3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thick head and lacing, nose of rum, raisin, earthy. Tasted with alcfron and another, we did agree there was some cola to it.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at the Flying Saucer in downtown Raleigh during the new 4$ for 7oz of Belgian anything night. Mahogany color, hazy, medium fizzy off-white head. Aroma is cloves, and caramel. and a hint of yeast. Flavor is fruity--plum, peach, apple, raisin, and spicy--ginger? Very smooth. Delicious.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thick, frothy Belgian-style head on an attractive ruby-toned body with moderate-high carbonation. Aroma of figs, cherries, cola and alcohol plus an odd note of mustard seed. Also has a roasted nutty quality plus some solvent character. Medium sweet liquor and earthy malt flavor with kerosene and leather notes. Sticky smooth palate. Distinct, complex and challenging.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a slightly cloudy dark brown body, with a ruby-red glow and a light-brown frothy head. Okay head retention and some visible carbonation.
The aroma is dominated by malts, with caramel, toffee and roasted notes. Some grape, port-like quality is also present. A faint hint of chocolate and some alcohol.
Starts out with a moderate caramel sweetness, with a hint of chocolate, then the port-wine-like taste comes through. Some sourness and a touch of spice. The finish is a bit bitter, as some hops do come through, and roasty, with some dark chocolate notes.
Medium-bodied on the palate, with some carbonation. Quite smooth overall. The alcohol is well-masked for an 8% beer.
Above average drinkability for a 8% beer. I had the whole 750ml bottle to myself, and started to feel the warming sensation after a while.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep red, nice big foamy head. Aroma is fruit spice yeast and cherries. Flavor is chocolate, cherries and alcohol. Smooth, thick with a sweet finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet fruity, heavy malty, caramel, yeasty and spicy. Flavor is very sweet. Soft and smooth. 111210
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very enjoyable dark beer. I like this one even better than the regular La Chouffe.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
caramel, herbs, earthy, brown, frothy, white foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, medium body, average carbonation, next time I won’t try to drink 750ml by myself.
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