 f351c4v (404), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 6, 2008 On tap @ La Trappe. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Big, *clean* aroma, dryer sheets and yeast. Medium body gives way to nutty malts, spiced, yeasty finish. Average.
robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Dec 5, 2008 vintage 2007.
pours a dark brown with a large tan bubbly head.
smell is of caramel, spice, malt, and raisins.
taste is very carbonated, somewhat watery, dark fruits, spice, some caramel, end is tangy on the tongue.
Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
Dec 5, 2008 Dark brown with a dense grey head. Nice christmas aroma of spice, caramel and dark fruits. The body is huge and the flavours are wonderfull sweet and spicy.
blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
Dec 4, 2008 bottle, dark ruby brown color with strong foam head and lacing, nose is strong fruit and cocoa, flavor is a blend of dark fruit, chocolate, spices and wood, finish is nicely carbonated with minimal alcohol presence
Fin (3382), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Dec 4, 2008 On tap at Monks cafe, Philadephia in the company of Loz, Casey and Traci 15-11-08 Pours very dark brown with ruby glints. Soft in mouth, gentle bubbles, easy going spiciness and finishes drier than I expected. The alcohol was warming rather than harsh, nice dried fruits come through, lovely beer. Hard to write this beer up, in fact had to get Loz to do it as the back bar was so dark it was like being in the Bat Cave.
swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Dec 1, 2008 On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Pours a deep red with brownish hues. Aroma has a red wine smell, apple, christmas spice, some cherry. Taste is apple pie spiciness. Some lingering bitterness/allcohol nip. Dried fruits are evident. Very balanced & well done. Great holiday sipper
sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Courtesy of Tony @ OTH.
Tap.
Pours a nice ruby/red, with tan head.
Aroma has plenty of the Belgian yeast bread, and malts.
Taste is very smooth and sweet. Notes of floral hops, and dark candi sugar.
Overall taste just covers the whole palate, with lingering dark fruits that make this beer a very enjoyable seasonal.
Can’t go wrong with this beer.
DaSilky1 (1933), San Diego, California, USA
Nov 29, 2008 Intense nose of apples, a touch of musty spice, banana bread, cider, apple pie filling...pretty damn apple-like. Cloudy orange-tainted chestnut with lacey tan head. Malty and apple-like flavors, somewhat boozy yet effervescent...Yeasty backdrop gets somewhat thick and the malts stay adequately if not maybe just a small touch too sweet. I dig it but thought it was slightly too hot, slightly too sweet, and slightly too yeasty...
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