 DruncanVeasey (1612), Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Feb 23, 2007 Updated: Jun 12, 2008
10% ABV 330ml bottle. Dark brown pour swimming with sediment. Thin off-white head resolving into a slick of swirling clumps. Headily orange-fruity snout with boozy suggestions of port and licorice. Caramel-smooth maltiness with a hint of medicinal woody spice and a generous slug of licorice-yeasty bitterness in the finish. (Re-rate) Aroma distinctly oaky, soapy, sweet but hopped. Garden herb/ noble hints in there. Would never have picked that up before I went to Munich. Almost pitch and creamily collared. BLOOD, liquorice, soap and sugar in the mouth with a nibble of roasted barley. Herbally hops apparent. Smoke and alcohol aftertaste. It’s a decent enough big dark Belgian ale no doubt, but excessively sugared and too boozy for my liking, and lacks the elegance and complexity of it’s Trappist brothers. Digging those delicate noble hop notes, however..
PaulHegedus (43), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle at Beer Bistro, Toronto, July 2007. Pours a dark reddish brown with a generous foaming head. I smell wonderful aromas of dark dried fruit, apple, caramel. This thing is loaded with flavour, complex: raisin, prune, licorice, sugar, alcohol.
oberabcbbsok (679), Hoboken, Belgium
Aug 29, 2008 A very nice and good ballanced beer. Tasted on draft as well as on bottle. Fruity and full bodied with a great aftertaste. A must for everybody.
Homer321 (73), Rockledge, Florida, USA
Aug 29, 2008 I drank this right after a westy 12 b/c i’ve heard it’s as close as you can get without going to the monestary. It is similar, but much more carbonation. nose is of candi sugar and slight alcohol. The high carbonation takes away from the taste. A very thin mouthfeel, though. hints of fruit, but just a tease.
phishpond417 (1409), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Finally- And on draught too! Pours a deep ruby red/mahogany with a large creamy almond coloured head. Aroma is fruity- black cherry, mangoe, brown sugar and raisins. Taste is semi sweet, again notes of dark, overripe fruits- apples, peaches and possilby a little bananna. Cloves and other spice is noticeable in the finish. Well carbonated, great structure holds up well in the mouth.
muddy67 (3), Marietta, Georgia, USA
does not count  Aug 28, 2008 There’s a reason I keep this one on tap at home and the price is totally justified when it hits your tongue. Huge malt aroma and flavor. Sweetness balanced out by high alcohol content and mild hop character. Dark fruits dominate this flavor along with yeasty spiciness. Please don’t drink it ice cold because you’re wasting your money.
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