 StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 1, 2007
750ml bottle, 2006 edition - poured reddish brown with a decent off-white/tan head on top. Colour is fairly nice. Aroma is Belgian malt, some yeastiness, dark fruit, cherries, all of it a little subdued. The flavour amps this up however, and is really quite sweet, but doesn’t all add up in the best way. Vinous and port like, sweet with dark fruit, but the addition of cherry lambic creates a weird funkiness, a sort of sickly tart quality. Hard to describe, but sort of "rotten" lingering in the middle. It’s not overtly cloying however, and doesn’t spoil the drink, but is still a bit off-putting. Quite boozy as well, but this could have to do with the fact that bottle is still quite young. Palate is okay. It would probably improve well with age, but I won’t know because this isn’t something I’ll likely pick up again. Certainly not bad, just not my thing. Sort of felt like an interesting experiment that just doesn’t quite work. Fine and decent, but not great or overly special.
canary dog (379), Rutland, Vermont, USA
Sep 6, 2008 This is good stuff. Has the depth and character of a Belgian strong, with the added but subtle bonus of the 2% Kriek. A very fine sipping ale.
jkaiser (79), USA
Sep 6, 2008 Cherry aroma. Never liked cherry this much. Wow. Monster head. Lacing lasts for days. Powerful ale. Not sure what I taste, but what I taste is what my dreams are made of and that is all I need to know. Hop bite works fine with the malt and yeast and cherrys. Cherry cola color, hazy. Drink this with Low by Flo Rida on and enjoy!
Pawola22 (76), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Sep 5, 2008 12 oz bottle from John’s Grocery.
Pours a really rich looking red. Hazy, can see some of the yeast/particles floating around making it even more cloudy. Big and fizzy, beige head with a good amount of lacing. A very potent aroma of sweet malts, toooons of dark cherry, a hint of alcohol, some caramel/brown sugar and licorice. A definite Belgian yeast strain smell to it too. A medium to full mouthful with an extremely chewy texture. A really interesting take on the Belgian Quad. Very malty with an initial spice, followed by a dark cherry/licorice/whiskey taste, with an ending that lingers and warms as the alcohol taste kicks in. A slight hint of roasted malts with the dried plummy taste. The candy sweetness is very well balanced with the liqueur-esque dark fruit and the slightly yeasty/bitter/burning finish. A fantastic Belgian Strong taste with a tremendous balance throughout. Not the "knock-out" strong ale that I was expecting, which I really really really enjoyed. Mmmmm.
joekinty (208), rockledge, Florida, USA
Sep 5, 2008 more filling taste supurb lots of flavors of fruits and malts taste good like a belgian should
henrikb (1094), Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 31, 2008 Red chestnut body, sparkle, beige head; Lots of caramel and age in nose; Quite full a little harsh body; Harsh very aged finish. To old or never really good???
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