EHopper (80), Minnesota, USA
Apr 19, 2008
Very, very dark carmel color if viewed in good light. Beautiful creamy tan head. Aroma of homemade sweet maple wheat bread. Without eyes, it might be hard to tell it is a beer. Flavor is well matched. Smooth and soft, dark fruit and grain, well balanced with little alcohol flavor or aftertaste. It also has a curiously bright highlight that makes this a very interesting and complex beer. One to keep on hand for special occasions.
 Trev (456), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Pours dark hazy brown with a foamy off white head.
Aroma is fairly light. Plum and apple fruity tones. Dark roast
Flavour is so so smooth!!
Roasty malt dominates in the early palate, plum and dark fruit tones, sweet in the finish.
Alc is assertive but not overpowering.
BoBoChamp (308), Gent, Belgium
Jul 22, 2008 33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, very complex brew, sweet, cloudy, good head, very good brew, the best of the St.-Bernardus range
cluny6 (41), Cambridge, England
Jul 21, 2008 Pours dark brown and very cloudy. Nice medium frothy head. Sweet smelling with alcohol present. reminds me of a confit of "frutos del bosque". Alcohol ever present but not overpowering. Sweet taste with molasses, some christmass spices. In short, the flavor is extremely complex. It will takea few more of these until I can get an accurate description. A beer to be enjoyed with strong cheese or by itself. Not the kinda stuff you want to drink all night at a bar, this is something you make time for and savor.
Fyrdraca (2), Macon, Georgia, USA
does not count  Jul 19, 2008 An excellent beer. Probably the best-smelling one I’ve ever had. The aroma fails to betray the fruitiness of the beer’s smooth taste. Has an okay head, but not as thick as I’d like. Again, it’s remarkably smooth and complex. The bottom of the glass has a significantly more pronounced bite. Fantastic beer.
GAManiac (217), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark, dark brown with hints of cola coloring around the edges. The head is massive, off-white and lasts quite a while leaving good lacing. All kinds of doughy stuff floating around in this one as well.
Big sweet and massively complex aromas. There’s belgian yeast, sugar, plums, bubble gum, nuts...extremely pleasing to the nose.
Taste is just as complex as the nose with sweet malts, yeast, dark fruits and even a little chocolate. The layers of flavors just keep coming and leave a wonderfully sweet aftertaste that lingers pleasantly on the tongue.
Mouthfeel is truly exceptional. Perfect medium to full body with high carbonation that tickles the tongue with the myriad of flavors. Creamy and delightful.
This is the beer that got me started on craft beers and so I’m always going to have a couple of these on hand. One of my absolute favorites.
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