DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 7, 2008 On tap at Red Light Red Light.Poured a nice brown color with a small tan head. A nice sweet nose of malts and the dark fruits.Flavor was warming with dark fruits.A delicious offering. Beerlando (2310), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 7, 2008 Draft at Redlight Redlight. A clear, dark, crimson colored body is capped with a fleeting, cream colored head. Skinny flares and spots of lacing mark the glass. The aroma shows a bevy of dark fruits, dark raison and dried fig most notably. Sweet caramel, vanilla, and floral hops round out the nose. Flavors show the same, malty, sweet dark fruit elements. Raison plays a major role. Winter spices, such as nutmeg and cardamom, enter the fold. Medium-full and sugary up front, the alcoholic heat forms a distinct dryness on the finish. Not bad, but I was expecting alot more from this winter classic. MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 6, 2008 07 draft. After the Delirium Noel and I was really into it by that point. Brownish body with a fizzy head. Nose was yeasty and sweet, some wonderful faint hop in the background. The flavor was an earthy combination of the above, a perfect amount of hop rounding everything out. Body is more thin than expected. Overall very nice.
PMgep (71), Lund, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 2, 2008 [250 ml bottle] Nice aroma with caramell and herbs and some malts. The color is a nice amber color with nice foam. The flavor is caramell, herbs, and sugary malts. austone (1036), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Dec 1, 2008 75cl, cellared for a year. Dark ruby brown, small light beige head. Pear fruity nose, little herbs and sugary maltiness. Sweet pear flavor with liquorice, candi sugar, herbs. Flowery hoppy finish. Medium to full bodied, smooth round palate. A bit restrained flavors, a middle weight christmas brew. finol (486), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 29, 2008 250 ml bottle from Systembolaget.
It smells of belgian yeast. Tastes of raisins and a lot of fruit!
kappldav123 (1819), Markkleeberg, Germany
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 29, 2008 The bottle looks good, but a bit kiddy. The beer in the glass is really fine, very dark, nice head. Sweet-malty, modest alcoholic aroma. Tastes not as malty as exspected. Sweet, a bit oily, well balanced warming finish. Good beer! hirigalzkar (563), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 27, 2008 Bottle. Red/brown colour. Thick golden colour. Smells belgian yeast and candy. Very sweet taste. Crème brûlé, caramel, fruit. Etc. Very smoth. Nice, but almost to inviting, it somewhat lacks in complexity.
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