waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA Jul 27, 2008 bottle. chestnut pour with foamy head. aroma strong with alcohol, dark fruit, light sugars and rich malts. this would be a good winter beer. alcohol warming. large maltiness, baked bread, substantial dark fruit. very tasty. thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA Jun 27, 2008 Pour is a dark red with a average tan head. Aroma is nice with some dark fruit and candi sugar with some alcohol. Flavor is caramel with some more dark fruit and a heavy breadyness. Alcohol is no problem and does not get in the way. A pretty decent beer and there is nothing really wrong with it but there still are even better quads out there. Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA Jun 26, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a small tan head with nice lacing. Sweet malty aroma with raisins, brown sugar, yeast and notes of dark fruit. Flavor was deep and rich with caramel, dried dark fruit, raisins, brown sugar and a touch of light spices. VERY NICE dalepryor (172), Paducah, Kentucky, USA Jun 25, 2008 pours brown with tan head, aroma is brown sugar, oatmeal and chocolate but no fruits which knocks the score down a bit. It has a decent malty flavor with tons of alcohol also get a bit of hops somewhere in there. overall good but i prefer trappist quads like rochefort kiefdog (1551), Tampa, Florida, USA Jun 15, 2008 75cl bottle from World of Beer (Largo). Pours dark brown with a white-tan head that produces a one-finger head that is well retained throughout consumption. Aroma is sweet candy sugar with notes of oak, honey and syrup. Taste is malt, bread, yeast, chocolate, toffee, brown sugar, and molasses. Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark May 31, 2008 Garden-party tasting, from LIC, Aarhus, DK.
Bottled, 300508.
Dark brown with small head. Aroma of malt, and complexity of dried fruits . Flavor of malts, fruits, cane sugar and fructosis. High carbonation and balanced bitterness kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA May 25, 2008 750mL bottle. Pours a deep, dark honey-brown color; light tan head with patchy, fine-bubbled lacing. Caramel maltiness, brown sugar, and plenty of sweet honey in the aroma; pleasant nose; a slight abrasion from the brown sugar; minimal alcohol. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy, viscous brown sugar, honey, caramel, and dried dark fruits; the honey is the most apparent and surprising note upfront: sweet, viscous honey and floral notes throughout; good levels of carbonation and chewiness; minimal alcohol; dense, flavorful and enjoyable beer. Medium finish: dried fruits, caramel, and honey. Snojerk321 (1914), San Diego, California, USA May 16, 2008 750 ml bottle from BevMo. Beer pours a medium-dark brown color with a small, off-white, foamy, mostly and quickly diminishing head with nice lacing. The aroma is malty with a note of toasted grain; Moderate yeast notes of blue-veined cheese, cellar and barnyard; Miscellaneous notes of dried dark stone fruits, sherry, The flavor is moderately bitter with a long, warm, lightly bitter, lightly acidic finish. The body is light-to-medium, the texture is watery-to-velvety and the carbonation is soft.
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