Bottle shared by shigadeyo. Poured clear dark ruby color with an average light brown fizzy head that mostly lasted and produced good lacing. Good malty, fruit, yeast and spice aroma. Medium body with a sticky tingly texture. Full complex fruit and sweet malty flavor with a medium bittersweet finish with a small alcohol tone. Good brew.

Very dark brown with big light brown head. Aroma of spicy yeast and dark malt. Lots of dry, dark fruit, salty licorice, chocolate and roasted malt. Spicy yeast mixes fantastically. Nice bitterness and alcohol kick to finish. Really quite fantastic.

Wow, this is one of the best looking Belgian ales I’ve ever seen. Almost completely black pour with a huge rocky tan head that leaves a cap for the duration leaving good lacing. It looks almost like a stout. Aroma has a huge roasted malt base with some Belgian yeast thrown in. Dark fruit are also evident with raisins and grapes clearly present as well as a spicy character throughout. Maybe even a hint of tart in the nose as well, but only a hint. Taste has an overall cola flavor with the roasted malts forming the backbone. The dark fruit sweetness pop up front, but the spiciness takes over in the finish and shows itself much more than in the aroma. Belgian yeasts and candied sugars round out this very complex taste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with huge carbonation that fizzes all over the palate. This is a great Belgian-style brew with tons of roasted malt character to differentiate it from the typical ale in this style. Another distinctive and very tasty beer from Midnight Sun.

Thanks to Santa! Very dark, almost black body. Large tan head that fades in a few moments with minimal lacing. Nose is spicy yeast, (Cardamom, unibroue-esque) molasses, alcohol, grapes/raisin, some chocolaty malt, sweet port. Flavor is molasses, spicy yeast, more raisiny goodness balanced by a high (but not burney) level of alcohol. Some breadiness comes out in the finish. Body is a bit heavy for my liking.

Deep brown colour with a tan head. malty, light roasted and coffee bitter aroma with a light vanilla sweet note. Light roasted fruity flavor with a light chocolate sweet note.