3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 4, 2004 Dark, cloudy brew. Spicy, abbey aroma mixed with a bit of alcohol. Nice caramel flavor, with notes of candy and spice. Full body and appropriate warming sensation. Good effort!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown with a small, long lasting head. Impressive nose, blending coffee, chocolate and dark fruits. Very smooth taste with a sweetness that developes after the lingering aroma begins to fade. Finishes with a bit of an alcohol burn. On tap at Monks.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ommegang fest. On tap. Hazy brown ale with alcohol and ginger aroma. Nice sweet malt and vodka notes. Nice finish with crips hops comming in the end. Nice offering.
3.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap @ Ommegang. Darkish copper color with spicy coriander and light hop aromas. Almost full bodied with tastes of dried fruits, malt, and surprisingly, hops. Tastes more like a sweet triple. Drinkable but a bit sweet for my liking.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured a brownish red color with a small off white head and light lacing in the glass. Yeasty and sweet fruit aroma. Nice roasty and choclately, and some dark fruits as well. Full mouthfeel.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wowzers. These guys are amazing. It?s a nice replica of a belgian strong ale with a bunch more fruit and a bit less yeast.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
AOBF 04 draught. Pours a deep brown with a lovely hickory/red tinge to it. Good yellow flecked off-white head and very hazy. Aroma has plenty of light raspberries in it, a huge dose of yeast and some drier malt. Flavor immediately is moderately astringent stemming from a dry fruit flavor (blueberries, raspberries, cherries). The yeast makes a big appearance and as the beer begins to finish, a candi-like sugar flavor makes an entrance. Very interesting beer. It starts out dry and waxes sweet. Very yeasty, doughy finish. Body is only medium, touch of wateriness. Some earthy/root-like spiciness in there as well. Bizarre, it certainly is. Take away the overly astringent flavors and I'd be sold.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
wonderful stuff! had it on draft recently. had a nice typically belgian nose and initial taste followed by what tasted like an english brown ale! quite sweet, but this combination made it very interesting. shockingly drinkable for the 10% abv, watch out!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very dark with ruby tones a very nice lighty chocolate head and plenty of lace. Aroma is malty with tones of alcohol, berries and doughieness. Quite malty with strong tones of raspberry and a light doughieness. Too sweet or it could be very good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A very pleasant Belgian Strong. Very dark appearance with a creamy head. The taste was surprisingly unusual, light, and enjoyable. A bit of plum, a bit of spice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught @ Moan & Dove in Amherst: Deep murky ruddy brown. Nose is yeast, alcohol, spice. Small whitish head. Starts real sweet, with big underlying malt flavor. Caramel/toffe-ish, dark fruit, fig, plum, chocolate covered cherry. Medium to full bodied, finising with a yeasty whack, and a wallop of alcohol. Alcohol is real evident, but this is still a very well made, terribly drinkable brew. Tom is da man!
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