4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tasted from tall bottle into snifter. Poured a mostly clear reddish-brown color with moussy beige foam, long-lasting with lots of lace. Strong perfumey aromas of caramelized brown sugar, toffee, plums, tangy hops, pepper, clove, hint of alcohol. Rich malt flavor with subtle hops bitterness, hints of bread, toast, biscuit, roasted nuts, tart fruit, slight sourness, even somewhat reminiscent of a red wine. Lighter body than expected, "digestive" as the Belgians say, with sharp carbonation, lingering fruity aftertaste. Uniquely spicy and delicious.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2012 Pours dark brown with ruby highlights and a tan head. Aroma of caramels, yeast, dark fruits, oranges, and apples.
Taste of malty, burnt coffee, sweet red grapes, sour cherries, complex herbs.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Ar: Pears, melon, and cloves - some dark caramel and treacle.
Ap: Deep reddish-brown, hazy - large tan head with good retention and layers of fine streaming bubbles.
T: Deep malty caramel up front, medium-sweet - cherry, pear, and melon flavors - some spicy cloves, a bit of tobacco and leather - earthy hop flavor with a medium and firm bitterness.
P: Medium-full body with high carbonation - finish is medium.
O: Delicious mixture of fruit and deep maltiness - complex, with spice and earthiness, as well - very good!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Food Emporium split with Erica. Pours dark brown with big, eggshell-tan head (very few bubbles). Smells very malty with a little chocolate. Palate is malt-forward. Slightly roasted malts and chocolate. Mouthfeel is a little heavy. Don’t like it as much as Tremens.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
From backlog
Head: off white, creamy small
Colour: dark brown
Smell: nuts, dried fruits, booze,sweet
Taste: hard boozey flavour, even worse than the regular delirium ,brrrr
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle. Amber pour with a red tint. Fruity aroma and sweet fruity flavor. Higher carbonation.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
750ml cork and cage. Pours russet in color with a tan head. Aromas of chocolate cherries and licorice. Medium full in texture with a sweetish blend of coffee, chocolate, cherry and dried fruits. There is a spice in there that reminds me of coriander and licorice. Well done strong dark.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 ml bottle into globe glass, Feb 2011 bottling notched on the back label. Pours dark reddish brown color with a nice 2 finger dense khaki head with fantastic retention that reduces to a thick cap that lasts. Some good lacing on the glass as well, beautiful. Aromas of raisin, molasses, chocolate, caramel, plum, apple, and light spice. Nice and well balanced aromas here with good strength. Taste of big caramel, molasses, raisin, chocolate, apple, plum, and spicy yeast. Lingering notes of caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, and molasses on the finish for a bit. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and smooth mouthfeel that drinks quite easily for being 8.5%. No alcohol noticed other than a slight warming on the finish. Overall this is an incredible Belgian dark ale, and definitely one of the best I have ever had. My palate has changed a lot since the last time I had it.
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