Zinister (1198), Houston, Texas, USA Apr 1, 2008 Foam Rangers tasting. Deep amber with small head. Nose of pitted fruits, malts and nuts. Flavor is the same, with yeast flavors added for good measure. Good body and nice finish. DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel Apr 1, 2008 (3/13/08) Bottle at Arendsnest in Amsterdam. Deep amber with a quickly-disappearing small white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, dried fruits (raisins and some prunes), a bit of yeast and spices and a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, some spicy yeast and lots of fruits. Medium to full body. Good but not great. CaptBier (301), Birmingham, Alabama, USA Mar 30, 2008 Bottle. Dark amber color which hazes if you pour the abundant sediment. Fairly small head, but it sticks to the glass. Lovely aroma of figs. Sweetish and extremely potent with lovely, fruity ale-esters. Notes of chocolate, nuts, figs, dates, caramel - all the goodies. Lovely beer. gam (1059), brisbane, Australia Mar 30, 2008 Good frothy head,nice peach red colour,good carbonation,lovely looking beer.Aroma, peach,coriander,orange,yeast extract.Flavour,coriander,figs,peach,a lovely mellow touch.Alcohol content is hidden by flavours very well.Good malt flavour.Finish is mellow tangy dry,sweet,full of flavour,top beer this. BillKismet (1894), Seattle, Washington, USA Mar 29, 2008 August orange amber with an amazingly perfect 1" thick creme fraiche browned head that clings the sides of the glass. Unique, piquant esteriness with some medicinal/cleaning fluid notes mixed in to complicated the buzz. TeamTrappist (362), jericho, New York, USA Mar 27, 2008 750 ml bottle. This beer pours a dark amber, with a small head. It has a strange smell, hard to distinguish. The first time I had it, thought it tasted like good sewer water. Upon second try, it had an odd first sip, but it mellowed upon warming. It has some basic similarities to really great beers, and is so close to being one, but there is a flavor that is either there, or missing that makes this beer just miss the mark for me. HughConway (364), Alabama, USA Mar 25, 2008 750ml bottle labeled as Koningshoeven. Pours amber/mahogany with slightly laced white head. Aroma of apples and yeast, can’t quite define the taste. Decent body. And solid beer but as complex as other belgians. rodgers004 (26), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Mar 25, 2008 Good but not great for the style. Alcohol a bit more prominent than I generally like. The depth and complexity of flavor was decent, but not up to the level of a st bernardus 12 or rochefort 10.
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