 mgermani (599), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 2, 2007
My review: wonderful fruity, chocolate aroma. Pours a dark opaque brown with an off-white head with good retention and some lace. Flavour of sweet milk chocolate with indiscernably complex fruit flavours. Minimal hops, nice fruity aftertaste, wonderful malt taste. Thick, creamy body. Astoundingly good beer
My wife’s review (beer-hater): Pours a swampy sewery brown, which reflects the flavour. Sharp cockroachy aftertaste. I spat it out! [ed: truly the sign of a good beer!]
Swolf3 (38), Elkton, Maryland, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured dark brown color in color with thick head. Aroma was earthy, malts, and a bit of fruits. Taste was mostly the same along with a touch of alcohol. My first Abt 12.
nqualls (205), Tennessee, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured into a trappist glass. Poured a dark brown color with a huge brown head that persists. Aroma was sweet malt, dark fruits and alcohol. Flavor was mainly dark fruits with a little warming alcohol on the end. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Great beer.
nbutler11 (163), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Pours a deep plum color from the bomber with gorgeous lacing and an obscene brown head. Absurdly cavernous in it’s aroma and flavor, not to mention the SEDIMENT, which makes this brew look like a robin’s egg when held to the light. A beer to behold.
swillguzzler99 (13), Glendale, Arizona, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Pours opaque chocolate brown with a beige foamy head that persists. Nose is very mild, but I detect malt and faint ethanol. You can taste the hops; it’s the perfect amount of bitter. Finishes with a slight alcohol tingle that is promptly quenched by the next sip. It is easy to see why this beer is highly rated.
Mr_Stitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours a nice walnut brown with a thin tan head that has no staying power. Smell is earthy, dates, rasins, sweet malts, and hints of wood. Taste is very mellow, sweet yet not overpowering with all the things that you can smell playing nicely in the taste. Mouthfeel is soft and enjoyable with light carbonation and a slight alcohol burn.
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