3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown and sweet. Tastes like raisins and rum. I have to thank my friend Bill for bringing me back some crazy beer from his long European trip.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Rating #1000.Bottle.Pours dark brown with a dense off-white head.Aroma of malt, brown sugar, alcohol, plumes and caramel.Flavor is sweet and malty with some brown sugar , plumes, berries and alcohol.Sweet and bitter finish.Full body,average carbonation.World class beer.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a dark brown with a very nice long lasting tan head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, sugar, and malt. Supberb mouthfeel and tastes of raisins, fruit, and sugar. Surprisingly little taste of alcohol. Acquired through brokered trade from Hamilton23. An absolute classic and well worth trading for.
4.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
330 ml bottle in Germany with much thanks to Steptin. Pours a dark brown color with a really massive and long lasting fizzy beige head. Aroma is strong with lots of raisans, caramel, burnt sugar and some herbal notes. Incredible smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is nice and subtle with lots of chocolate, ripe fruits and a nice malty touch. Alcohol is nowhere to be found. I wanted to be critical of this beer since it is number one. It is as most say here a fantastic beer. Superior in all ways. It still does no go to number one on my list but it is in the top 10. Glad I was able to have some.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Brown and sweet. Tastes like raisins and rum. I have to thank my friend Bill for bringing me back some crazy beer from his long European trip.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
26th December 2007
Deep rich and sweet. Treacle and caramel. Sweet dry finish. Not that complex but a lip smacking beer that is very drinkable and moorish.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
33cl bottle shared with a friend. The beer was probably 20 or more years old. The bottle was very dusty and the capsule had the word ’ABT’ on it instead of the number ’12’ that’s on the capsule nowadays. Poured red brown to amber with no head at all and almost no carbonation. The smell was great and reminded me of chocolate, liquor and port. The taste was still great and surprisingly soft with a touch of dark chocolate, caramel, coffee and a sweet alcoholic aftertaste. Great experience.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Westvleteren
12
Paid a small fortune to have these delivered to the house (actually the wife paid. Gotta love her). December 2009 bottle. Served in a Bernardus glass. Pours medium hazy brown without a ton of head, probably the pour. Good retention for what there is. Appears oily with mild lacing. Aroma is boozy and toffee with yeasty buttery bread. Slight choco and raisins as it warmed. Flavor is more alcoholic than I would have assumed. Bread and butter with mild dark fruits. This is damn good and damn smooth, but the Pannepot bottle from five nights ago was better. This is good in part because it is rare, but it is damn good nonetheless.
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