4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Aroma: estery, synthetic banana, alcohol, interesting malt, liquorice (lovely).
Flavour: yum, powerful sourish-sweet & salty banana, liquorice & dark malt. Really splendid. Coffee. Dried strawberry. Some hops lurk in the background.
Appearance: crimson (towards black) with very fine light yellowish-brown-tinted head - creamy.
Palate: yeasty, fizzy, thick, rustic.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very good Belgian Strong Ale. Dark and malty with an amazing palate. Good stuff.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Robe brune foncée surmontée d’une mousse éphémère. Superbe bouquet aromatique avec fruits confits (prune, raisin...), caramel et notes torréfiées. Bouche impressionnante et onctueuse, notes de fruits confits, de sucres et final caramélisé.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Bottle (2012), bread, coffee, roasty, pitch black. Brown head, quickly disappearing. Reminds me of Rochefort, equally great!
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
2011 Vintage. Pours a dark brown. Age has treated this one well, light oxidation yields the typical rich sherry-like flavors as well as a velvety texture. The subtlety of the spices integrate perfectly with a sturdy and assertive caramel/toffee like malt backbone, yielding flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, plum, fig, and raisin. Absolutely a must try, and based on this bottle, I would highly suggest trying one fresh and aging another.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Prachtig bier om te zien. Ruikt, chocolade, koffie, caramel. Smaakt fris zoet met een goede brandende nasmaak.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Fantastic rich and delicate aroma; sweet and complex; caramel, dark fruit, touch of alcohol, some spices, a bit of roasty/coffee.
Tastes about the same, very smooth and delicious.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
2010 vintage - rated 6/12/13. Dark brown with small fizzy lasting brown head. Fantastic rich and delicate aroma; sweet and complex; caramel, dark fruit, touch of alcohol, some spices, a bit of roasty/coffee. Flavor follows right through. Full body; luxurious, smooth and creamy. Supremely balanced.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
what a magnificent beer. stunning balance. great body, great bitter finish. totally worth the hype
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught. Dark brown to black. Smallish head. Dark fruits, figs and half malts and candy sugars. Good but not quite as amazing as I’d hoped
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle (2011). Pours a deep red - almost black color, with a medium sized brown head. Aroma of malts, spices, chocolate, sugar and yeast. NICE! Flavours of sweet roasted malts, dark fruits, caramel, sugar, spices...and oak? Sweet but not too much - "just right" in fact. Body is on the heavier side of medium and it has a nice creamy feel to it. Malty and fruity aftertaste. Really good and a nice surprise. Definitely one I’ll have again.
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