Nik925 (300), California, USA Jul 5, 2008 dark candi sugar, too much candi sugar burnt sugar tasting, many things were done right in brewing, but the candi sugar to up the alcohol makes it taste crude fidel (884), Livermore, California, USA Jul 4, 2008 Deep amber, malty, dark fruits, yeast, caramel, nice carbonation with a slight bitter bite. Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Jul 3, 2008 C&C 750. Clear, deep red with a beige head that disappears quickly. Big, fruity nose, fig and date, malty and a touch of dust. Rich flavors mirror the nose. A very drinkable brew. Body is full side of medium. Crit (2399), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Jul 1, 2008 Cloudy brown,small lasting beige head.Strong yeasty bubblegum,brown sugar nose and flavor. Medium alcohol heat and bitterness Maverick34 (686), New York, USA Jun 30, 2008 750ml bottle. Poured a dark brown w/large, foamy had into tulip glass. Raisins, spice, caramel etc. Thought it was a dubbel really. Anyway I liked it quite a bit, would get it again. pintbypint (1002), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jun 28, 2008 12 fl oz brown bottle. Label states 9.4% ABV. Red brown in colour, the thin tan layer of bubbles covering the surface lasts throughout the glass. Malty aroma, with some raisiny fruit notes, caramel, brown sugar. Flavour features caramel malts, slight fruitiness, light note of alcohol toward finish, a touch of yeast. Lively carbonation, medium bodied. Dubbel-ish? ajm (902), Los Angeles, California, USA Jun 26, 2008 Tap at Lucky Baldwin’s, Pasadena. I remembered this being dark but fruity out of the bottle, but this pour was quite smokey, like a rauchbier. Only very slight fruit, mostly yeast and bbq. Bigmmartin (366), Dayton, Ohio, USA Jun 26, 2008 Bottle: A very nice Belgian ale, but not quite spectacular. Dark in color, sweet in aroma and taste. Dark fruits, moderate carbonation. A pleasant, thick, medium body.
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