 JohnnyOS (646), Golden, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Pours dark brown with reddish highlights and a large off-white head. Very sweet aroma of malt & dark fruits. Flavor to match with a large caramel and sugar finish with a touch of vanilla.
GAManiac (1120), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 4, 2008
Pours a slighly hazy dark copper with a big off-white head that shows great retention and lots of lacing. The aroma is dominated by the sweet sugary malts and dark fruits - figs, raisins, grapes. The taste is just as sweet as the aroma would indicate. Huge caramel and candy sugar sweetness with vanilla and dark fruit. The mouthfeel is sticky and the sweetness just coats the mouth from the first sip. This is a very complex and enjoyable Belgian ale.
hirigalzkar (549), Stockholm, Sweden
Oct 4, 2008 Dark (brown to black), hazy. Both the aroma and taste is extremely complex. Hints of butter, choclate and soy in the aroma. Flavor is both sweet (fruity) and salty (soy).
finol (474), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle from Systembolaget.
Red liquid with very little head.
Soy, chocolate and liquorice aroma
Tasted of wall fern.
A lovely complex beer!
noncaloric (601), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Summary: I can respect it for its complexity, but find it generally unpleasant. Aroma: Balsamic vinegar, some caramel and floral notes. Appearance: Clear garnet red-brown, a finger of tan head vanishes without lace. Flavor: Very understated at the front, builds in strength and complexity. Despite the aroma, alcohol, wood, and bitterness are the primary flavors. Caramel and fusel elements play a secondary role. Palate: Dry with alcohol warming. Some thickness in the middle.
Suttree (2701), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Dark brown, nice sizey white head. Aroma is prune and plum and brown sugar and raisin and whiskey and, I don’t know, candied fruit? Maybe? Flavor is heavier on the fruity notes, with a lot of raisin and prune, and as it warms there is a lot of rummy, whiskey-y notes. Pretty tasty stuff.
cmillward (418), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle, 2005. Fantastic! Pours maroon, some sediment flakes, fuzzy tan head, with just amazing lacing. Just looks so inviting. The nose is wonderful, bread pudding, juicy sugary fruits, licks of rum, candi sugar. Sweett, bready goodness, a little alcohol comes through, but not enough to ruin anything, raisins and big yeasty flavors. Remarkably light, with lush carbonation, especially for being 3 years old, a little heat. Mmm, very good.
17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 21, 2008 [2008 Bottle] Pours a thin deep red/brown with a lively tan sudsy head with lots of larger carbonation bubbles. Sweet vinous aroma of fruits, licorice, brown sugar, malt, raisins, yeast, light banana and alcohol. This stuff is pretty nutty, flavors of wood, banana, brown sugar, nuts, raisins, port and alcohol. Carbonation is very strong, soda like, medium body. Too boozy, I suppose I should get another bottle to age for a few...
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