 charcot25 (180), Cordova, Tennessee, USA
Apr 17, 2008
The cork popped with the release of a tremendous aroma -- fruity, spicy and yeasty, almost breadlike. Flavor is the typical Unibroue profile with lots of spicy phenolics, some stone fruits and rum raisin. Finishes appropriately dry. Similar to their other strong darks, just more intense. At 10.5% abv, it’s probably best to share the bottle with someone else.
Lowe1983 (730), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is sweet with caramel, lemon, bubblegum, spices, toffee, and spices. Flavor is sweet at first with toffee, caramel, dark fruits, bubblegum, spices, and lemon. Finishes with a hint of chocolate with a lingering flavor. There is a slight warming but it really isn’t that strong considering how hich the alcohol content is.
daddyslick (33), Arizona, USA
Jul 20, 2008 This beer pours very dark with a dark head that left the glass quickly. It smelled very sweet and tasted much the same. This beer is very unique in that it is very strong and doesn’t taste it at all. Not only does it not taste 10.5%, it doesn’t taste above 4.5% I would say. I have had other beers from this brewery and I hvae to say that I am most impressed by this one. Great job guys
CaryTheDude (114), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Definitely qualifies as one of my favorite beers. Oh, this one is beautiful. Pours black like the Saint of Killers’ soul, and just keeps getting better as you go along. Absolutely fantastic.
Derek881 (295), Frederick, Maryland, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Poured from a large sized bottle into a trappist glass. The beer had a cloudy, dark brown to almost black color with a very dark tan, creamy head, that had modest retention and size, and clung to the edges of the glass. The aroma was subtle but very pleasant, featuring some toffee and raisin tones, with perhaps some other fruits such as bananas, and a bit of caramel malt. The taste is a sweet dense fruity and candy blend with a pleasant bitterness on the side. Its mouthfeel was superb, a creamy, velvety texture with amazing smoothness and only a hint of the heavy alcohol content appearing. The body was wet and full, with slightly below average levels of carbonation and fizz. A truly quality beer, and although a little bit expensive, still a good value for the size and character.
dunkpigen (253), Kolding, Denmark
Jul 13, 2008 Bottle at Århus Ølfestival 2008. Pours a dark brown with a small head. Aroma of roasted malt and raisins and other fruits and vinious. The flavour is nicely balanced roasted malt, raisins and other fruts and vinious.
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