3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks Dror. Dark brown with lots of floaties. Aroma of malt, dark bread, raisins, plum notes, a bit of yeast and a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor with caramel, molasses, demerara, dark fruits, licorice notes and a bit of alcohol in the dry finish. Full-bodied.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample at tasting. Dark brown pour with a foamy tan head that lasts well. Sweet, spicy nose has notes of toffee, black pepper, anise, berries and citrus. Flavour is just about identical with a great balance between the sweet and spicy elements. Mouthfeel is light and dry but with high carbonation and a long dry, bittersweet finish. Like the 10 this is a well made, intriguing and traditional style BSA, with lots of sour bitterness alongside the sweetness.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a rich, opaque dark-chocolate brown with a nice fine-bubbled light tan head. Aroma is malty and has an overtone of hard cider. Malty flavor has a strong fruity and brandy-like tone, as well as a hint of chocolate and just a whisper of sweetness. Texture is smooth and quite fizzy.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at O’Briens in San Diego. Dark brown color with medium carbonation. Aroma is mostly dark fruits with mild potpourri-style spices and plum. Sweet nutty flavor with raisin and almond bread. Strong, alcoholic finish with some clove and slightly bitter hops. Bit of a soapy character left on the palate.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Raisin, grape nose. Brown/amber with a white head. Strong syrupy with the raisin, grape flavors from the nose.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown body with little head. Dark fruit in the taste and the nose also notes of vegemite and brown sugar, noticed the alcohol but didn’t think it was 12%, quite liked this drop.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 33cl. A good strong ale, quite sweet (not too much) and nice fruit flavours. The hops is present with lemon taste, that gives to the beer an IPA charater that is very nice. Malt charater is present, very pleasant with notes of cassis, agrumes and typical belgian yeast. Good beer.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma - The smell is really subtle in this ale. Coffee is the dominant aroma. Chocolate and fruit scents also present.
Appearance - Mahogany color, liquid is rather cloudy. Ever slight sediment. Head is minimal brown.
Taste - Chocolate taste is clear along with flavors of yeast. This strong ale enjoys a unique initial taste experience in contrast to the astringent finish.
Palate - definite tingling on your tongue. Lightly bodied, flatter carbonation. Texture is oily. Finish is a pleasant astringent.
Overall, the subtleness of the taste is something we can appreciate (we are two beer fans rating together on this account). However, the subtleness is not our style. That is why our rating is lower than would otherwise be.
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