3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled.Hazy brown.
Swwetish and fruity aroma with notes of solvent.
A bit dry with some sweetness. Really fruity and malty with a bit too much alko-feel.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a clear amber brown with a medium sized beige head. Soft spicy and candy, toast on the nose. Gentle toast and caramel, candy. Soft spiciness, chewy gentle malt, toast. Slight warm alcohol on the finish, spicy and smooth.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bouteille brune, peinturée imitation grès, de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de caramel et d’épices avec une pointe d’alcool. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée légèrement voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel avec une pointe de raisins et de clou de Girofle. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #2483)
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
[1704-20080912] 11.2floz bottle. Perfumy malt and heavy grains aroma. Murky, dark orange body with a quick foamy light tan head and seriously big white floaties. Heavy yeast and sweet perfume malt flavour. Medium-full body. Nice, boozy, well-blended.
(w/ jerc, tupalev)
4.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Aw what a cute bottle! Santa Claus and hie 3 pink elephants are guiding his reindeer to deliver Begian Strong Ales to all of the Ratebeer Memebers for Christmas! The cork on my bottle came out with a resounding "POP"! The head was initially very large, but diminished quickly. It was made up of finely sized off white bubbles that left behind very little lacing and a hazy light brown colored uncarbonated body. Its aroma was a mixture of fruit malt and alcohol. The mouthfeel it initially bubbly then turns into a burning high alcohol feeling followed by a lasting tingly sensation. Definately a "BIG" beer with a lot of character to it that just wille not be ignored! The flavor is spicey with the high alcohol content covering up most of the flavors. Those that I noted were clove malt grape spices and caramel. After just half a glass I could feel the buzz from this "Big" beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 75cl. Large thick and off-white head that mostly lasted. Hazy amber color. Aroma of Christmas spice, coriander, caramel, fruit, yeast and maybe a hint of citrus like notes as well. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and light alcoholic texture. Balanced sweet malty flavor with light bitter and maybe a hint of acidic notes. Very nice and somewhat Christmas spicy lingering finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark amber color with a medium head. Nutmeg and cinnamon laced aroma. Orange flavor with a bit of yeast in the middle. A bit of malt and spices as well. Very nice!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
75 cl bottle. Dark caramel colored. Small but persistant off white head. Big sweet smell of dark raisons, caramel and alcohol. Massive flavors of plums, raisons, and burnt caramel. Decent mouthfeel. Nice finish with a warming alcohol on the breath.
My only detraction here is that the relatively light body of the brew doesn’t mesh very well with the huge flavors and big alcohol. Otherwise a great strong dark. 2002
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