3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a copperish hue with light, diaspating heas. Fruity begian nose, and a thick cloying flavor. I bet some age will help this as the alcohol is not well hidden
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a dark amber with a nice off-white head. Big fruity/yeasty Belgian nose. Flavor is sweet: a very complex, fruity mixture ... maybe some raisins, a bit of peach and cherry, although mild. Dark fruitiness abounds. Big alcohol presence. Pleasantly warm and full. Very robust and flavorful. Excellent.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
750mil, Pours a most fantastic copper color, this beer looks like a million bucks, too bad it disappointed me with overbearing yeasty malty flavor, ending with a mild alcoholic burn... still not my style.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled 4/14/07. Consumed 6/20/07 with Wieland and Taylor. Pours a dark red and brown with a withering off-white head. Nose is fruity (dark) and spicey with hardly any notice of the high alcohol content. Flavor mimics nose with more yeasty flavors coming through. Strong and flavorful malts throughout. A nice surprise from Victory.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Too sweet, candied, and malty for me. Fruit peel and pits give this a bitter acidic edge. Lots of streaming, frothy dark carbonation and head. Chewy full body. Tobacco, peach and cherry notes stand out. Complex and interesting but not my thing.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a hazy ruby copper color with a 1 finger white head that fades the a thin ring. Aroma is a blend of light and dark fruits, some slight brown sugar sweetness and a bit spicy. A little too much alcohol in the flavor. Theres some nice sweetness that’s almost cloying but not quite. Finishes spicy and peppery. Slightly vinous. The fruit flavors are there but really overpowered by dominant alcohol. Medium-full body, very lively carbonation (a little too much), oily texture, and an obvious alcohol warming.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle. off white head that was of average and creamy apperances (good lacing) into cloudy, sparkling brown body. ripe fruits, yeast, brown sugar, and hops are all noticed in the aroma. medium body. fizzy carbonation. alcohol is hidden well in the aroma but is noticed in the warming aspects. Damn fine belgian strong.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brownish orange amber with short lived fluffy white head. Aroma of slightly sour fruit and oak. Tastes of grape, yeast, and a strange vitamin taste in the finish.
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