greedycheater (80), Oklahoma, USA Apr 26, 2008 Pours dark, dark brown and murky with a modest off white head. Yeasty aroma - similar to the Red. Banana, sweet syrup, roasted malt. Full bodied. Mild, but long finish. Easily paired with a Punch, Cohiba, or other spicy cigar - or food, if you’re into that. obguthr (978), Poquoson, Virginia, USA Apr 26, 2008 Weak date and yeast aroma. Brown color, thin head, full of sediment. Phenolic flavor of dates. Caramel appears during warming. Decent hop finish. Harsh mouthfeel, underachieving sample of a trappist ale. What a drag. pumpkinheart (63), Aurora, Illinois, USA Apr 25, 2008 75CL bottle into Chimay branded Trappist glass. Pours about as beuatifully as a beer can: a ruby-plum-chocolate color with a robust dusty head. Aroma is a heavenly mixture of fruitiness, malts and a little alcohol zing. Flavor evolves throughout the drinking experience, but is always a rich malted sweet, both fruity and full on the tongue. The feeling left behind in the mouth is as satisfying as everything else. This beer is drinkable, hearty, explosive with flavor and warmth. I always have a bottle around for when that moment happens that calls for an indulgence. Superb. travita (1827), Frisco, Texas, USA Apr 25, 2008 Brown colored with a big foamy nice head. Smells are sweet, spiced, fruity, some alcohol. Taste is sweet, malty, alcohol, and complex. Good beer. BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA Apr 25, 2008 This is truly a beautiful beer, with a powerful malt background. Seriously this is like a fine wine and can be aged as such, and as amazing complexity. With a flavor that evolves from one sip to the next, a cookie dough maltiness, with an amazing mouithfeel. Sweet toffee and coffee flavorsm, and a subtle candi sugar fruitiness. This is truly a lovely beer. oteyj (710), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA Apr 24, 2008 Pours beautiful hazy plum with frothy two finger head. Nose of sweet malt and dark fruit. Flavors are incredible- lingering sweetness from residual sugar, powerful malt, and excellently masked alcohol. Mouthfeel is smooth, rich, chewy, and lingering. Simply incredible- this is hard to beat. craftycarl21 (507), South Hero, Vermont, USA Apr 24, 2008 Updated: Jul 27, 2008courtesy of oteyj. pours a dark walnut color with a steady, slow to die head, really persistent carbonation. aroma has a lot of dark fruit, grape, sweetness. flavor is incredible- very sweet, but the complexity is so subtle that it remains so smooth. delicious aftertaste makes you want to take the next sip so the taste never leaves your tongue. one of my favorite beers of all time. smith4498 (816), Miami, Florida, USA Apr 19, 2008 Pours brown with light tan head. Aromas of dough, bread and brown sugar. Flavors are sweet and fruity, with yeast and some dark malts. Medium to full body with tingly carbonationand a slick mouthfeel. Very nice.
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