 ScoWRee (276), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 Pours a dark brown with a nice tan creamy head. Aroma of Malt, fruit and yeast. Taste is creamy. Well carbinated. Tastes of malt, spice, sweet, carmel.bread. This is very very nice.
pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 Poured a red brown with a nice thick off white head. Aroma of malts and fruit. Flavors of fruit with pears and green apples taking charge. sweet malts, oak, and spice as well. Finished sweet with a nice kick from the alcohol. I’m interested to see what happens to the rest of the case over the years.
LooseCannon (927), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 750ml bottle. Pours dark copper in color with full foamy brown head. Aroma caramel, spice and yeast. Taste sweet malt, yeast and spices.
MesandSim (5818), London, Greater London, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 A Mes rate: 75cl bottle at Kerstfest, Essen.
A lovely hazr red brown colour with a good off white head. Sweet malty aroma with cake and bready notes. Flavour is more of the same and lacking the usual St. Bernardus complexity. Could probably do with some age to mellow it out a little. Very spritzy mouthfeel and a little on the thin side. Still pretty decent though.
Indra (2025), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 750ml bottle. Aroma is softly sweet, malty, fruity and lightly spicy, with notes of red grape, apple, berry, orange zest, dark bread, milky chocolate, raisin, cinnamon, allspice and clove, with a faint leafy, herbal, floral hop character underneath. Deep, translucent mahogany color with a thick, lasting, foamy head and matching lace. Flavor is spicy and mildly bitter to start, some faint pepper and licorice, turning sweeter and maltier, even a touch of roastiness noted before the spicy, warming, dark fruit finish, with lingering touches of spice cake, doughy yeast and rum-soaked raisin. Creamy, effervescent mouthfeel with a decidedly full body. An indulgent creation, and one to be savored.
Darkover (1311), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2007 Dark brown color with a huge long lasting tan head. Aroma of yeast, spices and dark fruits. Flavor of spices, dark malts, yeast and dark fruits.
elgiacomo (69), Ringgold, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 24, 2007 Pours dark brown with a huge frothy light tan head that hangs around forever and leaves plenty of sticky lacing. Delicious, fruity malty aroma and flavor. Nice warming effect. More complex than my amateur tastes can truly appreciate. Another great St. Bernardus brew!
WISEGUY572 (1245), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 24, 2007 Hazy dark reddish brown with a large light brown foaming head. Beautiful Belgian abbey brown. Nose of port wine, dark fruit, and winter spices. Taste like nose, of spice, dried fruits, caramel, bread and yeast. Creamy big mouthfeel. I would like this better with a little less alcohol, but it’s a big, lovely winter ale.
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