4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured dark slightly reddish brown, dark fruit, molasses, wood, vanilla, little roasted malts, little yeast, little spice, little chocolate, little alcohol.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Holy! Pours a deep amber brown. Dark fruit, funk, sweet malt, mollases, roasted malts, candy sugar, cardamon, other rich spice nose. Amazing medley of flavors of figs, candy sugars, malty sweetness, sour funk. AMAZING beer!!!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
07 vintage. Pours chestnut brown with a dissapearing dark brown head. Awesome aroma of banana, clove, overipe fruit, candystore, chocolate, and yeast. Sweet flavor of plums, raisins, mollasses and a good roasted malt character. A tad lighter than expected and very fruity. Sampled next to a Westy extra 8, and although truly a top Belgian, the Westy was slightly smoother. This beer tasted a tad harsh in comparison.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Opaque dark pour with a tan head and nice lacing on the glass. Spicy aroma with lots of malty clove and fruit. Creamy oak flavor with whiskey and vanilla. Bitter hop finish with lots of spice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAY 24, 2009 2007....Yo this was a malt milkshake. Sweet as fuck. Richer than the most successful entrepreneur...but a boozy ,unbalanced one. Apple esters remind me of Samiclause from Austria ...I digged this mostly-its not mindbending or anything.Good recipe/Bit erratic.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 20-MAY-2009.
2007 version.
As I open it it just bubbles out of the bottle. Quite typical, so I run for the glas.
Huge head on a very very dark brown, almost black body. I can tell impurities floating around, and slowly falling to the bottom.
Sugary smell with loads of malty stuff almost coca cola in the nose.
Tasts of brown sugar, figs and other malty notes.
Very creamy and a perfect belgian beer.
4.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JUN 8, 2009 Speechless. Nice, thick carbonated kick on the front of your palate that immediately dissipates. Dark fruits in the nose, nothing crazy. Flavor is so extremely well balanced. Creamy, sweet malt, candied figs, dates. Been looking for this beer for a few years, enjoyed via trade with lopes. Left me wanting more.. much more.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: NOV 25, 2009 Pours a opaque dark reddish brown with a huge beige head that left some spotty lacing and hung around awhile. Aroma is of sweet dark fruit, cherries, sweet malt, apple, chocolate and booze. Flavor is a pretty complex mix of dark fruit, wood, spice, and alcohol. Mouthfeel is rich and full and finishes sweet and warm, with a lingering oakiness. Pretty sweet tasting overall, and a little sour. Not a bad brew, but I liked the Rochefort 8 a little better.
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