 scraff (1716), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Jun 24, 2004
Sampled 3 ozs many years ago, finally a bottle for myself. I’m speechless, thoughtless, don’t know what to say. Absolutely the best Belgian Ale I ever had. Deep dark murky brown ale, fluffy off-white head. The nose is so complex with rich buttery dark fruits, brown sugar, caramel, fresh bread dough, and a hint of chocolate. Flavor is all of the above with the dark fruit notes of cherry, fig, raisin, and plum dominating. Light chocolate and butter crunch flavors bounce in and out of the dark fruit bowl with grace. Hops are well hidden, but show up ever so slightly as I work my way through the chalice. Full bodied, pillow soft carbonation, smooth creamy, decadent finish. Find yourself a bottle and savor every drop.....
luttonm (162), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jan 7, 2009 Thanks to trevor211 for sharing this gem! sweet, deep, light brown that is remarkably in the middle of Roche 10 and Bernardus Abt12. Carmel, anise, sweet-sour nose. Pretty mellow carbonation comparatively. hazy, malty, unfiltered? Incredible flavor, potent, concentrated. Brown sugar, yeasty. A religious experience, incredible. Probably the best beer I’ve ever had, but the effort and hype are just a tad exorbitant. In other words, this would be an incredible beer to have regularly.
vtafro (6), , New Jersey, USA
does not count  Jan 6, 2009 Awesome beer, couldn’t believe my friend even wanted to open this. Lives up to the hype. What every Belgian quad wants to be.
trevor211 (204), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jan 5, 2009 I was skeptical at first, but this lives up to the hype - I can absolutely see why this is the #1 beer in the world. HUGE thanks to Bobby91w for including this as an extra - I couldn’t be happier. Pours a murky deep brown, with a smaller head than its SB brother, but it’s still really thick. Dark fruits abound - figs and dates - with a lot of brown sugar, caramel - even a bit of fresh (not roasted) hazelnuts. Very sweet, but my God there’s a lot to it. The palate is perfect - just enough carbonation to keep it clean, but the flavor lingers forever, and this is so delicious that I think I uttered "wow" after every sip. Aside from the looks (I thought it would be a bit darker), this is absolute perfection. I’m truly not sure I could enjoy a beer more.
plaidtopia (8), , Washington, USA
does not count Jan 5, 2009 Smooth, lightly fizzy and shifts from light to dark. Slightly fruity and fizzy at first, then goes buttery, deep and dense.
"Meh" aroma -- sweet, but almost not there and too obviously molasses with no masking -- but beautiful to look at: dark brown at the bottom, becomes red and visibly clouded at the top. Small head.
pjweaver (125), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 4, 2009 Trappist Glass (Thanks kmweaver...gotta love relatives). Pours a dark mahogany color, looks gorgeous in the glass. Light tan head, huge and lingering. Delicat spotty lacing. Aroma of yeasty malts, hints of dark fruits, boozy promises. Flavor is explosive, huge boozy malt hits first, with some raisins, currants, milk chocolate, and sherry. Foamy mouth feel, smooth and thick. I kept putting off trying this beer...was worth the wait, just wish I had a few hundred more bottles.
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