New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale

Nutty malty nose. Dark brown, almost looks like a porter. Rich malt, nutty raisin sweetness. Full body. Interesting beer...worth trying

Bottle, BB 1/25/08. Poured clear, medium garnety-brown with a creamy cap of beige head. The aroma picked up sweet, toasted nutty notes and dry semi-sweet chocolate backed by a dusty kolsch-type yeast.. pleasant. The flavor began with tart, darker-fruit inspired notes on the tip of the tongue.. semi-sweet, lightly-toasted caramel and chocolate across the middle.. a little tartness returns on the finish. Crisp and clean on the palate, leaving dried cocoa on the refreshing finish.. this was a very well put-together beer.

Bottle. Pours a deep black color with brown head. Low retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel chews, toasted granola, plums and mild cherry. The taste isn’t as intense as the aroma. Notes of red fruit, bitter chocolate and raisins. The body seems a bit low as if this beer was watered down.

New Belgium’s best beer by far, they’re generally overrated, but this one’s a winner

Aroma - cereal, roasty, earthy, Appearance - redish brown, clear, with a minimal head Flavor - light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness Palete - medium body with a hin feel, and average carbonation, with a slight bitter ending.

Decent all around dark ale, however, I have had a few bad bottles both on the west coast and mid-west. Flavor can be a bit to over powering for seafood or other mild foods...and at other times the flavor is weak.

12 oz bottle thanks to lb4lb. Pours a deep dark brown with a large slightly off whte head, sort of reminded me off an oreo considering how dark the body was compared to the whiteness of the head. Initial aroma if slightly musty but as the beer warms notes chocolate, some sort of atificial sweetner, slight coffee and dirt. Medium bodied with lively carbonation that is highly quaffable. Flavor really suprised me compared to the aroma with nice chocolate notes, vanilla that leaves a very nice roastiness on the back of my tongue. I went black but now I have to go back because I can’t get this beer around me.

Looks like pepsi cola. Dark brown, very carbonated and fluffy head. Smells nothing like pepsi. More like coffee, light sugar/caramel and some toasted malts. Flavor is that of of rich toffee and dark fruit. Sweet up front with some nice robust finish. Bold flavor, nice full bodied palate. Velvet smooth. More please.