Piraat 10.5%

It was a pretty good Belgium Strong Ale but none is better than the Chimay Grande Reserve. Had a yellow colour with a white head and hoppy aroma and taste. I drank this out of a tumbler.

Almost no head. pours on the lighter side. banana spice taste with cloves and coriander. maybe some dried plums and dates. can taste the alcohol, but for 10.5% its pwnage

bottle from BJ’s brewery in Tampa -- citrus and a little spice, doughy, yeast and malt on the nose. Same flavors with plum, clove, dry fruity yeast finish. balanced body. green apple undertones. Good stuff - need to try again.

Bottle... Hazy yellow ale with a huge, frothy, white head; diminishes to a small, tight, everlasting, creamy cap. The yeasty, pale malt nose offers notes of white bread, biscuit, fuzzy and tropical fruits... maybe mango, possibly papaya; definitely apricot with rumors of acidic funk and a clove phenol. Heavily sweet, fruity and hot... red hot. Every bit of that 10.5% ABV shines right on through. Medium bitter from hops and alcohol. Full-bodied with an almost creamy mouthfeel and prickly carbonation. Sweet, fruity, boozy finish. Opium-based, I think. This was one mind-altering 750 ml bottle! ;-)

Pours golden with large white head. Aroma is sweet with lots of fruit. The flavor has a definate alcohol presence along with some fruit sweetness. Nice bitterness to the finish.

Had bottles in Backdoor Café & Trollenkelder (both in Ghent). And lots more on all sorts of occasions. Also had a 75cl bottle once. Very nice appearance, strong sticky and creamy head with a golden body. Hints of caramel or honey and marzipan in its aroma. Not a fruity sweet flavor but rather a doughy sweet one. A typical quality strong ale. edit: Opened a +two year old 75cl bottle, it was very good, a bit more hazy and complex.

Bouteille de 750 ml, avec bouchon de liège, obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’orange, d’ananas et de foin avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est orangée voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un large col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’orange, de banane et de coriandre. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement onctueuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #1352)

draft at maproom. i wish i hadn’t lost my rating of this. i really liked it. it was pretty normal pale brown clear appearance with decent 1/2 inch head. smell was strong and of honeyed almonds with coriander. taste was brilliantly balanced, plenty of sweet honey front, balanced fruity hop back side. zero alcohol flavor really. i’ll find that note somewhere.