4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2010 bottle. The pour is a deep, dark red color, nearly black with an average, fizzy, frothy, tan head which settles to a thin froth throughout and leaves similar lace. The nose is young but very nice with chocolate cake, spiced cake, blueberries, red currant, figs, sliced almonds, strong wisps of alcohol, toasted caramel, light molasses, and faint herbs. The flavor is similar with similar fruit (blueberry, red currant, fig), very toasty, still molasses and almonds, cake-like notes all over, chocolate, cinnamon, gingerbread, and slight roast. The palate is lively, full, very coating, and a bit syrupy but clean. The beer finishes fairly long with chocolate cake left on the tongue, blueberries, cinnamon, roast, and a faint herbal tinge. Quite the peculiar beer, very complex, still young and showing its 10% strength, nearly full and coating mouthfeel but still rather clean and lively. The complexity was high, the fruitiness was immense, and the malt richness was very nice. Very abt-ish in nose and flavor but carried a lighter, less heavy body; with the stronger sense of alcohol in this one, I expected the beer to drink slower but with the clean palate and pleasant fruity accents, it drank rather quickly for a beer of 10%. Definitely worth the wait to get this one in Colorado, something completely different from anything else I have tried.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Date: August 4, 2011 Mode: Bottle Source: Discount Liquor, Waukesha, WI Appearance: Opaque brown and big tan head. Aroma: Dark fruit, caramel and yeast. Flavor: Consistent with aroma, smooth, medium bodied and hint of alcohol and butter toffee at finish. Other: Very good beer, had it right after the Rochefort 10, not quite as good as that, but a nice 1-2 punch.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown beer with ok head.Aroma smoked,dust,alcohol,roasted almonds,wood,alcohol,dried fruits.Taste bitter, light swee,t roasted malts,instant coffee,dust,tobacco,raisins,alcohol,almonds,alcoho long lasting finish.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(330ml bottle, 2006 vintage). Pours deep mahogany color with a thin whisp of a khaki head even with a vigorous pour. Lots of sedimentation in suspension. Aroma has caramel, raisins, fig, and some spice. Taste is sweet, with more raisin/port shining through, and a touch of alcohol. Full bodied with a slick/sticky texture. Smooth finish. What a fantastic beer!
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ home. Deep brown appearance with a creamy, foamy, brown head. Huge caramelized candy sugar, spicy, Belgian yeasty, caramel, toffee, light gingerbread nose. Toasty, toffee, dark fruits, caramel, dark candy sugar, raisin flavor. Caramel, toffee aftertaste.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Lite för söt och alkohollig för min smak. Mörkbrun öl med khakifargat skum. Bränt socker i doften. Söt med toner av russin i smaken.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Strong malty aroma, similar to a barley wine. The flavor is of dark fruit with a hint of alcohol. Pretty good, similar to a barley wine.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma: malty sweetness, strong dark fruit, plums, dates, very rich. Pours dark brown, almost opaque, thick tan head with very good retention, dissipates to a thin layer of foam. Rich and fruity flavor, good malt character and some malty sweetness, figs and dates, dark sugar, alcohol is very well hidden, smooth flavor. Medium-full body and moderately high carbonation.
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