chriso (4758), London, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 15, 2004 Ginger/orange colour. Aroma of sweet malt and fruit, with candy sugar and very evident volatile alcohol. Sweet initial mouthfeel, with burnt treacle, molasses, toffee and a lot of spicy hop bitterness coming through on the finish. The alcohol is rather intrusive on the finish. It’s certainly warming - more like burning, with a very pronounced acidic alcohol aftertaste. The mouthfeel is a touch sticky. Has a rather Belgian feel to it. A bit of a beast, but pretty good. 330ml bottle from beersofeurope.co.uk. BBE 31 July 2004.
auto (161), California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 8, 2004 *drunk rating* aroma of spicy beans and alchohol nuggets. golden colour with a small white head. flavour of wheat spices. quick fading palate? rudolf (1751), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Aug 6, 2004 Salty aroma - grapey with dark fruits, deep roasted malt and maybe a hint of chocolate. Flavor is dark malts and then intense sweetness. Hints of port, maple syrup, chocolate, dark fruits. Tingly finish sayravai (3729), Helsinki, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Jul 20, 2004 (Bottled) Clear, golden color with small head. Sweet aroma with rye pudding, herbs and some alcohol with a spicy hint. Quite sweet, strong and complex flavor with herbs, anise and a hint of (well-hidden) alcohol. Very full-bodied, sugary palate with balanced carbonation. A very enjoyable and complex dessert brew. Reminds me of Silly’s Scotch. pilsnerrogge (1773), Finspĺng, Sweden
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 20, 2004 Golden/orange colour. Small head.
Very sweet, malty aroma.
Full bodied, very sweet. Very warming finish. Quite enjoyable. AAO (102), Nćstved, Denmark
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 | Jul 14, 2004 Thin golden color and a medium head. The smell is smoked. Taste is malthy and reminds a bit like rye bread, the finish is powerfull smoked. This is not a good beer... it´s to alcoholic and smoked. FROTHINGSLOSH (1984), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 9, 2004 Updated: Aug 12, 2007It had been a while since I had sipped upon this interesting brew.Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer pours a golden color with a medium sized white head. The aroma is of sweet plums. The flavor is very sweet and the mouthfeel is thick. There is a pronounced alcohol burn that actually makes you think that you are drinking something with far more than the 9.6% alcohol contained. Overall a tasty sipping beer, but the alcohol burn is really too pronounced. It has not held up well in my esteem, as I recall thinking much higher of it in the past. HopsOrDie (687), New Lenox, Illinois, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Jun 4, 2004 Pours a golden color with little to no head. Aroma is vinous. Flavor is sweet and alcoholic. Vinous and fruit coming through. A sipping beer.
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