2.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 9/20
355mL thanks to brainlair. Clear, deep ruby with a larger yellowish head with good retention. No lace really. Very malty, heavier nose with barleywine toffee and caramel nose. Surprisingly similar to Old Stock. Taste is watery, void, pretty bland. Palate is soapy, empty. Very odd.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle. Pours amber with an off-white head. Candied fruit aroma, berry, cherry, banana, and bubble gum. Flavor immediately reminds me of cotton candy, sugary with banana, berry, caramel, toffee, raisin. Actually unique and quite nice.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle pours a muddy red/brown with a tiny tan head and lacing. Scent is malts, caramel and fruit, dates? Taste is sweet and tart with no bitterness, dry finish.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle in a Trappist glass. Aroma of alcohol and dough. Pours an opaque amber-brown with a tan head. Full bodied, and lively carbonation. Flavor of oats, apparent Belgian style yeast, with an aftertaste of alcohol (not in a bad way though). Good American Belgian-style ale.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
A deep golden beer with a nice head, the beer looks pretty good. The head dissipates a bit rapidly. Fairly sweet and well-balanced but a bit light for my taste. Good for North Coast for making an organic Dubbel but unless you buy based on this one criteria, you’re better served elsewhere.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Poured brown with burnt-orange tints... with a thin off-white head. Aroma: strong alcohol, grain, yeast. Taste: grain, alcohol, yeast, notes of roasted malt & caramel. Medium to thin body, not very complex. Overall: good but I doubt I will buy another.... something about this beer didn’t really work for me.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
There was a bit of a funky grainy aroma here, but beyond that there were some nice classic Belgian ale malts and yeast to the nose. The palate was a bit light for a Belgian ale, but very smooth. Alcohol was nicely balanced.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Flat dark cola brown color, aroma of raisins and taste of resin. Sweet and bitter cola flavor, like Moxy Cola. Kind of like an old west snake oil medicine. Bottle from some bar in West Palm Beach.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a nice cloudy maroon/brown but lack any head. Aroma is very malty with a strong molasses and raisin overtones. Molasses and raisin are in the taste along with a boozy, earthiness. Some bread and banana on the finish. No evidence of hops whatsoever. Mouthfeel is soft and heavy with no carbonation. It feels flat. I’m having a tough time putting this one down. North Coast is one of my favorite breweries, but I’m disappointed with this one. Its not the Belgian style I was expecting.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Location: 12 oz bottle from Chevy Chase, 2/22/10
Aroma: Nose is sugary, quite fruity, banana, clove, pepper, other spices, some raisin
Appearance: Pours a nice mahogany color with a fizzy beige head, drippy lace
Flavor: Taste is moderate to heavy sweet, quite fruity, a bit toasty, sugary, spicy
Palate: The body is both sticky and slick, it has a somewhat lively amount of carbonation
Overall Impression:
This is a pretty sweet brew. This might come off as an odd description, but it almost has a pastry-like feel to it. There’s sugary flavors, a good amount of spice, some toasty bread flavors, and some fruitiness too. This beer is interesting. It has a good amount of complexity to it, but it might be a drop to sweet, and missing some cohesiveness.
|
