 jbye4334 (652), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Aug 28, 2009 鶊ml bottle). Watery brown color. Medium tan head which is mostly diminishing. Light sour aroma. Light sweet cherry flavor, with light alcohol. Short duration. Smooth finish. Slick texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.
redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
Aug 27, 2009 750 ml bottle. Strawberries, caramel, hints of chocolate, brown sugar, figs, and dates on the nose. Pours a dark amber with a thick off white head. Rich malts, caramel, molasses, dates, dark berries, spicy yeast notes, rich bread flavors. Very nice!
Slokop (91), Tilburg, Netherlands
Aug 24, 2009 Shared a 75 cl bottle with a good friend at Zomerlust. Cellar-cold, it had timid head. Perhaps it had done some time in a cellar. It was neither outspoken fruity nor bitter, not sweet and sour neither. Some graininess in its mouth feel (dust). Modestly lasting after-taste. It is balanced and that goes hand in hand with less clear palate. Too high priced compared to the 33 cl version which seemed more tasty to me. Therefore, on memory, I give palate more than this bottle deserves, same with overall imp. Appearance can sure do better next bottle.
DeadGirl (192), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Aug 22, 2009 Updated: Oct 18, 2009Poured from a bottle at The Abbey Brewing Co. (Miami Beach, FL): Well balanced flavors- raisins for sure, Belgium malts, hazelnut and a distinct tartiness of fruits. Drinkability: A good sipping beer. Rebuy: Right away. #099 on 22082009, DG.
drowland (1337), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Aug 21, 2009 A very good and definitive example of a Belgian strong ale that I like very much. Chimay red label is my favorite, though!
RHeastings (377), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 20, 2009 Enjoyed from an 11.2oz bottle in a tulip glass. The beer pours a deep ruby-colored/brown color with a nice off-white head. The aroma brings fruit cake, raisons, Belgian character malts, and some yeast-derived dark fruity esters (which I found surprising, given the use of the Chimay house yeast). The palate is deeply and complexly malty, showing some Munich at first, Special B, and perhaps a touch of aromatic malt. The malt gives way to a deep and pleasing note of dark fruit. The finish is semi-dry, and brings just barely a touch of alcohol that is more warming than present from a flavor perspective. Overall, one of the best Belgian strong darks out there.
LONESTAR (9), Texas, USA
does not count  Aug 20, 2009 Dark brown, tan, frothy head. Fruity aroma, slight alcohol taste. A bit nutty (perhaps almonds and hazelnut), and fruity. Very mellow and easy to drink. One of my favorite stand by beers
Duhast500 (176), , Massachusetts, USA
Aug 19, 2009 Poured from a bottle 22oz. into a Chimay wide rimmed glass.
The color is a cloudy brownish/orange with a nice foamy white head.
The smell is of baked bread, and some really nice floralflavours.
The taste is a bit spicey, a mix of hops, floral and citrus. A hint of black pepper and rain flavor are evident at times.
This beer is the stuff of legends. I have heard many this about Belgian beers and this comes through much better than expected. It is clear that this beer copied and cloned but never surpassed.
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