 erway (1002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Aug 2, 2005 Pours a deep autumnal amber with a light brown head. Aroma is of raisins, currant, and yeast. Flavor is med. sweet with a lot of yeastiness and some vanilla. Body is med. light and lush due to high CO2 levels. Finish is short with flavors dissipating way too quickly.
Mklein818 (165), Etterbeek, Virginia, Belgium
Jul 30, 2005 Grottenbeer is a really unique specimen--with lots of distinctive (if indistinguishable) flavors, great color and very nice carbonation. It’s not my favorite--but it’s something I’m very happy to have a couple of times a year.
tjthresh (1749), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Jul 29, 2005 Too much carbonation. It almost hurt to drink. Murky reddish brown with a long lasting head. I really couldn’t taste much past the carbonation.
blankboy (3165), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 27, 2005 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry at Smokeless Joe. Pours a murky reddish-brown with a large off-white head. Some good lacing. Nice complex aroma: some apple, banana, ginger, spices, sweet malt, alcohol and yeast for starters. Flavour is nicely balanced and smooth -- sweet, malty, spicy and fruity. Palate seemed a bit harsh at first but it didn’t last. A very nice surprise, I need to get me some to drink at home!
Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jul 27, 2005 (Bottle 33 cl) This version brewed by "De Smedt" in Opwijk. Dark brown with a bubbly, huge head and a high carbonation. Lovely, spicy nose - almost Orval-like - with a pronounced, malty sweetness without ever cloying. Subdued bitterness. A very wellmade beer. 210501
HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Jul 26, 2005 Updated: Aug 24, 2005Bottle (330ml) shared with blankboy at Smokeless Joe. Poured a murky, almost muddy darkish amber-brown with a amll slightly off-white quick-diminishing head. Aroma was complexly sweet - fruity bubblegum, banana, sweet raw sugar malt, cloves and other spices, alcohol, yeast and coriander. Fairly light bodied for a dubbel/bruin, a bit acidic in the mouth but nicely lively, spicy - flavour was sharply spicy, cloves, fruit & spices, with noticeable but not overpowering alcohol, and an initial bitterness than warmed out. Very smooth, not too challenging - pleasant.
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
Jul 24, 2005 Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spiritts, Birmingham. Brown, with a fast clearing head. Brown sugar aroma. Sweet, nutty chocolate flavour. Thinnish mouthfeel, but a little milky too. Some sweet liqueur to finish. Overridingly smooth, but not very dramatic.
Braudog (3733), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Jul 17, 2005 On draft at of all places Cafe Amsterdam, Anchorage, Alaska. Dark black with a monster rocky head. Big nutmeg aroma and rich spicy flavors, wood chips, nutmeg and maybe a sprig of cinammon. Awesome.
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