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Brewed by De Landtsheer
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Buggenhout, Belgium

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RATINGS: 529   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.73   EST. CALORIES: 360   ABV: 12%
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12% vol.alc. – re-fermented and bottle-conditioned Rich, dark coloured beer, with a wonderful hoppy, floral nose and well-balanced flavours, making it easy to drink


4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
davidm (1370) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - JUL 31, 2011
Bottle 330ml at Plonk, Canberra. Masterpiece. Aromas of caramel, nuts, biscuit, and a hint of butter; alcohol is well hidden. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness, and long length. Palate is sticky, and full bodied. Brown, with a frothy head.

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
daskrabs (2) - USA - FEB 20, 2012 does not count
Delicious. I love the fruit and sweetness on the nose. Rich and complex in character. Caramel toasted notes.

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
julieimagery (114) - Coconut creek, Florida, USA - MAY 16, 2012
Had this at the beer dinner at Steak 954. It was an impeccable beer. Malty with a hint of hops. Right down my flavor lane.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
BelgaBart (51) - Antwerpen, BELGIUM, BELGIUM - MAY 14, 2012
This is the closest you gonna get to a Westvleteren 12, forget St-Bernardus. This is the one !!!

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
cphbeerking (154) - København K, DENMARK - NOV 19, 2004
The first thing that struck me with this surprise purchase is how incredibly smooth it is -- in what other Belgian do you find 12 ABV cloaked this elegantly? Dark, secretive, mesmerizingly fragrant and moreish: A perennial favorite.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
yespr (22245) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - FEB 10, 2007
UPDATED: OCT 12, 2008 25 cL bottle. Pours deep brown/black with light brown head. Aroma is fruity (plum and raisins), hops, coffee and malt. Taste has the same in a wineous blend - and what a perfect blend! Fruit, coffee and wineous are the keynotes that I would put to this beer. I have a new favourite!

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
ralphdot (612) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - DEC 3, 2009
Bottle conditioned, very dark with a good head, sweet malt aroma, very sweet malt, fruit and toffee taste, the high alcohol is not apparent at first but lingers after you swallow.

4.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
erickok (1086) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - FEB 6, 2011
UPDATED: FEB 19, 2012 Bold, brown body, solid tan head. Nice caramel, pear, wood, leaves. Delicious fatty, sweet flavour revealing even more complexities, such as spices and pine. Well balanced carbonation/alcohol backup. Reminds me of a Westvleteren 12 albeit not as smooth. Amazing beer that shows it?s hops and malts in heaps. (7,95 EUR, 75cl bottle)

4.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Grzesiek79 (1545) - Radom, POLAND - JAN 25, 2012
chocolate, caramel, nuts, dough, basement aromas, rotten eggs, bubblegum, licorice, smoke, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, orange, white foam, rocky head, full body, sticky, flat, long finish,

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
npdempse (932) - St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - JUL 3, 2004
Very dark red/brown with a large brown head. Sweet, fruity nose with grapes, some bready malt, and yeast. Sweet flavor with grapes, chocolate, and a nice touch of bitterness at the end.


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