MissDolle (14), Odense, Denmark
May 9, 2008 No wonder that this is among the worlds greatest beers! Ive tasted this several times. Fantastic beer with great full body. Notes of roasted malts, dark fruits, caramel, yeast and brown sugar. Fantastic!!!!
 hombrepalo (345), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 8, 2008 BIG thanks to jjpm74! Finally got my hands on the mecca of all beers. Enticing, sweetish aroma. Color is dark, murky brown. Pours with a big, white head. Sweet malt flavor up front closely followed by a balancing hit of bitterness. Rich complex malt, hop bitterness and complex fruit flavors dance in my mouth. The attack on my tastebuds is incredible. This beer has a long lingering finish that just won’t quit. There’s also a touch of alcohol warmth to the finish. I love the balance of this beer. Easily one of the best beers I’ve ever had. Delicious! I wish I had more.
chicagodri (327), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 3, 2008 Pours a cloudy brown with a medium sized off white head. Aroma of sweet fruit. The thing that makes this beer so good is the balance. Nice sweetness, good fruit flavor, and some sugar as well. The 10.2% ABV isn’t noticeable. Wish they had some bigger bottles :)
hophead_hans (525), Bay Area, California, USA
May 2, 2008 Tap at in the Vrede. Wow, now I know what all the hype is about. Easily the best example of this style that I ever tasted. Pours with a fairly dark color and a nice head. Aromas of figs and plums. Wonderfully smooth, great flavors of plums, caramel and other dark fruit, nice sweetness to it, alcohol not really noticeable. Very chewy but not cloying, outstanding.
Addendum: Same day I went to the Kulminator and had a bottle of 12, with the yellow cap, from 2004. Completely different from the one described above. The aroma was totally dominated by malts, cloves and spiced fruit. The fruitiness - mainly cherry- was still there in the flavors but malts were more prominent. Even more chewy, almost overwhelmimg flavor profile. The rating is for the draft version by the way.
Crit (2175), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
May 1, 2008 Updated: May 4, 2008As usual I don’t see what all the fuss is about. Dark brown, lasting beige head.
Light fruity nose. Tingly mouthfeel decent lacing.
Brown sugar start, lighty tart and fruity.Whiskey overtones, medium alcohol heat/bitterness in the finish
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