Chipper (180), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 18, 2008 Dark amber pour, with a huge tan head. fruity, malty, and spice aroma. Big fruit and spice flavor with a slight alcohol warmth.
Big, and not an every day beer, but very very, good. beachbum25 (778), Powellville, Maryland, USA Dec 16, 2008 750 ML Bottle-Dark brown/mahogany color w/a moderate off white foamy head. Sweet, fruity, aroma. Fairly sweet, but very enjoyable; Flavors of candied sugar, malt, toffee, raisens, and dark fruit. Very smooth and easy to drink, long finish of a classic Belgian. Another winner from these folks. Alcohol was well hidden. axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 5, 2008 Pours a hazy, copper/brown colored body with a thick, soapy, white head. Spicy malt aroma with bananas, toffee, some vinous qualities. Flavors are pretty sweet caramel malt, toffee, raisins, coffee, and a very slight alcohol tinge. A pretty good quad. tomthompson89 (1460), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dec 3, 2008 dark brown pour, not much head, nose is sweet, and so is the flavor, with some aging i think would be more complex but well done drinkable with no carbonation quad DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel Nov 30, 2008 (10/25/08) Bottle at the brewpub in Southampton. Deep ruby color with a medium beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, plenty of dark fruits (plums, some grapes, raisins notes) and yeasty notes. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, brown sugar and dark fruits. A drier, slightly spicy and slightly alcoholic, finish. Rather full-bodied with lots of carbonation. kapusta (84), Dover, Delaware, USA Nov 20, 2008 no head to speak of, but it sits on a nice reddish brown body. flavor is very fruity, but a ripe fruitiness (cherries and raisens)rich and sweet, but not cloying. BMan1113VR (2757), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA Oct 23, 2008 Bottle thanks to JB175. Pours with a huge, fluffy, off-white head and a clear brown body (too light for the style). Good lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, brandy, bananas, pears, spices, some bubblegum, dates and molasses. Taste is sweet throughout with dark fruits some alcohol, spices, molasses, sherry, and raisins. Warming, with a creamy mouthfeel and lively bubbles. Stratsticks57 (1), , Texas, USA does not count Oct 22, 2008 The aroma contains definite alcohol with a hint of molasses and dough and dark fruits. The head is off-white and rocky with good lacing. The body is clear and bronze. The initial flavor is sweet with a long lightly bitter finish. The palate has a medium body, a syrupy finish, lively carbonation, and a heavily alcoholic feel.
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