4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2010 Bottle (2 actually) @ home, with the proper glass, commemorating an awesome beer weekend. (Pre ZBF, local belgian beershop, St. Sixtus abbey, ZBF) Deep brownish black pour, faint red glow. Thick creamy/soapy tanned head, leaving lot’s of lacing. Intense and complex aroma with fruity yeast, sweet liquorice, caramel and spices being most noticeable. Deep bitter flavour of sweet liquorice, salt liquorice, smoke and spices followed by sweetness from caramel, fruit and raisin. Flavour lingers on for ages.
Truly an awesome beer, but it’s not my number one. Close though.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
great, dark brown and very rich, deserves all the praise that it earns,, the taste was even richer and smoother and the Abt 12 from St Bernardus
, the only regret about this beer is how hard and expensive it was to get
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at Auberge Douceurs Belges in Quebec City. Poured a dark brown colour with a small creamy head. The lace was also creamy. There was also a thin white coat over the brew with patches of spices. Mild spicy nose with some nuts and alcohol in the background. The taste was very nutty with some bitterness in the back. The alcohol is always present, but dissapears slowly. Some dark fruit and notes of coffee in the aftertaste. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. After finally finding this one and being so well-rated, I was dissapointed... just like the Rochefort 10. Well brewed, not much to get me off. Lacking in the aroma department.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, 8 years ago from an offie in Slough, and more recently - BIG thanks to Mes. Well it wouldn’t be Number 1 on RB if it didn’t seriously kick ass, and this undoubtedly does that - in abundance. Dense vivid dark brown colour with a liberal tan cuff. The nose makes you sit up and take notice from the off, and it kicks in that you have something pretty special sitting in your glass. Forest pine, dark fruit, marzipan, booze, malt, spices. Breath deeeeeply and inhale its a 10 - no dizzle. Slides down wonderfully well - warming with a gently prickly alco-burn that soothes like a warm blanket on a cold night. Lord (and the monks) only knows how they have sculpted this concoction of spices, fruits, malt and yeast so seamlessly. Worthy of all the plaudits. Sublime beer.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
There’s not much to say about this. It is the perfect beer for its style and it really can’t get much better. It is deserving of the high accolades. If you can find it, try it.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled from the bottle at the 2010 February Circle City Tasting. Poured a near clear dark gold with an off-white head. Aroma had notes dark grains, alcohol, a bit of dark fruit and a bit of clove. Amazingly well balanced.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAY 29, 2010 I think I may reserve my judgement until I have a second... this was much different than expected. For now, the number one rated beer is far from number one in my heart. :-(
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle in de Vrede, Westvleteren. Greyish brown body with long lasting brown head. Hazy. Very strong malty aroma, sweet, quite like cola. Flavour really complex, some sweetness but somehow sour. Fruity and hoppy with good balance. Plum. Some chocolade and hops on aftertaste. Not an alcoholic flavor at all. Even though I was really sceptic towards this all time best hype, it turned out to be one of the best beers ever.
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