Vas19 (191), Maryland, USA Apr 27, 2008 Pours black with a gigantic tan head. Nice malt and chocolate aroma. Complex flavor of coffee, dark fruits, and alcohol. A strange beer but definitely worth drinking.
grandridge (104), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA Jul 5, 2008 Massive head. Caramel notes with roasted chocolate and coffee. Flavor is strong in your face with high carbonation and spice and wood. I catch some sourness in the finish but it goes nicely with the strong upfront wood and roasted notes. Finished dry with a slight sour aftertaste. This is a good brew even after having a Black Albert. Another quality brew from De Dolle MaltDawg (180), Richmond, Virginia, USA Jun 22, 2008 11.2 oz bottle 9% ABV. Pours black with a huge rocky tan head that fell rapidly. Dark roasted and chocolate malt aromas with a touch of wood. Roasted malt dominates flavor with notes of coffee and licorice and some woodinesss. Interesting sour and spicey yeast notes. Body feels light with very high carbonation. Wonderfully complex. BuckeyeSammy (318), New York City, New York, USA Jun 20, 2008 Aroma of dark fruits, figs, raisins, chocolate. Heavy carbnation at first taste, sweet, coffee and chocolate. After carbonation settles, very balenced. Can’t find one element that is too overpowering. So enjoyable. tbag5557 (14), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Jun 19, 2008 Excellent chocolate sugary nose. Huge head, nice pure beige color though. Taste full of subtley layered flavour. Coffee, malts, hops, chocolate, and red candy fruit. A little explosive, but definitely a fine beer. durhambeer (292), Durham, North Carolina, USA Jun 17, 2008 Massive gusher... a veritable beer bomb. Dark black pour with bubbly dark tan head in abundance. Lovely complex nose... bitter chocolate, hops, Belgian yeast and sugar, roasty malt, a little smoke, a little burnt coffee. Flavor didn’t really follow through in impressing me, partly because the aroma was so nice. Pleasant bitterness and some fruit on the tongue. Some lactic acid sourness, but not much. This beer starts off subtle and slowly reveals itself; it’s a good one...
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