 cking (720), North Canton, Ohio, USA
May 20, 2007
Rated 5/13/06: This is a great beer to get cozy with anytime of the year. The pour is an immense dark ruby red with a thin head and little lacing. Due to the high alcohol content this is to be expected. The aroma is unlike any other, awesome is an understatement. I drank from a red wine glass and an intense aroma of dark sweet fruits filled the air. I inhale and its as if I am drinking port, It is hard to explain how delicious the scent truly is. The beer is slightly thin on the palate but it works. The flavor is bursting with fruit flavors and sweet malts. Plums, cherries, figs, raisins, who knows what is all involved in this wonderful beer. Overall this is a must try. Not your typical brew, but exactly what I would expect from Unibroue. Absolutely Fabulous.
Praetorian (42), Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Dark brown/black in color with a small, off white head with decent lacing. The aroma is of oats and apples with a hint of white wine. The flavor is of apples and spices- tastes like a hefferwizen! The palate is syrupy. Overall i’d say its a unique beer with a unique taste which I didn’t expect from a beer so dark. A good beer, but not my style.
1_2many (194), Ohio, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. Color of molasses with a light tan head and almost zero lacing. Aroma has a lot of dark fruit and caramel malt but I can still sense the alcohol. Flavor is mostly sweet, alcohol and the dark fruit. Very drinkable with less carbonation than most of the others by Unibroue. Impressive
biznizness (687), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Wow, this is very dark, and very bold. I’m also getting dark fruit, and the alcohol is very well hidden. Except that it’s getting me drunk. Right now, the crew is in Amsterdam going crazy, so I drink to them.
BeerEssential (90), Massachusetts, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Pours an almost opaque black with an off white head that settles down to a thin, but creamy layer. Somewhat fruity (as in raisin/plum/fig) scent and taste, with a touch of bitterness, but overall very drinkable. A hint of the 10.5%, but not overwhelming. Medium mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Like a good double/abt. I hope that I can find this again.
dolemite77 (150), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Wow... pours a dark brown with hints of red... thick tan head. Aroma is similar to other Unibroue beers... yeasty, with the dark fruits you would expect. the flavor is so much better in this one than others from the brewery though. The strong alcohol and the sweetness keep fighting with each other... dark fruit flavors, raisins, dates, quite a bit of malt as well. The finish is dry with a tingle of alcohol. I’m a fan of this one.
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