3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 25, 2004 A robust Christmas tree filled with candy canes, eclectic spices and gentle fieldberries...Brown sugar frost, pure alcohol shooters and coriander hints...At once sweet and sour, this is like a cross of Trois-Pistoles and Cheval Blanc’s Snoreau on the flavor profile, but with less class and an absence of organization...
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks ilovedarkbeer for this one. Quite nice overall. Aroma of cinnamon, date, vanilla, alcohol, and dark sugar. Pour is a small, frothy, off-white head with fair lacing covering a dark orangee body. Taste is a nice strong Belgian with a salty, yeasty finish. Creamy body with a nice amout of carbonation. Clear alcohol warming on the finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Ruby colour with a big tan head. Sweet spicy, fruity aroma and a sweet spicy, fruity, brown sugar, light alcoholic taste. Medium body with a sweet alcoholic finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 26, 2009 330ml bottle - - Poirotti Kallio, Helsinki
Deep red, thin head. Apple and spicy pie aroma. Slightly gluey taste, and obviously packing a punch. Decent hoppiness, but cannot punch through the alcohol and glue. However, it is still very tempting. Very strong pear esters towards the end. Prefer the ordinary Tremens.
Rerate, one-year-old bottle (previous rating: 7 4 6 3 13)
Nice fruity aroma. Winey aroma when poured, later spicy and a bit pie-ey, even cakelike, also. Smooth palate. Sweet toffee. Cakey, spicy, and fruity, with a hint of almond and woodiness in the finish. Quite a hoppy finish, actually..
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice white 750mL bottle. Appearance is darkish orange, very ncie color actually although the head is limited to an off-white ring. Extremely sweet and phenolic aroma, tons of belgian candi sugar, powder sugar even. It feels very candyish yet has a big yeast backbone though seemingly not adding much to the melting pot. Surprisingly thin body, like thicker sparkling water. Huge sweetness on the tongue in an herbal fashion(clover and the likes). Very warming sensation, spicy alcoholic middle-mouth to finish. Notes of honey, sucre d’orge, plums. A bit cloying.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
US version with X-mas name. Pours dark with some head. Aged about two years. Yeast and spice in nose. Drinks very well, with light chocolate. 10% is hidden but everpresent.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draft at Half Time, Poughkeepsie, NY. Pours deep copper with great lacing. Aroma of malt, hops, big spices, cinnamon, brown sugar, and cognac. Tastes malty, with spices, hops, nutmeg, and cognac at mid palate and finish. Slight dry finish. Very nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750mL bottle dated 3/06 (don’t know if that’s a bottling date or BB). Poured a fiery translucent red with a short cap of beige head.. left some lacing as it descended. Aroma picked up clove spiciness, pineapple, apple, and vinous notes... definitely has a punch behind it! Flavor increases in complexity and power as it progresses through the mouth.. light, sweet pineapple and mild peppery spices give the first impression.. picking up almost gin-like alcohol power, apples, and white grapes over the middle... full on boozy finish with the aforementioned array of lighter fruits and spices. Heavier body to it with soft carbonation.. warm finish. Nice one!
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