 Ron (1000), Rochester, New York, USA
Sep 2, 2009 Bottle at the RB Rochester Gathering, Sept. 09. Thanks, Shadey! A sweet, strong, warming brew with a rich malt character, with enough hops to lend a distinctive flavor. Quite tasty.
jb (1024), Rochester, New York, USA
Aug 31, 2009 Bottle at the RB Rochester Gathering, Sept. 09. Thanks, Shadey! Light brown. Malty nose, doughy. A little oak / wood in the palate along with massive dark fruits, oh I like those. A bit of brown sugar. Unfortunately I had to rush through this one and enjoyed it a bit too cold, so I missed the complexity and some of the flavors and aromas.
KyotoLefty (1371), Kyoto, Japan
Aug 31, 2009 Bottle at the RB Rochester Gathering, Sept. 09. Thanks, Shadey.
Red to purple tints in dark brown nectar. Fabulous. Huge raisin flavor, with dried fruits and caramel. Dry and balanced, rich and tasty. Very nicely done stuff that is not over-sweet.
unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
Aug 22, 2009 Vintage 2008 "Saints". 750ml bottle, caged and corked.
Very dark color, Solid black with a hint of a reddish hue. Rusty brown colored head. Whoa, what an aroma. Scents of caramelized sugar, dark sugar, deep malts, lots of dried fruit. The nose is all Raisin! Tastes of burnt sugar, lots of dark fruits, sticky sweetness, light cherry and plum. Finishes with a lingering taste of raisins. Very tasty, it is a meal in a glass. ABV is very well hidden, I sense no alcohol or heat at all. Drinks very smooth, creamy, and full of dark fruit. Somebody has been taking lessons from the Trappists...
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Hudspart (371), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
Aug 22, 2009 Bomber drank by myself. Pretty good from what I remember. Flavor of fruits, but not too sweet.
ChrisThomson (378), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 15, 2009 Bottle. Lovely beer and a solid quad. Dark ruby red, with beige head. Aroma is dark fruits and rasins. Taste is big and complex with more darik fruits, sweet malts, cherries, plums, a bit too tour overall, but very tasty.
yumyum (113), barrie, Ontario, Canada
Aug 11, 2009 I really enjoyed this brew. It has a great nose (like a basket of fruit) plums, grape notes. This also comes through in the taste. IHas a nice sweetness to it but is not overbearingly sweet.. Minimal carbonation, mimimal alcohol burn. I really enjoyed this one.
OleR (2008), Oslo, Norway
Aug 10, 2009 Bottle from Ølbutikken enjoyed@Oslo Øljunta Olympen gathering. Very dark brown colored beer with low, tan head. Stong sweetish malt aroma, some roastedness and lots of dried dark fruit, especially raisins. Full malt body, thick and gently sweet. Again, lots of dark dried fruit. Some toastiness and mild peppery tones. Palate-coating texture. Sweet malty ending. Good stuff.
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