2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Copper with a beige head. Flowery, yeasty nose. Some notes of chocolate and coffee. Fruit. Complex. Robust mouthfeel. Flavor was sweet and nutty and rich and warm.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 0,33ltr: Brown , but powerful ale from Amsterdam, with some spices in it and a good bitterness.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: FEB 2, 2010 Rating reflects aged sample, but a fresh one is also pretty damn good. Fresh: Red-brown clear appearance. Very full-bodied with long-lasting flavors. Excellent long bittersweet finish. I agree with jbrus about this one: this is underrated brew. Re-rate: Bottled, 0.3 liter, BB 04-2008, sampled 01-2010 (about 6 years old). Beer came gushing out after opening, unbelievable after all these years. Brown colored, tiny yeast particles, lasting beige head. Absolutely fantastic nose, extremely fruity, almost like a lambic, but also hoppy, reminiscent of Orval, wow. Initially sour flavor, which later on develops to be more sweet. Lasting sweet finish. I’d never thought that a beer could age in this way, it tastes like a fresh Orval with a hint of lambic. Brilliant!
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
330ml bottle at a tasting thanks to TaktikMtl
Aroma : Raisins, red fruits. Quite a lot of oxidisation.
Taste : Raisins, red fruits, still lots of oxiydisation. Finish is a tiny bit tart. Some notes of oak as well.
Overall : I suspect this was very old. Lots of oxidisation. Not very good.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle:
Small off white head on top of a murky orange brown, with red tints, colored beer.
Smell malts, sweets, mollasses.
Taste malts, caramel, sweets, spices, light bitter, mollasses, grains, sugars and hops.
Low carbo, medium to full body, soft mouthfeel, Light creamy texture.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle.
Amber with a small, thick head. Mostly dried fruits and caramel in the aroma. The taste was sweet with malt, dried fruits, caramel and some yeast. An ok beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ home. Hazy reddish brown, large creamy lightly tanned head.
Aroma of fruits, yeast, citrus, caramel, faint liquorice and wine.
Flavour is somewhat sour with red fruit and citrus, some spices and a faint hint of caramel, wine and liquorice.
There’s a Belgian twist allright but Barleywine?
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Dark copper-brown color, super-thick rocky light tan head that almost goes over the glass. Slight funk on the aroma, along with grain, grapeskins and pepper. Taste has a pleasant funkiness balanced by some mild sweetness. Real grainy throughout and the alcohol never really is apparent. Reminded me a bit of La Roja.
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