 durhambeer (411), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jun 12, 2008
Bottle, cellar temp. Dark, beautifully muddy pour with inch beige head. Aromas of bittersweet chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, malt... all balanced very nicely and not too sweet. Tastes of bittersweet chocolate cake. Good call, gueuze_is_god, in saying that it smells and tastes like German chocolate cake. I also thought it had a nice fruitiness (a little plum, summer fruits) without being overly sweet. Alcohol was very present on first smell and sip, but that subsided very quickly, and this had a surprisingly light feel considering how dark and cloudy it was. Much closer to the 10 than to the 6. Great beer.
cluny6 (65), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Aug 30, 2008 Dark, cloudy brown with lost of yeast sediment. Small head that perdures. Aromas of dark fruit and roasted sweet malt that lingers. Notes of dark fruit with slight alcohol aftertaste. As good as it’s father. A+
evanrail (19), Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 30, 2008 On draft at A La Mort Subite and from the bottle purchased at Cheesy in Prague. (Damn that’s a stupid name.) On draft, obvious sediment; from the bottle the first half-glass pours a clear dark amber with a Persian carpet of lightest beige on top. The nose has notes of stewed oranges, wine reduction, but also something bready pulled straight out of the walk-in. In the mouth, candied fruits dusted in cocoa. My notebook from the tasting at Mort Subite reads: "Dark choc.-scented alc.; inhale, exhale x2 — still tasting the fruit (peach, orange, coconut — am I just thinking fruit salad & Grandma?) Sediment in the bottom of the goblet." I wanted to say I like this better than Rochefort 10, but then again I’m an idiot. It’s still pretty good though.
Straling (16), Amstenrade, Netherlands
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle 33cl.
Pours a dark clear brown colour with a good size head, that lasts.
Very complex smell that I can’t specifically put my finger on, noneless it’s brilliant.
Flavour also very nice, can pick out raisins, pineapple and pear, but I tasted the beer too cold so I could be mistaking here.
Goes down great, no trace of the alcohol, definitly one of my favorites!
pj1855 (45), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Aug 29, 2008 Pours a murky brown color with a foamy tan head. Aroma of fruits and malt. Tastes of fruit, spice, malt with a bit of alcohol in the finish.
Borresteijn (542), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Aug 28, 2008 Had this beer many times, this stuff just keeps amazing me. Pours very deep dark brown, like dark chocolate, with a creamy beige head. Aroma is imo the only "flaw", it could have been stronger. Subtle aroma of dark fruits, mostly malts and dark chocolate, some alcohol. Flavour is soft, malts, lots of dark chocolate, some dark fruits and a bit of alcohol. The beauty of this beer is that you don’t have to work your way through a load of sugary sweetness like with so many other dark strong ales. Soft and creamy mouthfeel, nice lingering finish, full bodied.
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