3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750mL bottle shared by iowaherkeye in Jan. 2007.
Brown color with a beige head and decent retention. Smell is of brown sugar, plums, raisins, and caramel. Taste is slightly tart, has some tastes of pears, caramel, toffee, and some dark fruits too. Medium bodied with a heavier than medium body. Thanks for sharing this, Joey.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tasted it at the Proefzolder Picobrewery Alvinne. A dark red/brown colored beer, with a beige head, which dissapears quiet soon. An aroma of light chocolate, several sweet notes and a bit spicy. The taste of dar caramel, a bit sweet of raisins and prune. Also a bit spice.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Beautiful dark beer that is very fruity and extremely, overwhelmingly crisp. Huge head that filled the glass after two ounces were poured but settled quickly. Tons of brown sugar, cane sugar, sugary alcoholy liquers, and super sour green apple and plum skins. Lots of overripe plum ripe body flavor. Just awesome, don’t know why this isn’t rated higher, and can’t wait to try the Pannepot for sure.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330 ml bottle, courtsey of yngwie. Small beige head rapidily reduced to ring of foam. Dark mahogny, low carbonatied body. Aroma has a vinous charachter, dark tinned fruits, toffee, and a scent of alcohol. Notes of yeast and cellar. Taste is light sourish malts, a plummy fruitiness, and a note of brown sugar and spices. Full-bodied. Malty, spicy, sugary finish. Reliable and tasty, but not outstanding.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.2oz bottle sampled alongside it’s cousin, Pannepot. 2006 vintage. Not as aromatic as its cousin. I smelled subdued cherry and toffee mostly. Not terribly boozy. Poured a clear ruddy brown color. Head was two fingers high and off white with good retention. Only a bit of lace was left behind on the glass. Medium bodied, moderately effervescent, and slightly sweet. Dark fruits dominated the flavor, but there was also some champaign, apple, and clove. Tasty. Despite having the same alcohol content, it didn’t seem as overtly boozy as Pannepot.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.2 oz bottle: Near black pour with a pillowy beige head that settles into a suitable finger-thick head. The nose offers a great balance of yeast and malt. Phenolic banana and apple balance well with a healthy dose of burnt sugar, sweet chocolate and plum. Big, chewy mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Raisins and plums hit the tongue first, with a second wall of malt offering burnt cookie and dark chocolate. Finishes chalky with residual cocoa and fudgey notes. Good stuff.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy of psprings. 2006 vintage. Pours a opaque chocolate brown with minimal head. Nose is toffee, dark fruits, molasses and alcohol. Palate is sweet with raisins, brown sugar, vanilla and a touch of salty chocolate in the finish. Lighter mouth feel. Pretty complex brew that hides its alcohol nicely. Thanks Paul!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
My bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry -- courtesy of gunhaver. 2006 vintage. Pours a hazy deep copper-brown with a small diminishing frothy off-white head. Aroma of lightly sour fruit, caramel malt, brown sugar, spices and dusty yeast. Flavour’s pretty much the same: Lightly sour fruit with spices, brown sugar and caramel malt. Thick and syrupy. Alcohol’s totally hidden. Good stuff, I could pound back several of these -- easily.
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