thepilferer (23), walnut creek, California, USA
Dec 12, 2007 on tap at the Red Room in Santa Cruz. Pours very dark brown with a small light beige head. Aromas are very complex and intense with notes of various fruits, most notably raisin and cola, yeast and slight alcohol. Taste is similar and the alcohol is well-masked. Medium-bodied with nice soft carbonation. Definitely one of my favorite beers.
Gmann (2), Babylon, New York, USA
does not count  Dec 8, 2007 Pours a nice dark cola like color. Has a sweet alcohol soaked prune/raisin and spice aroma. The taste is of brown sugar and boozy run raisin bread, red grape fruit juice. Good body, fizzy carbonation, finishes sticky & syrupy
 Ansset13 (127), Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Dec 7, 2007 2006 750 ml bottle. Dark brown pour with small tan head, nice lacing and renewable head with a light swirl of the glass. The nose is complex combines bananas with earthy scents, yeast, bitter chocolate and hints of alcohol. The taste likewise is complex, although it differs slightly from the nose, starts with a bubble gum like sweetness followed closely by hints of toffee, bitter chocolate, banana and a nice alcohol warming. Breathing is a good thing as it only becomes more complex, yet more balanced as it allowed to sit. A great brew for sipping.
Funknmilla (577), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 5, 2007 Cork smells like a chemical on the fresh pop....medium to dark brown-with reddish hues...medium beige head thats fluffy yet dense....smells like yeast, bananas and malt...lacing very nice..its drippy....the more you swirl, the more the nanas peel, then they offer you some alcohol...nice body, medium nice effervescence...alcohol on the first sip....very dense, very concentrated....sweet alcohol...I wish more of the aroma was present in the the flavor, perhaps some aging would help that...slightly viscous in the mouth
TheBeerOrg (1563), Kentucky, USA
Dec 2, 2007 Pours very dark brown with reddish hues and a mostly maintained wispy light tan head.
Aroma of plums, syrup-soaked fruits, dark bread, peppery phenols. Tastes of toffee, bubble gum, plum, and fruity syrup. Mouthfeel is full bodied, moderately dry with lush carbonation.
JoeinUccle (902), Brussels, Belgium
Dec 2, 2007 I was unprepared for and amazed by this beer. Sipped from snifters, 2006 Jaargung, 75cL. Dark brown with this beige head. Huge, enticing aroma of leather, licorice, spices and brandy. Flavor is incredibly complex, with light sweetness, roasty dark chocolate, leathery bitterness, long and dry finish. A bit thin, maybe. Intense. Warm. Delicious. I must have more in the cellar.
iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
Dec 1, 2007 750mL bottle, Jaargang 2007--most likely the vintage year. Clear ruby with a one finger creamy beige head, fades to a ring before long. Lots of sweet raisins, caramel, chocolate, figs, and brown sugar in the aroma along with some Belgian yeast and a hint of tobacco. Flavor continues to be pretty sweet with the raisins, figs, brown sugar, vanilla beans, and some milk chocolate. Some overripe bananas and light pear (which I don’t usually pick up on) are there to add to the fruitiness. Semi dry finish with minimal bitterness--though this never got cloying like a lot of English barleywines. Light carbonation with a full body. this is one damn good beer.
KawaBomber (193), New Jersey, USA
Nov 28, 2007 750mL Bottle: Ruddy brown body, beige head dissipates quickly, but comes alive on the swirl. Banana/licorice aroma. Nice lacing that sticks around. Unbalanced in the mouth, sour/bitter. I’m thinking it needs some aging, not at all what I was expecting.
**After reading other reviews it’s pretty clear this is an ager. I’ll be back in a year or three :o)**
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