 dirkules (611), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 12, 2007
A lot of thought has gone into this beer from the scale of the artwork and the labeling to the depth and complexities of the beer itself. Amazing cola brown color with a fizzy head and carbonation in the mouth. There is a rich fruitiness in the malt that gives it a great plum and dried fruit taste. Apricots, raisins, peaches. Breads and ripe grapes take over in the mouth. Very smooth finish. Hops are well disguised. Body was a little light, but the tartness makes up for that shortcoming. A standout of the BSA family of beers.
KnN (261), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Couldn’t find a date on the bottle, but I’m wondering if it was a little old. Beer opened with a huge hiss and when poured had a gigantic offwhite head that lasted forever. Took about five minutes to pour the whole beer.
Aroma is a little apple, a lot of malt, some all spice? Licorice, dark fruit. A lot going on there.
Flavor is similarly complex, tart, a little bitter, a lot of alcohol burn. Some nice subtle plum/raisin flavors with some good malt sweetness. A little bitter. Tastes like it might be slightly oxidized, but not horribly. Great beer. I’d love to try another one fresh.
NoiZe (893), Zeist, Netherlands
Aug 28, 2008 Brown, amber colored brew.Aroma is spicy, some fruits. Flavor is hoppy, nice bitterness and some spices.
MuttyD (64), Cambridge, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Took me a while to find this one, but the wait was well worth it. Typical spicy, malty, and sugary aroma and flavor. As the beer moves across the palate, the flavor shifts from sweet to more of a sour/tart flavor. Finish is sweet and sour as well. Amazing beer.
paiste2002 (16), Saugus, California, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Pours a hazy reddish brown with a big off white head. Some dark fruit in the aroma as well as spices, dark candi sugar almost port like. Flavor is complex dark fruit, port, spice roasted malt. Sweet yet sour in the finish. Yet another fine brew from the Mad Brewers.
MrChopin (165), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Another large de dolle head, this time beige on top of an opaque mahogany. The nose has some dark fruit, yeasty bubblegum, tripel spices, and most surprisingly, a large sour component. The flavor reflects the sour character and is quite tart with belgian malts, yeast, pepper, and cherry cough medicine, malt long in the aftertaste. With warmth there’s a fantastically tart balance of sweet yet sour caramel and fruit. Medium-bodied and a little fizzy, this is a complex and intriguing beer.
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