 zeke626 (208), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jul 3, 2007
Bottle, poured into snifter. Cloudy, red/brown color. Aroma has predominate banana scent, along with slight whiskey/cognac scents. Flovor also has banana and fruity overtones. Nice medium mouthfeel and smooth texture with slight hop and alcohol flavor near the back of the mouth. Not as much depth as I usually like in belgian ales, but a nice ale nevertheless.
thejoeshow (101), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Aug 18, 2008 2008 750ml corked bottle. Pours a beautiful golden/red/brown with a very lively frothy beige head that produces excellent lacing and has wonderful retention. Aroma is sweet brown sugar and there is a bit of alcohol at the end, but what do you expect for an 11% beer? Flavor is of dark fruits and brown sugar and a touch of spice. The finish is a bit dry but I guess you could expect that. There is a touch of warming in the back of my throat as well. Mouthfeel is teetering on the syrupy side. This beer is wonderful.
SHANER4 (200), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Poured a nice ruby red color with nice frothy head. Aroma of alcohol, brown sugar and fruit. Flavor is sweet and some spices and alcohol on tongue. Overall a good beer but not overly impressed.
BrotherGrendel (47), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Dark ruby red hue with a thick sustaining layer of frothy tan foam. Aroma is sweet malts and dark fruits with a nice background of spice, sugar, and alcohol. Initial taste of rich dark fruits and caramel malts dominate and followed soon by spices and light chocolate, finishes sweet and slightly dry. Palate is a creamy smooth texture with ample carbonation. Overall, a fair Grand Cru that is somewhat lacking in flavor and complexity.
dkachur (723), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Aug 11, 2008 C&C 750 from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Brown-amber pour with a 2-finger head. Grainy, bready aroma with dark fruit notes, caramel and spice. very malty aroma with heavy molasses and dark fruit notes. Strong flavor kind of surprising given the delicate nature of the nose. Full bodied.
Mogwai (164), Askeby, Denmark
Aug 11, 2008 Bottle. A logn time ago though... Pours a dark brown/amber colour with off-white frothing head. Aroma is very sweet with malts, spices, dark fruit and alcohol. Mouthfeel in palate is absoloutely wonderfully thick and soft. Flavor is again malts, spices, dark fruit, caramel, and, of course, alcohol, which gives you a warm tinkling feeling inside. Not drunk as I write this. I promise!
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