Urthel Parlus Magnificum (was: Vlaemse Bock)

330ml bottle (Kaisla, Helsinki)
Almost ruby red, healthy tight head. Caramel and sweet dark fruits in the aroma. Sharp carbonation. Very caramelly and clearly burnt sweet taste. However, lacking something to grasp on to. Covers the 7.5% quite well. Preferred this to Hop-it, certainly.

11.2oz bottle from Michael’s FIne Wine and Spirits (Orlando, FL). Pours a dark brown with red highlights and a huge tan foamy two finger head. Aroma is sweet and lamty with notes of caramel, dark chocolate. Flavor is much of the same with a slight bitterness throughout and a hint of coffee toward the finish. Generally medium body with a slightly sweet, slightly bitter finish.

On tap. Dark brown, big beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malts, caramel. Flavour is soft malts, dark chocolate, caramel sweetness balanced by a nice dry finish. Mouthfeel is like chocolate milk. Improved version of the Vlaemse bock.

Bottle. Poured brown with a fluffy beige head. Aroma is dark fruits and caramel. Flavour is malty with a good spicy feeling. Long spicy aftertaste.

Botella, courtesy of Plovman. Deep brown colour. Good malty aroma with yeast and spice. Good mouthfeel. Sweet malty and caramellic spiced wheaty flavour.

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, yet easy to drink, hazy, good head, nice brew

Pours dark reddish brown with big beige head. Aromas are powerful- lots of raisin and prune, with molasses and honey. Tons of fruity esters- banana, raspberry, and apricot. Some clove, ginger, and nuttiness in there as well. Flavor is very sweet at first, with lots of dark fruit and brown sugar. Then turns slightly acidic with a sharp sense to it. Palate isn’t completely full- some smooth texture subsiding into some prickly and almost sharp acidity. Finish is quite dry. A decent offering, but nothing fantastic.

330 ml. Hazy copper-chestnut with a large, creamy and lasting head. Aroma is sweet corn, slight dark fruit, wood. Flavor is wooden apple, dark fruit, slight cinnamon, bubblegum, and molasses. Near-medium body is dry, tingly and warm with alcohol, and at times a bit too fizzy.