4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a hazy reddish amber color with a medium frothy offwhite head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of spicy notes, yeast, banana, and berries. The taste is toffee, earthy notes, citrus, toastiness and a spicy finish. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cherry and licorice aroma. taste is alcohol and berried. finish is boozy and warming.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
75 cl bottle from Systembolaget. Dark brown/ruby colour with off-white, foamy, medium sized head. Aroma is belgian yeast, caramel, malts and dried fruits. Taste is sweet with a little bitterness towards the end with notes similar to the aroma. Medium bodied with somewhat dry mouthfeel. Nice, complex and fitting for the season.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Experienced on tap in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours a caramel color to medium brown, with a white head. The nose shows surprisingly prevalent Trappist yeast esters, almost to the point of seeming flawed. These same traditional flavors also come close to dominating the flavor profile of the beer, coming off as rough when compared to the noticeable but balanced yeast profile of iconic Belgian names. Alcohol adds depth, but the beer seems too dry and yeast-forward to be enjoyable, or comparable to the most sought after examples. Overall, not quite was what expected, and somewhat disappointing.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
head: creamy,beige
colour: deep brown with red
smell: malts, yeast, candy, spices, bit hops, bit irony
taste: almunds/marsipan, touch of anis, spices, malts, alcohol, grassy/earthy dry end , aftertaste is yeasty
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark with nice creamy head. Aroma malt, dark fruits, yeast, chocolate. Taste Sweet candy sugar, malt, molasses, chocolate, yeast, dark fruits. Full body, text smooth, carb low, alcohol hidden. Finish some metallic on the lips. Nice.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Ruby red, hazy beer. Creamy head. Complex aroma of dried fruits: raisins, figs and apricots. Sugary rhum, dark candi sugar, curacao peel, licorice, cloves and aniseed. Rich caramel flavor, butterscotch, dark fruits and a hint of chocolate. Finishes slightly grainy and notably drier. Silky soft texture, some sticky yeastiness in the finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 MLK bottle. 2008 limited addition. Light body. Light brown color. White laceing. Medium carbonation. Biscuit carmel malt. Spice with slight orange. Chocolate bitterness. Peppery aroma. Good alcohol but masked well.
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