4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Deep sweetness. Caramel and toffee with fig notes, pears, and light chocolate. Some alcohol presence. Cloudy mahogany with a patchy off-white head that leaves spotty lacing. Piercing sweetness with good balance. Nice caramel finish, a bit of alcohol and dark fruits. Thin but silky palate. Alcohol shows up more with warmth.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
11.2oz bottle. Poured a very dark brown with a nice light tan head. Yeasty aroma, slightly sour smelling. Mmmm that is good. Alot of dark frutiness in there, a little alcohol in the finish. Very warm and very good, especially on an overcast gloomy day.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 33cl.
Pours a clear brown/copper colour with a normal size head and low carbonation.
Smell is spicy, fruity, fresh and also has some traces of malts there.
Also vaguely some coffee and caramel.
Taste is of burnt malts, chocolate, caramel and coffe.
Perfectly balanced and a great strong ale.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle from hop duvel, ghent. red dark heavy beer, complex palate. good nose
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2006 vintage
Pours dark brown with ruby edges. One finger tan head leaves a thin collar with little lacing. Raisin, fig, anise, and tobacco on the nose, with other scents that are hard to pinpoint. Flavor is a bit fruitier, but is nicely balanced with the spice and earth notes. Big bubbled carbonation leaves the finish a bit too dry, but it is quite drinkable.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A red dark amber to brown ale with a thick light moka head. A nice licorice malt with light fruity esters, alcohol warmth. In mouth, licorice predominates with light white sugar, plums and dark fruits, a bit lighter than expected but overall, a nice experience. Enjoyed in bottle at Kulminator, Nov. 2006, with Joris and Carlo.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours dark brown with thin beige head. Aroma of dark fruits. Taste of raisins, figs, and plums. Nice caramel sweetness as well. Smooth mouthfeel. Good beer.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I asked for this beer at Bier Circus in Brussels, and the bartender told me that they didn’t stock it because the brewers were not ’’real brewers’’ or words to that effect. However, I found the beer at Beer Mania, and real brewers or not, I found both this at the Old Fisherman’s Ale to be quite good beers.
Poured a dark brown after exploding out of the bottle onto the counter and floor. Minimal head despite the overcarbonation. Aroma was complex - malty, sweet, with dried fruit notes and lots of slightly roasty maltiness accented by cherry notes. Full mouthfeel hit me first - you pucker a bit like a red wine full of tannins - the flavor is some coffee and dried fruit. I thought it tasted a bit like apricots and dried cherries. Delicious.
I would highly recommend this beer.
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