4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
33cl bottle, dark amber colour, medium beige head, dark malt, yeast and dark fruits aroma with alcohol, green apple and roasted notes, balanced flavor, full body, good finish with some hops
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Old review from notes...
Served at room temperature in Duvel glass. Nice and big rich malt aroma; chocolate, dark cherries, coffee, milk, possibly some smokiness in there too. Dark chocolate body with a big fluffy off-white head and a few yeasty chunks for good measure. Slightly creamy palate, alcohol just noticable. Has an almost vineous note about. Rich dark chocolate flavours dominate. Has this creamy/milkiness about it too. Very tasty and drinkable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle KSBF 08- Poured a light brown with small head. Slight sweet with some butter scotch roast. Good malt middle with the ABV kind of mixing it up a little.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap from WBF in Durham. Deep copper pour, slightly hazy with minimal head. Yeasty nose and malt. Slight wood taste and definite malt. Odd fruits... crabapple? Spice. Flavor comes through nicely in the long aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a bottle at the KSBF ’08. Light brown body topped by a small head. Nose of caramel, toffee, and light spice. Tastes of caramel, chocolate, toffee. Spritzy mouthfeel. Pretty good.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
9/29/08 On draught at the Taphouse, Bellevue, Wa. Aroma is roasty and slightly alcoholic with a slight roasty sulphur tone. Appearance is very cloudy brown with a well maintained cream colored head and excellent lacing. flavor is surprisingly simple but good. It’s all malt, soft, with a very low tangy roast bittering and candilike sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium/full bodied with a light spritzy carb feel and medium/high warmth. Overall, a very easy drinking big Belgian strong; I have to recommend this to anyone trying to enjoy Belgians but finding themselves always overwhelmed by phenolics and sourness.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
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3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Copper red/brown clear under a huge, lasting, tan head with nice scalloped ring lace. Mild caramel malt, faint fruity nectar and very light yeast aroma, some alcohol evident as it warms up. Medium-thin, delicate body. Light balanced bitter sweet start, Caramel sweet and some bitter middle and similar but softer aftertaste.
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