 Oakes (6510), Miami Beach, Canada
May 8, 2008 Bright golden-brown colour. Aroma of figs and raisins, and lots of chewy dark malts and hints of molasses. Complex palate with some nice dark fruit character and rich, sweet malts. Long finish and full body.
thornecb (899), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
May 4, 2008 Pours mahogany into a Trappist glass. Tan head with little retention recedes leaving no lacing. Raisin, fig and pit fruit aromas. Tastes like the aroma with slightly thin palat.e
durhambeer (200), Durham, North Carolina, USA
May 2, 2008 Updated: May 3, 2008Thanks Shyam for the bottle. Very dark brown pour that looked great but lacked any head of note. Sweet, slightly toasty malt nose with hints of overripe summer fruits (red apples, grapes, plums, figs). Some stouty notes of vanilla and chocolate. Great complex aroma. Wine-like notes on the palate, though the taste comes through a little overly sweet. Sticky palate. Would have liked some yeast, but still very good overall.
bb (1901), Martinez, California, USA
May 1, 2008 Bottle. Mahogony beer with a small tan head. Rich malt, fig, slight roast, raisin aroma. Dark fruit (raisin, fig, plum) flavor with brown sugar and slight roast. Low carbonation. Lingering cocoa, taisin, slight roast. Could use a bit more carbonation. Nice dark malt/dark fruit balance with good complexity.
emacgee (845), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Apr 30, 2008 Thanks ucusty. Pours very dark for a Belgian. No carbonation and I only barely manage to coax a head. Pours like an impy. The aroma is very rich, dark fruity, portish, raisins, plums, earthy, not much Belgian yeast in the nose. The taste is very rich and earthy, dark earthy fruits, raisin and plum, warming, roasty. Warm meaty finish. No carbonation in the mouth and I feel like this detracts from the brew as a whole.
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