4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
330 ml bottle pours a nice dark mahogany with a small off white head. Smell is of dark fruits, alcohol, and yeast. Huge complexity in the flavor. Very sweet but there is a tinge of bitterness at the end to keep I in check. There’s also a warming sensation from the high alcohol content which I enjoyed. The palate is silky smooth with perfect carbonation. Can’t believe I’ve waited so long to try this. Phenomenal.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Caramel, raisin, fruity ,alcohol, honey, herbs. Starts very fruity sweet goes bit sour with hints of wood full body taste, finish taste of herbs light bitter sweet at the end. Stays fresh, I prefer a stronger finish.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours dark brown almost black with a large off white head. Nose is over ripe dark fruits. Raisins, plums and fresh baked pastries taste is sweet mostly but a good amount of bitter brings it down a notch. Mouthfeel is creamy and soft. Aftertaste is huge and makes this a slow sipper.
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4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of Belgiums bests. This beer is near perfect. A bit fizzy and little boozy for my taste but wow what a treat.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Thanks to Mike from Long Room for recommending this beer to me. It was on a list of must tries, I just didn’t realize it. I was in a dim lit bar, but it looked black and almost same thickness as an imperial stout. Not much head or lacing with my pour. Lots and lots of dark fruity aroma, some pepper, some great effervescence, and a tiny bit of bittersweet chocolate. Taste is very complex, but is overall sweet and spicy with a bit of burn at the end from the high alcohol content. Probably the best Belgian beer I have had to date.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
This is the best Belgian beer I’ve had since being here (I am working in the Netherlands for 6 mos). It has a strong creamy taste at first, alcholic, but not too strong. A great beer!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark but nicely translucent beer; brownish black colour. Weak head and lots of yeast (one of the few beers I don’t pour completely).
Warm twangy smell, sweetish sour-wood, woodiness, some caramel, milk chocolate. Maybe even some honey in there. Black currants, raisins and an alcoholic glow and a thick spicy haze.
The palate is perfectly balanced bitterness, sweetness and wateriness, with a nice bitter-sour finish which evolves into nuts and herbs. Taste is sweet warmth of dark things; caramel, chocolate, subtle coffee and overripe forest fruits. All with a solid alcohol base. A little too alcoholic for my taste.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark mahogany with big, fizzy, tan head, which dissipates quickly / Hot, mild, sweet, cooked dark fruit nose / Full body, sweet and malty, with hot and relatively weak finish / Mild and dull flavors of cooked dates and figs, caramel, and chocolate / Terribly overrated. My bottle dated 09/2011, if I read the nomenclature correctly. Should try again from another source.
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