3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Carslbad location. Much like a Chimay Red, maybe better. Dark brown red color. Classis banana Belgian yeast aroma. Light sweetness. Light booziness. Good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Taster on tap at KS Sorrento Mesa: Deep red amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Flavor starts cherry sweet followed by a light citrus bittrness and a sipcy dry finish. Palate is medium with moderate carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. A deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt as well as a slight sour berry note. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, and over ripe fruits, leading to a dry woody finish.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is light butterish, caramelish and vague yeasty. Caramelish to toffee flavoured. Slight phenolic and malty flavoured finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap. Slightly hazy reddish amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of overripe fruit and yeast with some alcohol. Quite full-bodied, fruit yeast and phenols. Alcohol in the finish combined with a light bitterness. A solid take on a strong Belgian. 070709
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at KS Carlsbad. Nose of candi sugar, caramel, yeast, and a touch of prunes. Hazy brown with a big lightly lacing, beige head. Flavor is lightly sweet, yeast, caramel, and very light alcohol.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Karl Strauss at Universal Studios in LA. Pours a darker copper amber, mostly clear body with an inch thick, pinkish white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is sweet and heavily malted. Lots of darker caramels and toffees. Big on the dark fruits, such as plums, raisins, and prunes, but has a soft citrus in there as well. A touch of Belgian yeast. Flavor is similar in that there are lots of darker toffees and fruits. More of a bready body giving it a fig newton kind of taste with a touch of Belgian yeast strain fruitiness in there too. Slightly sugary with a soft spicing to finish with a long, malty, raisin aftertaste. Medium bodied, chewy, and slightly dry. Overall, not a bad beer. Pretty enjoyeable for not expecting much.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap @ Karl Strauss. Pours a beautiful, mostly clear reddish copper color with a one finger thick off white head that left some spotty lacing. Nice nose of dark fruits, a touch of Belgian yeast and light hops. Flavor of this brew was much like the nose, maybe a little added sweetness.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap from K.S. Sorrento Valley. Dark amber hue. Medium body. Flavors of sweet dark fruit and bready yeast. Pleasant finish. Not too memorable but pretty easy to drink. Not bad.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(11/2/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in downtown San Diego. Dark reddish-brown color. Aroma of dark fruits (plums, raisin, a bit of figs), malt and caramel. Sweet flavor with malt, some sugariness, dark fruit and a strange slightly spicy and bitter finish with alcohol hints. Medium-bodied. The finish ruins it for me.
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