4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Poured a murkey brown with aromas of figs, raisins, and molasses. Has a little sweetness to it, matches aroma profile. The first sip was amazing, and as I drank it only got better. As it warms, a little of the alcohol starts to show, but wasn’t overpowering.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle at home - great but on a par with rochefort and bernadus etc.
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4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle shared by drowland the night before GTMW 2011, thanks Danny! Pours a murky brown with a nice off white head, the aroma was full of dark fruit, plum and raisins, the flavor is full of dark fruit, caramel and some yeasty touches. The mouthfeel is unlike anything I’ve ever had before, it’s like little bubbles all over your tounge, there isn’t even a hint of booze in the flavor, incrediable.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle purchased in the Netherlands. Waited two years to buy a bottle and it lives up to it’s reputation. Poured a very nice amber with a decent brown lace head. A slight fruity aroma. The taste was very smooth and the aftertaste lingered for a long time and was very pleasant. My only reservation was the price I paid for the bottle but now I can say that I have tried it.
4.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Its the best sample beer sunday in my memory... Dark Mahogany, with a sustained tan head, doesnt really fade... loads of dark fruits, light booze, some dark sugars, some belg yeasts.... Amazingly complex, so much going on, chocolate, raisins, dark fruits, lively, dry finish, lightest hint of smoke, mildest sweetness balanced by the mildest tartness, invites each sip... warming, complex, incredible....
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: SEP 19, 2011 THE beer. Finally got another one in a recent trade. I decided to open it with a friend of mine and tonight just happened to be that night. Bottle poured into a chalice.
A - Pours murky brown with a start white one and a half finger head leaving small wisps of lacing down the glass.
S - Smells of dark fruits; like figs, prunes, and raisins; mixes with the sweet malt, chewy belgian yeast, and some damp earth. The alcohol creeps in as it comes to room temperature.
T - Starts off with a sweet mix of dark fruits and candied sugar slowly giving way a mix of bready malts, spicy belgian yeast, caramel, toffee, molasses, and some chocolatey sweetness. The alcohol begins to rear its head as the ale comes to room temperature, drying the pallet. The finish is a mix of sugary sweetness and light heat from the alcohol. Amazingly balanced overall.
M - Medium-Heavy body and flavor with moderate carbonation. So damn smooth with a little bit of chewiness. The alcohol does become a bit tiresome over the course of the glass.
O - This is still one of my favorite beers of all time. From the dark, complex, flavors to the soft, velvety, feel you would be hard pressed to find a better quad. I can’t wait for my next encounter with this amazing beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle pours a nice dark amber. Up front it has aroma of dark friuts like dates. It just tastes like a normal quad at that the front. For me the big thing about this beer is that in the finish it just keeps going with lots of flavours. Nice beer
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2005 vintage; it is my 30th birthday today (2011), in a westvleteren glass; pour is murky golden brown with a modest off white head that diminishes to a light haze; the nose is sweet breads, toffee, caramel, Belgian sugars, and berries. Its slightly prickly on the tongue, on the sweeter side; honestly ... wow. This brew was sublime out of the gate, and gave me chills. The flavor profile matches the fantastic notes of the aromas. I love. Westvleteren.
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