 jefcon (999), Arlington, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 Strong chocolate aromas from a deep, grayish brown beer. No head. Sticky palate contains a good hop bite and a tart caramel malt. Spices linger on the dry finish.
JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 A bottle shared at Pikkulintu. Pale brown head. Sweet full malty nose. Soft slightly chocolately taste. Dark reddish brown colour. Soft hoppiness. Some orangepeel koriander and cinnamon notes. Nam....
gowdy (155), Ferney-Voltaire, France
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Bottle at Craigs house. caramel, toast, resin, black, hazy, aminimal head, lightly bitter, light sweetness, light body,
cgarvieuk (4171), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Bottle at home ... deep brown bit tan bubbly head ... pick up the cinamon and cocoa in nose ...tracle and gentle spices ... good roast ... nice balance ...
willblake (2174), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 26, 2008 20081225 750ml bottle from JR in Brielle. Dark brown and muddy pour with lasting, tall head of loose tan foam. Aroma is dark fruits and roasty malts with earthy, wet forest notes. Medium-full body with even, fine eff. Flavor is roasty, dry, and earthy with cocoa notes up front, becoming more earthy towards the back. Sort of a dark, rustic, woodsy take on typical dark Belgian strong ale. Nice, but not remarkable or particularly Christmasy. Paired well with assorted dried fruits like dates, apples, figs.
Hophead22 (1088), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 25, 2008 750ml bottle from Swolf3, again, many thanks Steven. Real dark pour, a little brown along the edges, a brown head as well. Swet candy aroma, some rosty malt as well. Slight coffee flavor, some mild sweetness and a little alcohol warmth in the end. Good stuff.
raymondwave (870), Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 25, 2008 Bottle 0,75 l at Kaisla. Darkish brown and nice thickish head. Nose is hoppy, malty and a bit spicy, cant separate which spices. Flavor is malty and pretty intensely bitter. Somewhat spicy with lots of hops and some orange peel bitterness too. Some sweetness to cut back the intense bitterness. A bit too strong on alcohol for the flavor maybe. Slightly boring.
Dedollewaitor (3650), Odense, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2008 75cl bottle from VinensVerden, Odense. Pours dark brown with a creamy head & lacings. Perfect combination of yeast, coffee, spices, cinnamon, clove, orange peel, chocolate and hops. Full bodied, oily and smooth. Very nice!
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