3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Clear brown with large tan head. Powerful malt and hops aroma. Heavy bitter flavour. Strong plumb and fruity notes. Very vinous. Long complex finish. Creamy palate.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
caramel, bread, roasty, floral, dough, spice aroma
red, clear, rocky head, white foam,
heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour,
full body, slick feel, average carbonation,
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
This one is from the Peoria, Illinois International Beer Festival. Due to lack of space when drinking, my notes won’t be that great on these beers. Nice aroma with hints of caramel. This was a good beer overall.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
33 cL bottle from the LCBO, served in a Trappist glass. Pours hazy reddish brown with a small tan head. The head fades quickly to a thin remnant and leaves a tiny amount of fine lace. The nose is malty with big notes of caramel, raisins and molasses, along with flowers, yeast and a touch of peppery alcohol. The flavour is intensely sweet throughout, with plenty of toffee, raisins and a touch of spice. The hops provide a nice accent in the second half and build towards a long, herby hoppy finish. On the palate, it is medium in body with a smooth, milky texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is a decent ale with a big malty sweetness and subtle hops. Alcohol is well-hidden, but the malts are a little simpler than I would expect at this ABV. An enjoyable brew.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
bottle; dark cloudy brown with medium beige head; aroma-black cherries and plums, spice, toffee, chocolate, yeast; taste-heavy sweetness, medium bitterness and some sourness with pleasant carbonation, strong alcohol. What a great beer!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUN 28, 2011 Appearance: Bottle into a Chimay trappist glass. Pours a cloudy bronze with a fluffy off-white head which dissipates quickly.
Aroma: Strong floral scent and yeast. Some candied sugar and a vinegar-like sourness too.
Taste: Toffee and dough. Kinda sour. Notes of honey and dried apricots as well as medicinal elements, hints of spices and herbs too. Unfortunately none of it helps to hide the 10.5% ABV, of which you can taste every point of.
Palate: Thick and clingy, aftertaste of booze.
Overall: Decent beer. Not the best Belgian, but it’s decent and cheap in comparison to Rochefort or any other trappist beers. Recommended.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark amber colour with tan head. Intensive fruit aromas -such as plum, citruses, apricot, peach and some banana- and alcohol fragrances. Taste is sweet (resembles to some kind of cake) but in the finish some bitter herbs and hops come along. Very nice but serious and not easily-drinkable Belgian ale.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 0,33ltr: Almost black coloured brew with beige foamy head, an fruity, choclate, toffee taste and its have mouth warming abbilities. Good heavy brew from one of Belgians family-breweries.
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