4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle from Brewery Creek in Vancouver. Pours a deep, dark mahogany with a huge, frothy beige head that endures. Aroma is caramel, raisins, toast, plums, red wine and mild Belgian yeast. Taste mirrors this with the yeast, sweet and bitter flavours proving well balanced. Alcohol is well hidden. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation, a creamy texture, and a dry, bitter finish. Solid.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Rich, full, head. Solid ruby color. Taste is a perfect medly of dark cherries, red wine, and burgundy. Tart at the tip of the tounge, goes down sideways as the tartness leaves you guessing->is this a beer or a wine?
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 30, 2010 750ml. Served at 47° in my NB worthy glass. Dark red color with an off white head. Foam spots appear on the side of the glass and a swirl leaves a coating. The aroma is yeast, raisin, plums, some spice (cinnamon?). The beer has a very nice nose. The taste is dark fruits, spice, with some hops at the end and plenty of malt. The mouthfeel is nice, but not great. I would have liked to see some more sediment and a little more complexity. I might have to cellar one for a while, and see how that changes it. RETASTED at 59.5° Like most big beers, better when a bit warmer.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
I rated this a 3.9 originally, but this is a beer I enjoy each time I have it. Lets give this beer the score it deserves.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
poured a dark fruity murky tannin color with fluffy light brown head. the aroma explodes with sweet dried fruit and caramel. the flavor is full of raisin and chocolate. a wine like flavor character with added malty character. nice mouth feel. a great beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Amazing beer had this in a bottle at L’artusi in NYC tastes very similiar to a delirium tremons but not as much bite. this could be a wonderful session beer when going out
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Poured clear, brown, with a foamy tan head, which left a decent amount of lace on the glass. Nose was raisins, molasses, plum, and brown bread. Flavor was very complex with hints of raisins, cherries, wood, candy sugar and alcohol and vinous tones. Mouthfeel was medium and nicely carbonated. A dry finish without being astringent with a warm alcohol undertone.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 mL. Poured a cloudy burgandy color with a well-retained 1/4" head. Beer was well-carbonated, and the flavor was composed of dark fruits and Belgian yeast. Some other spices were definitely present, and the mouthfeel was lively.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Kicking off the start of the Packer’s season with a big beer. Deep mahogany brown color with a thick, foamy tan head. Everything you expect in an excellent dubbel; sweet malt and spicy yeast aroma, Creamy malt flavor with sweet dark fruits and spice throughout. Full bodied and creamy with a tingle of carbonation. Excellent beer.
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