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.

one 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.

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.

espuma de aparência inicial portentosa e cremosa, coloração marrom-claro e curta longevidade. Seu corpo apresentou tons marrom-claros, densidade média, turbidez e moderada formação de colarinho. No aroma, farejei algumas coisas que não esperava, como a suave presença de café, notas cítricas lembrando lima, bala toffee e frutas vermelhas - a bela complexidade de uma BSA. No campo do sabor, o início foi permeado por leves dulçor e amargor, sensações estas que foram suplantadas por moderado amargor no final, este de curta duração. Percebi ainda um marcante toque de frutas secas no paladar, o que aumentou sobremaneira o charme dessa deliciosa cerveja. No paladar, fui premiado com um corpo médio-cheio, de textura oleosa, forte carbonatação e forte final metálico

11.2 oz small bottle. No date. Into Chimay glass. Rich brown with some red hue with a light tan head that starts big but fades fast to an 8th of an inch and holds - no lace. Aroma is pretty solid and very typical of the style - sweet candy, vanilla, dough, dark fruity (like plums), some booze and licorice, and yeast. The flavor is the same but a bit less yeasty and just a bit better in general. Not overly sweet like many Belgians, but still sweet. Chimay hides the alcohol pretty well in this one, though it does heat the stomach pretty noticeably. Medium to light bodied with over-the-top carbonation like most other Belgians, all of which I am not a huge fan of. Overall: a solid brew, but wouldnt want more than one (or even more than about 8 ounces). A generally over-hyped overrated style IMO -- I just don’t get much complexity or sense much drinkability from it, and a good style has to have one or the other.