 maeib (3857), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Apr 20, 2008
Bottled. A slightly hazy mahogany coloured beer with no head. The aroma is pretty heady. Alcohol certainly noted, together with fruit and sweet malts. Pretty yeasty tasting. A little rubbery dry. Fruits. Not an English or American barley wine, but very Belgian. A bit hot. Decent enough but lacking nuances.
gunnfryd (2683), Kristiansand, Norway
Jul 1, 2008 Bottle. Red brown orange colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, citrus, hop, alcohol. Flavour is citrus, hop, sweet, alcohol, caramel. Very nice beer.
yngwie (3385), Kristiansand, Norway
Jul 1, 2008 Bottle, from trade with jbrus. It pours a next-to clear dark orange to golden body with a beige head. Hoppy nose with some alcohol, sugars and fruits, and some dried fruits and caramel. Sweet, fruity and malty flavor with some caramel and pine. A bit perfumed maybe. Long finish with hops and malty sweetness. Full-bodied and warming in the mouth. A belgian-brewed beer with an american twist, complex and really good. (080509)
acrdz (4228), Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 4, 2008 Bottle at Depaas in the Hague. Dark red and brown colored body with a big white head. Nose of crystal malt and grassy, dry Cascade hops. Flavor of cherries and cedar wood from the caramel malt, but quite hoppy and sharp on the palate. Full bodied and rich, malty up front, grossly hoppy on the back with note of cherry and pineapple. Not abrasive or aggressive, actually quite smooth.
MIBRomeo (1850), Wisconsin, USA
May 18, 2008 reddish amber and brown w/ a large off white head and nice lacing. Hoppy fruity aroma hints of graham crackers and cereal. Nice palate good body well coated and very sticky/oily. Lots of hops in the finish, grass, & strawberry provide a crisp dry fruity taste along w/ some cereals and an alcohol in the swallow.. not half bad.
thewolf (3416), Kolding, Denmark
May 7, 2008 Bottle, bought @ Utobeer market stand, London.
Lightly hazy deep red with a fine, creamy off-white head on top. Fizzes away rather fast, but looks good while it’s there. Aroma is thick wet malts, some cascade hoppiness, light toffee, quite vinious and rather dusky. Low carbonation, rather creamy. Flavour is earthy, light hopped, rather sweet and vinious. Aftertaste has a good toffee caramel note. And stays for quite some time.
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