4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours hazy brown, very nice ruby amber against light. Small tanned head leaving nice lace. Aroma is sweet, malty, dark fruits, fidges, hoppy and alcohol; very nice. Fullbodied mouthfeel. Hoppy tart, malty, very fruity, atcohol and caramel flavor, excellent. Tart sweet fullbodied palate. Finishes fruity and tart; complex and fantastic good mix and very well balanced.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured black with a thin off-white head. Aroma has lots of chocolate, wood, and alcohol. Lots of bourbon flavors and roasted malts. Taste is very smooth and flavorful with lots of chocolate malts. Alcohol is very well hidden. Vanilla flavors with some fruity notes in the finish. Very, very, good!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled.2009 vintage. Pours dark brown with a big frothy light tanned head.Aroma of brown sugars, dark malts, wood, vinous character with some liquorice as well. Taste is strong and complex, dark red berries, plums and figs, very well hidden alcohol, a very good belgian.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours dark murky brown, creamy beige but disappearing head. aroma is woody, butterscotch, caramel malts, hint of smoke, soy sauce, molasses, raisins, dried fruits. light to medium hopped - herbal, spices, pepper, yeast. old malts, old ale feeling. ABV very well hidden - loads of sweetness helps. oily, soft carbonation.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2007 on the label. Wanted this for a while, thanks Tanger. Beer poured into a tulip. Beer is black but brown at the corners and forms an aggressive head of small brown bubbles that leaves some but not a lot of lacing on the glass.
Aroma is sweet with a caramel note. Strong with some alcohol in there. A hint of some acetic sour too, I hope that doesn’t mean that this is souring.
Beer is medium to thin in the body. The carbonation is a little harsh on the palate but its OK. There is some sweetness up front and a hint of acetic sourness. Second taste, the carbonation kind of blocks the front palate notes of this beer. There is some sweetness and caramel notes in the back with a hint of roast.
Overall its a good beer but it is over carbonated. This may be due to the age on this bottle. I really enjoyed it. Its an excellent example of a quad.
Serving type: bottle
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2007 bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a soapy off-white head that settles into a creamy layer atop the beer. Aroma of raisin, plum, apple, bread, and spice. Complex flavor with raisins, plum, bread, spice finish. Rather vinous. Just exceptional. The next beer is sure to disappoint.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
33c bottle from 2007. Pours a dark hazy brown. floating sediment, with a large tan head that settles into a nice creamy layer of lacing. Aroma of yeast, bread, raisins and spices. Haven’t had this in a while but wow that first sip hits you like a ton of bricks. Nice and sweet, perfect carbonation, raisins, alcohol, spices with a finish that just keeps on going, ends up along the sides of the tongue with a good alcoholic bite and a fruity sweetness on the palate. Delicious.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
The beer pours a light straw gold with that is cloudy. The head is white with light retention and good lacing.
The aroma is light with mostly honey hops.
The taste is what’s special here and its very unique. It is a tart vinegar at first but upon further reflection it really is similar to eatting a granny smith apple. Overall its a great taste that is very drinkable. Mouthfeel is good.
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