4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750ml bottle courtesy of Swolf3, thank you Steven. Dark amber/orange pour, nice white head. Nice aroma. Big flavor, a little alcohol in the back, very tasty.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Orange bourbonesque look to this, with a thin head. Many aromas. Bananas, dried dark fruit, brown sugar, a somewhat sour yeasty aroma. Palate is many things all at once. Tingly with small bubbles, sweet, sour, dry, how can it be sweet and dry? Layers of taste with the sugar winning sometimes and the delicate hops other times. Very well made. Very much like the doppelbock style though I doubt any of those are at 12%abv.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
’07 750 ml bottle. quite delicious. consumed during the FL Gators season opener against HI... GO GATORS! pours a brilliant red with a 1/4" light head. Aromas of candi sugar, yeast, banana and sweet fruits. lively over the palate with the sugar taking over the front... nice and soft with smooth carbonation on the sides. The alcohol comes through a bit on the finish - but not too strong... just a nice warming finish. I would definitely buy this one again... very enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle. Bottled on 7/27/07. Cloudy amber in color. Alcohol comes through a little too much. Not as good as real Belgian strong ales but definitely a decent attempt. Probably needs a little more time in the bottle.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle, Bottled on Aug 10, 2006. Pours cloudy amber in color with full foamy brown head. Aroma sweet, malty and fruity. Taste sweet, malty and hop bitter with bitter finish. Taste of alcohol when it warms up.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a medium amber color with a decent antique lace head to top it off. Strong aroma of dark fruit and molasses. Taste is assertive brandy, dried dark fruit, licorice and some smoke. Well balanced, but almost cloyingly sweet. Alcohol warmth is noted after the swallow. Real, real good!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I’ve had this, but apparently never put in a rating...
So we’ll keep it average for now, and if I get a chance to sample it again we’ll change things up.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, aged about 1.5 years. Pours a hazy copper-caramel color with a small, foamy, beige colored head. Soapy lacing slowly drips back towards the body, some of it drying in place before it completes its journey. A swirl of the glass reveals viscous, sugary legging. The aroma reveals a bevy of dark, sweet, fruity notes. Golden raisons and dates meet notes of caramel, brown sugar, and various dark spices. Flavors are again sugary sweet, but with a touch of floral hop bitterness making it more palatable. Boozy and bordering on liquor-like status, this one is not for the faint of heart, and the thick, viscous, sugary body is further proof of that. Ultimately too hot and alcoholic, even at this age, this is a nice attempt at a Belgian Quad that was just taken a bit over the top. Its a decent dessert brew to share amongst 10 or so friends, but otherwise too big for my liking.
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