 Lothore (226), California, USA
Apr 27, 2008
Dark, orangish brown with a small head which retain very well. Smells creamy, sweet fruits, banana, slight alcohol odor. The taste is sweet, spicy and a bit peppery. The mouthfeel is a bit thick, well carbonated and leaves a sweet coating on the inside of the mouth. This is very well balanced and easy to sip on but a bit of an overload to the senses if overconsumed.
shintriad (687), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 6, 2008 I feel kinda stupid cracking this open without reading the "instructions." I had no idea this was meant to be aged so long. Is this why its score goes down every year? Anyway, was really surprised to notice how Belgian this tastes...the sugars and yeasts are like a heady yet gentle Tripel, but the nose contains hops, juicy pink grapefruit and candied lemon peel. A little syrupy and undercarbonated at the moment. Quite unusual and nicely done. I love the existence of hybrid beers, even if they haven’t quite learned to make them gel just yet, because it opens the door open for greatness in the future.
CaptBier (252), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet amlty with notes of peaches, citrus, and spicy notes of especially cardemomme. The flavor is sweet matly with spicy notes of cardemomme, lemon peal, and cinnamon.
LilBeerDoctor (508), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy deep orange with a small ring of white head. Aroma of vegetable stew (I think that’s the ginger), pepper, and light citrus. Flavor of Belgian yeast and just tons of ginger, which really dominates the beer. Unfortunately none of the fruity notes really come out in this beer. I don’t know if it’s the age or not, but something went wrong here. It’s not bad certainly, but a little too 1 dimensional.
fredandboboflo (507), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle. Aroma a nice blend of the spices, notably the cardamom and ginger with rich, semi-sweet malts that seemed to have aged quite well over the past year. Flavor keeps that ginger and cardamom which, unlike recent raters, I’m rather enjoying! I had this stuff fresh and it really didn’t impress me at all, but right now the malts are nice and rich for me without ending up too sweet or too heavy. Nice mix of the malt and the spices, with some citrus sneaking in at the end from one or the other. I’m gonna disagree with most folks and say this stuff is pretty tasty right now.
yngwie (3529), Kristiansand, Norway
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle. Pours a clear, golden body under a small white head. Quite lovely sweet, spiced aroma with ginger and cardamom. Fruity too, with citrus pee notes. Sweet, spiced flavor, with the same spices found in the aroma. Nice fruity and citrusy flavor too, with a decent hoppy bitterness and maybe too much alcohol, at least for a 8.4% ABV beer. Herbal towards the finish. Medium mouthfeel with a little warming feeling. For my likings, the alcohol is a bit too evident, and there’s also too much emphasis on the ginger, making it demanding to drink more than a small glass. Nice though. (080811)
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