3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle at jans ... deep dark brown... big tan head ... soft deep sugery toffee roast malt ... soft banana nose ... soft sweeet banananana toffee ... soft malts ... little too sweet
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. An unclear, reddish brown beer topped by a finger-thick, light beige head. Prunes, dark sugars, some roasted malts and caramel in the aroma. Yeast too. The flavor has an almost unpleasant hoppy bitterness, else it’s more or less the same as the aroma. Full body, sort of too carbonated. Bitter, lightly roasted finish. Overall, too yeasty, and there’s also some vegetables. Not DMS, but green asparagus or broccoli. 130516
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours dark amber with a big off-white head. Aroma of brown sugar, malt, yeast, spices, caramel and alcohol.Flavor is sweet and malty with some prunes, yeast, brown sugar, alcohol, red apples and caramel. Medium body, average carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, yeast and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
330 ml bottle at home,poured into a tulip glass. ABV 8.5%. 1.83€
Very deep mahogany brown colour on the body, with dark ruby shades whem hold agianst the light. Huge head, almost four fingers, light beige in colour, very soapy thick with fantastic retention. I don’t think I have ever seen a beer’s foam holding so well and for so long before.Heavy lacing left around the glass as the foam goes slowly, very slowly, down.
Aroma of roasted malts, along with sweet chocolate, and some yeast notes.
Taste is a sweet one, but not sickenly sweet. Roasted malts here too, dark fruits, red grapes and a light alcohol taste, notable but not offensive, on the other hand it amplifies and intensifies all the other flavours. The yeast is not traceable at all until you get a sip with a bit of the ever-lingering foam.
Medium to thick body, very good amount of carbonation and fairly dry on the palate.
Overall this was a great beer. Very high drinkability and serious complexity. Recommended.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Geruch nach Waldbodewn, erdig, rauchig und gewürzig. Antrunk malzschokoladig. Mitte aromatisch-fruchtig, schokoladig. Bitter-fruchtiger Abgang, Aprikose. Gefällt.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
brown, black, hazy, tan foam, caramel, roasty, coffee, leather, alcohol, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, full body, average carbonation, creamy,
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
brown, black, hazy, tan foam, chocolate, coffee, nuts, medium body, oily feel, soft carbonation, medium sweetness, medium bitterness,
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Koffer, Groningen. Pours dark brown with a big bubbly tan head. Aroma of overripe fruits, licorice, Belgian yeast and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled from local Mitra. Clear dark brown color, thick creamy brown head. Aroma of spicy belgian yeast, red fruit like grapes and cherry, raisin, grapes. Some biscuit and cookie as well. Taste is quite sweet, but also dry. Again I get a lot of cookie maltiness and raisins, like in the best of the Abt beers. I suspect loads of special B malt. Finishes slightly bitter even. Soft alcohol burn, but very well hidden. This is seriously a great brew in tradition of the best of dark belgian strong ales. Top notch.
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