3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20Very Unibroue-y. Standard house aroma. Medium sweet and malty dubbel, some aging fruit and light spices, a little black pepper?
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750mL bottle, pours a dark brown / near-black with a medium beige head. Aroma is full of spices, some dark fruits, and brown sugar. Flavour is full of spices, dark fruits, some caramel malts and some licorice notes. Lively carbonation that accentuates the complexity very well. The age has done wonders to this and there is no hint of oxidation. Great stuff.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by Maniac at the Irish Chanukah tasting. Pours dark brown with garnet highlights, small white head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is caramel, cookie, and nutty malt, spices of nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger with earthy and cellar notes. Flavor is malt dominant, light spicy alcohol, spices and Belgian yeast with light hops and bitterness with a sweet finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
My bottles of this (enjoyed annually since the release) have all been gushers. They pour a deep dank brown with a huge off off white head. Nose and taste are a nice blend of spices and dark sweet malts, caramel, raisins, figs. If this beer wasn’t do overcarbonated I think I would give it a 4+
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle) Pours dark brown. The aroma is yeast spicy with notes of nutmeg, ginger and white pepper. Light roasty and lemon sour undertones. Hints of dark fruits, dark berries (cherries), earth, liquorice, violet, anise and grassy hops. The flavour is medium sweet, light bitter and light acidic. Spicy in the taste as well with notes of anise, ginger, white pepper and nutmeg. Subtle fruity. The mouthfeel is velvety with a sparkling yet soft carbonation. Quite yeasty and light roasted with touch of grassy hops. Medium bodied.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sugar, alcohol, dried fruits, caramel. Flavour is sugar, caramel, dried fruits, cola, alcohol, spices, hop. Full bodied nice beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Strong pine with sherry and honey. Very similar to 2009, but with a stronger pine flavor.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 750ml.
[ Trade by auderale ]. Clear medium to dark red brown color with a huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, spicy, clove, cinnamon, cola, soap, vintage notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dark caramel, soapy, light spicy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110319]
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle@Ulfborg tasting.Pours dark brown with a big tan head.Aroma of cola nut, malt, spice and yeast.Flavor is sweet and warming with some caramel , spice and toasted malts.Medium body, lively carbonation.Nice beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, 75cl corked, shared by Brugmansia. It’s a reddish dark brown beer with a two-finger beige head soon diminishing into a thin layer of bubbles. Spiced nose with dried fruits and a solid dose of cola, and that’s not in a bad way. A bit effervescent maybe, full-bodied and not too sugary. Quite dry actually. Flavorwise there’s the same cola and spices found in the aroma, still in a nice way, a good bitterness chimes in too. A beer I enjoyed drinking. An odd mix of cola and a dubbel maybe, but the spices and bitterness adds the needed dimension to it. Nice. 110319
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Denmark/Norway Tasting @ Ulfborg 2011. Courtesy of Fonefan. Pours deep dark amber with a frothy beige head. Nose is sweet and spicy. Cinnamon, clove, fruit and cola. Flavor is nutty and fruity. Also some thick caramel. A bit of cellar and mild oxidized notes.
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