 skortila (2355), Bunnik, Netherlands
Apr 18, 2008
Bottled. Aroma is very spicy and fruity. It has clove, cinnamon ("speculaas/ontbijtkoek" ) and cherry. Pleasant. Clear, dark red coloured with not much head. Taste is sweet, quite spicy and has a decent cherry tone. Quite sticky mouthfeel. When heated, the spicyness is much less and the beer has a much less pronounced character. So just drink at normal temperature.
DTM (324), Winters, California, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Bottle from a small store in Winters, CA. Found it covered in dust and thought I would take a chance. Unfortunatley I don’t think it was kept to preserve flavor. There was absolutley no pop when we opened the bottle. Although there was no carbonation the cherry flavor was still okay. Will have to try again.
timfoolery (294), Alabama, USA
Jul 8, 2008 DTM found this one at a liquor store near him covered in dust. I’m not sure it aged well while it was there. We also neglected to drink it hot. I have to try it again to get the real impression.
Lowe1983 (722), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
Jul 7, 2008 2002. 700th rating. Sampling at both room temp and hot. Pours a darker amber color with pretty much no head. Room temp: Aroma is of cherry, vanilla, maybe a hint of some cinnamon, caramel malts, and a slight hint of alcohol. Flavor was notably cherry at first, gives way to the spices and then finishes with a very slight warming. At this point I have a feeling this is going to taste better hot. Hot: Aroma is stronger once heated. The spices are coming out a little more, as well as the alcohol. Same with the flavor. All the flavor as coming out more as I expected it would. Palate is much thicker when hot as well. I wouldn’t rate this as one of the best beers I’ve had but it’s interesting and still delicious.
craftycarl21 (105), USA
Jul 2, 2008 pours a brownish read with no head whatsoever. aroma is throughly cherry, but with definite notes of vanilla, spices, and a sweet creamy taste. taste is delicious; dominated by cherry, but the notes of cream and vanilla persist. Mouthfeel is incredible, sweetness is delightful but not overwhelming or fake, just like eating a candy bar. Unibroue daringly ventures away from its bread and butter belgian strong with this one, and succeeds on every level.
Blom (568), Odense, Denmark
Jun 22, 2008 Vintage 2002, 6 years old, enjoyed cooled. The bottle opens with only a hint of a pzzzt and pours brown-red with absolutely no head. The aroma is dominated by cherry, oak, vanilla and cinnamon going into amazing sweet flavours of cherry, mazipan and vanilla. I am totally blown away by this one - it is far from the acid and sour belgian krieks but luckily it doesn’t have the sugary and artificial feel of many a sweet kriek. A grand experience!
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