Watch City Nuptial Belgian

On tap last February. Served in a proper (snifter) glass. Was excellent on a chilly winter day. Went down smoothly. Nice stuff!

Draught tulip at the brewpub, 3/8/06
Deep cola-licorice brown, with some deep auburn and light mahogany tints, light haziness to it, with a quickly receding beige head, providing light lacing.
The nose is fruity at first (plums, cherries, dates, oranges) and only lightly phenolic, with some medium-sweet brown malts that are more soothing than anything. Very well concealed alcohol does not come through in the nose, save for a bit of perfuminess upon warming. Light anise and cinnamon dryness, but almost an intense, herbal-rootiness, really. Some dry caramel as well.
The flavor begins more dry than I would have expected, but it’s due to proper attenuation, as the mouthfeel has a strong chewiness to it that shows of well-extracted malt. Anise mixes with chocolate and other dry phenols creep in, but for an uncontrolled fermentation temperature, this is strikingly clean. Reserved fruitiness keeps things interesting, while dry chocolate and light caramel notes provide most of the conversation. Some spicy, but otherwise reserved hoppiness, no alcohol. Belgian yeast is tastefully done, no meatiness, or heaviness/dullness. Very Unibroue-esque.

on tap-pours a foamy tan head that laces. Color is black with dark amber. Aroma is dark fruit, malt. Taste is dark fruit, malt, flat hops. Light/medium body.

On tap at the brewpub. The aroma was sweet and malty, but not particularly pronounced. The color was a very dark copper with an off-white head. The flavor was fruity, with some candy sugar, and Belgian yeast. With such a sweet beer, I would have expected a sticking mouthfeel, but it just wasn’t there. A good solid, heavy beer.

22oz bottle from brewpub - dated 4/14/02. Pours a hazy dark reddish-brown, with the smallest ring of tan foam, very still bodied. Aroma is big sweet fruitiness (grape, raisin, plum), some hops, a bit of honey, and some alcohol. Flavor is fruity, vinous, a bit of alcohol comes up in the middle, some chocolate pokes through at points, and ends with a fairly strong hoppy finish. Full bodied, very slick mouth feel due to lack of carbonation.