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9588
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Brewed by Van Eecke
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Poperinge-Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 341   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.55   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned.
This dark beer has been brewed with careful attention in accordance with our age old brewing tradition. It is a flavourful beer, tasting slightly bitter-sweet.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mile (1452) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 21, 2011
Bottle. Light amber, cloudy, small and mostly diminishing head. Moderate, malty and sweetish, some caramel and spiciness, faint alcohol. Body is medium, malty and lightly sweetish flavor, spiciness, some caramel and alcohol. Finish is average, malty and lightly sweetish, spiciness and alcohol, some caramel. Sharply spiced strong ale – quite a lot of alcohol in the finish.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Countbeer (1943) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - AUG 6, 2011
Bottle: Medium pretty vast light brown to tan head on top of a darker brown colored beer. Smell is a sweet mix of brown sugars, sweet malts, caramel, spices and some darker fruits. Taste roasted malts, herbs, spices, darker fruits, a hint of something like brown sugary sweets. Nice bitter light sweet aftertaste. Low carbo, soft tingly mouthfeel, medium to full body and a creamy texture. Nicely balanced brew.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Benzai (2716) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUL 26, 2011
Nothing really special about this beer, but it’s a good beer, better than average anyway. Dark brown color, average smell, nice taste and a good well balanced carbo and body.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tiong (1305) - Espoo, FINLAND - JUL 19, 2011
Bottle @ Kaisla, Helsinki. Originally rated on 10.7.2010. Great, well balanced, complex and dark belgian ale.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
ekstedt (3790) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - JUL 18, 2011
Bottle (33 cl) from the Cracked Kettle. Shady copper, medium off-white head. Nutty and slightly caramelly with bitter almond and alcohol. Meidum bodied and smooth. Fairly dry with a bit alcoholic bitterness.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
dinkle50 (333) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 4, 2011
Very sweet smelling like raisins or prunes. Super thick in mouthfeel with light carbonation. I’ve had better in this style.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
DutchDrebus (1414) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUN 22, 2011
Brown beer with some ruby-red colours shining through. The mouthfeel is great on this one, other than that it’s pretty much average.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BuckeyeBoy (2147) - Boise, Idaho, USA - JUN 11, 2011
11.2 oz. bottle Pours out dark brown with some red highlights topped with a tan head. Aroma is light cherries, tart, pit fruit, and some belg yeast. Taste is more of the pit fruit along with some sweetness.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kermis (968) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - MAY 15, 2011
Bottle at De Paas. Very distinctive aroma with chocolate and cherry. Same components in the flavor with more dark fruit, malt, and a hint of alcohol. A slightly confused beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Wolfbass (588) - Firenze, ITALY - MAY 10, 2011
Ho bevuto volentieri questa BSA, tra l’altro ero anche a fine pasto con accompagnamento di ottimi biscotti fatti in casa. Colore e aroma tutto nella norma, mentre in bocca nonostante la gradazione alta, scivola via bene. Non male.


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