3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2006 bottle picked up at South Bay Drugs. In the nose, I find a spicy blend of yeast as well as a sweet malt aroma. The flavor is heavy with sweetened malts that taste sugary and sweet like a malt non-alcoholic beverage. The appearance was an opaque pitch dark brown with small foaming on top.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2006 bottle. Murky reddish brown color with a thin beige head that shrank to a lasting whisp on the surface. Big fruity sugar nose with some dark caramel notes. Tons of ripe, juicey fruit flavors with plum, apple, raisen, plus clove and cinnimon spices. The alcohol comes to the fore as it warms. I almost get smoke in the end. Luscious mouthfeel. Really very nice.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
The beer was brown with a small amount of off-white head and amply carbonated. In the aroma I detected malt, mild oak, fruit, and spices. In the flavor I detected malt, mild oak, fruit (raisins?), spices, and alcohol. It was smooth and thick with a heavy mouthfeel.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
2006 Vintage. Bottled purchased at PP Bottle Shop in Carlsbad. Dark brown color with a floaty beige head, doesn’t seem as sticky as regular Pannepot. Caramel, toffee and strong raisin aroma with alcohol. Fruity flavor similar to Pannepot, but it seemed that the palate is lacking something. Big Belgian yeast note that is character to this type of brew. Really tasty stuff, but I think I’d prefer the original.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle during Max’s 72 Hour Belgian Beer Fest. Dark brown pour with a small tan head. Nose is exquisite - dark fruits, caramel, choco notes yeast and candi sugar. Taste is creamy malts, chewy caramel, dark fruits, soft custard, light dusty yeast and candi sugar. Body is so creamy and chewy. This just goes down with ease. Medium-full overall feel with a creamy carbonation. Ends with more dark fruits, caramel, sweet malts, custard, cocoa, and powdery yeast. Awesome stuff!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
330 ml bottle from South Bay drugs. This is the 2006 vintage. Poured a murky roan-brown color with a small beige head. The nose displays dark fruits; plenty of raisins, dates, plums, prunes and some dust. The flavor is similarly very fruity with Belgian yeasts rounding out the taste nicely. The mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. The finish is long with lingering plums. Overall: A well concocted brew, but I was expecting more complexity . Still I will drink again without hesitation.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
*i liked it ok, would not buy it*
aroma: mild.. some candy some booze.. a touch of a strawberry fruitroll up.. i think. app: red rootbeer.. nothin to neat. flavor: not bad not great. its a good belgian for someone that is not in love with the style. no flavor really jumps out. there are a bit of red berries, but not to much. palate: wish it was more velvety. OA: its good, was wishing for more.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cl bottle, 2006 vintage, via one of my Danish traders. Pours a dark amber body with some small floaties churning about among vigorous carbonation. Nice creamy beige head. The nose is intensely fruity with great Belgian yeast and a little alcohol. Plums, figs, candi sugar, smells wonderful. It tastes fruity and very sweet with a hefty dose of alcohol and earthy yeastiness. Lots of banana on the lingering finish. Very smooth and well rounded. Mouthfeel is perfect, creamy and thick with a slight clinginess and perfect soft carbonation. Overall, pretty damn good, maybe not quite as good as the regular version, but still quite good.
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