3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, yet heavy brew, hazy, good head, the best of the Urthel-range
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice pour of brown hued cloudy ale with a creamy head. Aroma of barley and dark fruit. The alcohol is obvious, as the sweetness of the brew just can’t hide it. Still, quite a pleasant heavier style of Belgian dark ale. I like it, but enjoy the Urthel Hibernus Quentum more. It’s just not balanced. It’d be best on a cold winter’s eve.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
11.2 oz bottle: Brownish red pour with a persistent head that quickly diminishes but sticks around and laces well. The big ole nose offers a full whiff of ether first, then opens up to smallish notes of burnt caramel, bitter chocolate and earth as well as some yeast inspired notes of plum and jungle fruits. Rich and creamy body. The malt profile is fantastic - creamy caramel, marshmellow, vanilla, toffee and on and on. The esthers add a nice complexity with bourbony plums and raisans. Drinks easy for the ABV, but definitely warms the stomach. Good stuff.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Creamy off-white excellent mostly lasting head. Orange-amber colour. Heavy malty and hoppy aroma. Nice fruity powerfull flavor. Great long finish. Creamy palate. Good but lacks the power of the very best ABTS.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Hazy amber colour with a medium creamy head. Rich malty aroma and taste wiht notes of sugar and caramal. Sub standard abt, but easy drinkable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are sugary sweet, fruits, alcohol and malt. Quite sweet.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pour is a dark red with a small tan head. Aroma is a very nice dark fruit with a ton of brown sugar. Flavor is again lots of brown sugar with some molasses and a decent yeast, Alcohol does show itself as this goes down with a very thick and chewy swallow. It may take you an hour to get this down but it is very tasty.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ml caged and corked bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a hazy brown-red body with a thin light tan head. Smells fruity - grapes, plums, and apples most noticeable, with a generous dose of brown sugar and caramel. Tastes very fruity as well, with apple and plum like qualities, along with a generous dose of caramel and toffee... Just a hint of alcohol toward the finish, with a fair bit of alcohol warming apparent. Heavy bordering on viscous body with light carbonation. A sipper for certain, but the pleasing combination of flavors helps the drinkability some. All-in-all a solid tasty quad, no more, no less.
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