3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Surprised I havent tried this yet. Dark brown color, whitish film-fizz. Smell and taste of candied sugar, but caramelized. Strong caramel throughout, with some chocolate, prune, and cappuccino notes. Exciting brew.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Kulminator. Clear brown with a small brown head. Fruity aroma with some minor notes of tobacco leaves. Smooth palate, tastes very aged with wooden notes. The smoothness completly balances out the strong alchohol abv. Great beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle from wooden keg consumed 6/18/10.
very dark burgundy brown with a spongy soft tan head.
rich yeasty aroma mixed with notes of brown sugar, raisins, vanilla, bubblegum, orange, florals, spices and tingly alcohol.
the flavor is also yeasty heavy... other notes include cinnamon, cocoa, malt, brown sugar, candi, vanilla, touches of orange and a mildly bitter earthy finish.
enjoyable medium body (smelled like it was going to be sticky) but the texture has some grit to it akin to saccharin. 8/4/7/4/16/3.9
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle shared by Tmoney99. Pours brown in color with a medium sized fleeting beige head. The aroma has a rich malty base of toffee, candi sugar, dark fruits (plums), grapes, vanilla and a touch of yeast. The flavor has more rich malts, caramel, hints of chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, mild yeast notes, touches of spice and only a slight amount of bitterness. Medium bodied, good carbonation. The alcohol is mainly warming and remains fairly well hidden. This was an interesting, complex beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
{thoughts} Exotically aromatic, dark, Belgian ale; well-attenuated given the immenseness; direct Belgian malt flavor and slight warm alcohol attest to the strength.
{elements} Deep cola brown-red hue; dissipating khaki head. The aroma is diversely filled with cherries and licorice, followed by ginger, lemon grass and white pepper. Moderately sweet, moderately acidic (clean like phosphoric), moderately bitter; strong, malty, candy-like flavors backed by spicy notes of cola. Creamy texture, high and silky carbonation, medium body, moderate menthol / alcohol aftertaste. 33 cl bottle @ GP Tuulensuu, best before 13.01.13.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
4 oz pour at mondial. Very dark brown with a thick creamy brown head. Aroma of molasses, figs and alcohol. Taste is very sweet, but not sickeningly so, surprising balance with the alcohol. Palate is silky and well carbonated, another belgian success in combining heavy beers and great drinkability. An underrated malt bomb in my opinion, not into this style particularly but this is very well done.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
330mL bottle. Pours translucent dark red with a thin persistent off-white head. Citrusy and grassy hop aromas, acidic and fruity with a bit of yeast and malt evident. Sickly sweet with a little fruit, bitterness and acidity. Medium-full bodied, lively carbonation and quite syrupy without much going on in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Fine nose with tones of caramel, cinnamon, milk chocolate and sweet yoghurt after a little time in the glass; It has a medium body (I expected more), with a bitter sweetness to it. It lacks a hole lot of depth and complexity to be a really good beer; The finish is medium in body, not very long and too bitter.
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