3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Napoleon, DC tap in correct glass ($8): Pours a carbonated brown color with a proper looking tan head. Aroma is of plenty of fruit and some yeast. It was interesting that I had the Gouden Carolus Easter ale before this because I noticed some similarity between the two. However, in this the spiciness was a little bit more subdued and the fruitiness was accentuated. A good well-balanced beer, but in my opinion nothing extraordinary.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark; almost black with a big head. Cola and spice aromas. Dry malty and tart. I’m not fond of the tart/sour edge to some belgian ales though no doubt an excellent beer I wouldnt get again.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle at Strange Brew Shreveport, I can’t believe I’ve never had this before. Pours dark brown with a medium fluffy tan head. Aroma is super floral and fruity. Oranges, strawberry and cherry. Flavor is not as sweet as the aroma would lead on, caramel, candied sugar, fruity yeast ending dry.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
opaque brown, thin beige head, medium-full body, medium-high carbonation.
aroma: lots of roasted malt, dark fruit, caramel and toffee, and subtle hints of minerality and herbal bitterness.
taste: roasted and toffee malts, dry musty minerality, leafy herbal bittering hops, and a hint of brett sourness.
much drier than the aroma foretold. the minerality escalates as i go, becoming rather unpleasant. the dryness could result from using a high amount of simple sugar, or possibly from a bit of brett.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
The old standby when I can’t find a craft beer to try. Very solid darkish beer. Notes of caramel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 17/20
Great overall beer. Seems like it is almost carbonated. Has a nice Belgium taste.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JAN 16, 2012 Really dark ruby brown with a big beige head. Aroma of caramel, coconut, candy apples, toffee and spices. The taste is malty sweet, toasty and slightly fruity with a dry, somewhat metallic finish. Medium-full bodied and a little funky. Not bad, but not a favorite.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
11.2oz Bottle. Tulip Glass. Pours a medium, cloudy brown color. Tan to brown sugar color head. Hop character in aroma. Spicy and herby nose. Strong hop bitterness in taste. Bready malts and herby hop flavors. Bitter finish.
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