4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, shared. Pours a nice brownish-red color, quickly-dissipating white head. The aroma is malt with dark fruit and apricot notes thrown in. Taste is crystal malt with apricot, dark fruit, and bready characteristics as well. Alcohol dominates the aftertaste, but it thankfully doesn’t overwhelm the beer. Surprised this is called a Belgian Strong Ale here, I thought it was a Quad. Regardless of the style, it’s a very good beer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 28 Sep 2007) Reddish brown colour, hazy, with brief white head. Fruity, malty nose with dried fruit, apricots and marzipan. Fruity, malty taste with notes of dried apricots, fruitcake and marzipan. Vinous with alcohol sweetness throwing a decent punch towrds the finish. Warming and nice.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
750 ml bottle. Poured a murky amber/brown with a bubbly white head. Strong alcohol aroma coming through, think of beer schnapps, with a slight touch of caramel and some yeast. Spicy alcohol flavor with a slight touch of yeas hidden behind the alcohol. Did I mention the alcohol??? This was a let down.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Simply fantasitc...the finest Belgian style Victory makes.....very simliar to Quad/Abt style. Delicious and complex, a thinking man’s Victory brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Bottle. AMber color, offwhite head. Malty, yeasty, vinous aroma, raisins, nutty notes and some apricot. Malty, yeasty flavor, fruity notes, apricot and hops. Strong malty finish with alcohol.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled@SBWF 2007
Dark ruby-amber color, small off-white head. Hayish hoppy nose. Very sweet, lightly hoppy and malty. Liquerish palate. Alcholic aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled@SBWF2007. Murky amber colour, mediumsized white head. aroma is lcohol, malts, yeast, raisins and some raspberries. Flavour is quite much the same along with some vanilla and nutty notes. A pleasantly made brew.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Cloudy roast red, brief head. Aroma of caramel and raspberries. Full bodied with rather clean mouthfeel. Potent and warming, salty with almondy yeast character and flowery notes. Hops comes through the yeast induced flavours giving it a resiny, really bitter finish. A massive beer, but perhaps missing out on the finer details.
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