2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours a clear amber/brown with a one inch light off-white head and good carbonation leaving a decent lacing. The nose is great, dominated by caramel malt but with deep fruit, toffee sweetness and a hint of chocolate. Bready, caramel malt is overbearing in the mouth... There are hints of deep fruit, and an underlying sweetness that really comes through on the swallow along with a nice zing from the 11.5%, but it’s all overpowered by the over the top malt character. This has a nice, smooth mouthfeel with just the right amount of carbonation, but the taste isn’t well balanced at all. Not sure if i’ll be able to finish this one...
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: AUG 15, 2010 01/11/2010: 33cl bottle. Pours a cloudy dark brown/red (clears near the end of the glass) with a medium beige head. Aroma and taste is caramel malts and spices on top of a nice alcohol base. Good depth, decent balance. Overall very good.
08/14/2010: 750ml bottle - cork date: 07/08. Not changing my original score, just notes. Taste: Carmel malts, notes of dark fruit & spices, booze much more smooth (soft edges). Some alcohol warmth & burn in the finish. A big punch in this beer - not what I would call nuanced or complex, but solid and very well done.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle on 12/31/2009 at Mekong’s New Years Eve Party. Clear golden amber body with a small off-white head. Sweet caramel and candi sugar aroma. Sweet candi sugar flavor wtih caramel and belgian spice. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a brune body with a tan head. Vinous etoh latent fruit, caramel malt tones, dark esters cherry, plum with some light citrus notes. A candy sweetness some dry wet wood tones and a strong warming. A great night cap, but nothing phenomenal in terms of quads.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle with friend 2009-12-18, Gøteborg
AR: scotch fudge, red fruits
AP: amber body, wee white head
F: christmas toofee, a bit bitterness - seet and a bit oliy - as usual when it’s a good quality beer
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a huge beige head that diminishes completely. The aroma is full of sugar/fruit. The appearance is a cloudy dark golden brown with little chunks oif yeast floating in it. The flavor is full of malt at first, but overpowered by the alcohol. I would describe the flavor as being malt + alcohol + hops.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a lovely cloudy brown color with lots of thick beige head. Aroma is of malt, grains, raisins, perhaps some nutty flavor. Very nice full bodied mouth feel. Overall a very rich and well balanced beer which is a nice blend between a typical Belgian quad, yet with sour taste which is from the Flemish influences.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark, thick, rich flavor, accompanied by a high alcohol content (11% ABV). While noticable, the alcohol taste is well balanced with the other flavors, which are equal strong and quite numerous. The sweet, syrupy texture & taste is a bit more pronounced than I’d like. This is a meal - or two - in a bottle. A great beer that I think would be better if less syrupy and sweet.
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