 mattmc1973 (300), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Pours a dark red/brown with frothy off-white head. VERY sweet aroma, probably sweetest aroma I’ve smelled in any Belgian. Aroma of cherries and dark fruit, sweet malt, fruitcake, and brown sugar. Taste is sweet with strong malt and fruit flavor, and mouthfeel is syrupy and thick. Very tasty, but definitely a sipper.
KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
Jun 27, 2008 Clear dark amber pour with a dirty white two finger head. Dark fruit and candied sugar nose. Dark fruits and caramel malt in the taste as well as some light banana as well.
wnp22 (682), Toronto (Roncesvalles Village), Ontario, Canada
Jun 24, 2008 Tasted while on a trip to Tysons Corner (Vienna) Virginia. Picked up at Whole Foods Vienna. Recommended to me by a very helpful and friendly store clerk. Sampled in a hermetically sealed plastic hotel glass...yum. Pours somewhat thick, massive head, thick and off white color. The underlying beer is a reddish brown with some clarity. Aroma is spicy, with hints of caramel and brown sugar. Flavor is sweet, with a very candy like boldness. Finishes with a burnt caramel taste at the back of the tongue. Overall quite pleasant.
xibalba89 (147), New York, New York, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Pours a dark, reddish-brown with a nice head. The aroma is full of spices, with bits of malt coming through. The taste is amazing... three distinct hits, of spices, then yeasty malts, then the final aftertaste of alcohol to deliver the coup de grace. I’ve never had a beer that’s been this consistent (I’ve had 6 bottles and every one has been the same, even one purchased in Strasbourg and drunk in Belgrade a week later). Not only is it one of the most reliable beers I’ve ever encountered, it has the quality of the Platonic ideal of BEER, with all the components of yeast, malt, alcohol and spice dancing together in a perfect interplay. While I question the claims of the guy who recommended it to me of being ’better than Rochefort 10’, it has the ability to be drunk every night and not get old or be too intense in the way Rochefort 10 is. Amazing.
MatSciGuy (627), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Updated: Sep 4, 2008[Bottle] Pours a clear ruby/brown with a large beige head. Aroma is sweet dark fruits, raisins, spices, caramel, brown sugar, and alcohol. Flavor is quite raisin-y, lots of figs, plums, and prunes, some warming alcohol, and more dark fruits. Very light and lively in the mouth. Extremely complex and delicious beer. One of my favorites.
dolemite77 (184), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Pours a dark red with a frothy head that lasts. Woody aroma with some dark fruit sweetness... a hint of toasted marshmallow also. flavors are similar... earthy with a strong raisin/date note to it and again, marshmallow. Finish is clean and dry, with a kick of the 10% alcohol. Very complex... will try again, and likely age some of this... I imaging that after a couple of years this would get up to the mid 4s on scoring.
dalepryor (172), Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Jun 17, 2008 A whole lot going on here, strong aromas of plums, molasses, brown sugar, raisins. It pours a very dark brown with almost no head. First taste you get a whole lot of different flavors to sort out, i get a raisin flavor at first with a sort of molasses thing going on, overall very sweet and impressing I really really like!
BlackMail (55), Evergreen, Colorado, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Poured a nice clear ruby color with a beateful head. A sweet fruity smell. Full bodied with many complex flavors. A great beer.
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