeast, banana-y esters, malt, light cinnamon-y spicy numbing.
the palate is rich and malty though not sweet. characteristics of the aroma match the flavor along with the additions of chocolate, brioche and raisins. it is subtle, well controlled and insanely glorious.
smooth medium body is aided by sudsy carbonation and a crisp clean mouth feel.
8.5/5/8.5/4/18/4.4
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
WOW! This is a great libation! Kind of heavy but knocks you flat on your butt after a couple. Went really well with a slice of gouda cheese and brown bread. Good aroma and color. Poured with a lot of head the first time, but less when poured into a wet glass.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 19, 2011 pours a deep purplish brown with a thin white head and no lacing. Deep, dark fruit aroma with notes of leather, plum, currants and yeast. complex and beautiful, the way a great beer should be. Taste is caramel, some hops and malty sweetness. finishes primarily with the yeast. A truly great beer!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
got this as a present from a mate for christmas. Corked bottle, very thick in the mouth, soft and fruity with a toffee malt
4.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Pours a darkbrown beer, a little cloudy with some proteine chunks floating around. Off-white head that clears fast (dirty glass?). Smells like caramel and coffee, ripe banana. A prickling mouthfeeling. First flavour is pretty sweet, caramel, chocolate and roasted malts. Ends like sour apple, brown sugar yet not sticky, cinamon. Aftertasty is pleasant hoppy.
4.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very dark burgundy or red in colour. Aroma is masked by a thick biege head. Wonderful flavour which can only be described as sour ’floral’. Fantastic beer.
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