 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 2008 vintage. Cork was hard as hell to get off of this bottle...but it was worth the fight. Redish brown pour with tan head. Belgian yeast and dark fruits on the nose. Flaor is full with caramel, malts, dark fruits, spice, fig and happiness.
grandridge (222), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 11, 2009 Vintage 2007 drank 9/11/9. Cork pops off nicely and aromas of dark fruit and yeast fill the air. Pouring brings out some sweet carmalized malt and bannana. Pours brownish-red with a head that dissipates fast to an off white lace around the glass. Flavor is sweet, there is some bannana that hits you up front and a nice caramel and fig finish. A little alcohol burn in the finish but not too bad for a big beer. Mouthfeel is oily with low carbonation. Overall this brew hits you with strong fruit flavors and a shot of alcohol in the finish. This brew had 2 years on it, I think it can go easily 2-4 more years possibly up to 10 years.
mixos (50), Greece
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 I consider this beer as the best of all beers from Het Anker. One of my best strong ales. Not the absolut emperor of Belgian labels, but surely one of them.
BillKismet (1903), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 3, 2009 Extremely high carbonation and overly foamy head fills 3/4 the glass. HIghly carbonated, dark caramel-amber body. Airy, clean yeast aroma that hints at distant esters and phenols, but you need to seek them out. Full yeasty body, sturdy amber malt backbone. Alcohol is well-masked. Strong caramel and prune overtones. Smooth bodied and rather viscous.
Finn (1493), Tromsø, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 2, 2009 Flaske 0,75l delt med Rune & våre fruer på bærhelg i Skibotn 28 Aug 09. Pen gylden farge. Mørk brunrød på farge. Svakt brunfarget skum. Lukt av frukt og bær - og litt malt. Sammensatt smak - men helhetsinntrykket blir vel søtt: Frukt & bær & karamell. Søt bitter ettersmak som varer lenge. Nesten som søt sherry i avslutninga. KI=2.
JK (2949), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 2006 vintage, enjoyed August 2009. I have had this beer many times, and it definitely improves with age. Big pop when the cork comes out of the bottle.Very dark brown, and a thick, lacing head that never quite fades. Aroma has fruit and Belgian yeast. A very complex beer, with figs, sweet malt, very light anise, and some chocolate. The high abv is well hidden. One of the richest, heaviest palates found on any beer. It is without a doubt one of the finest beers in the world.
thirdeye11 (500), Texas, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 ( 750ml) Pours a clear chocolate brown with nice light tan head and bubbles taht stay around forever. Nose of brown sugar, beet sugar, alcohol and sweet crackers. Taste is sweet malts, milk chocolate. The mouthfeel is very creamy and velvety carbonation. An excellent Belgian beer.
Sonicdescent (376), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 25, 2009 Pour was insanely heady, with a moderately light pour the glass was over 3/4ths head. The other way around is an easy way to get a five. This rounded the bases and went backwards because of overkill. Stays at a four because of fantastic lacing and a nice light brown murky liquid. Down to about half and half as I finish typing this. Aroma is malty, yeasty, candied, very belgian if that makes any sense. Now that the head is at a managable level, a sip: I can see why this one has a pretty good reputation. Dark fruit, light rasin, a little banana bread. While the flavor isn’t typically what I look for, I can step back from my own bias and see that this is a good mix and it is done well. Palate is really great, thick and creamy with low-med carb.
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