3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at RFD. Aroma of belgian yeast, light fruit, malt. Pours cloudy amber with a thin white head. Flavor cherry, sweet malt, a little spice, yeast, a little tangy citrus. Rich mouthfeel. This was lighter in color and flavor than I expected, but still very nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours a hazy orange with a decent white head. notes of caramel, a big sweet malt bomb, and bananda. some booze.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle. Very impressed with this one, and I wasn’t expecting all too much. Pours a medium brown, very similar to apple juice, with a small head that quickly fades. Aroma exudes bananas, malts, cherries, dried dark fruit, and bitter alcohol. Flavor bursts with bananas and dark fruits, along a noticeable hint of cherry, before finishing in a alcohol and spice blast. Closer to room temperature, a delightful syrupy river of caramel meets the bananas at the tip of the tongue.
I wavered between giving it a 4 and a 4.1 just because the alcohol can be a bit strong, but I imagine that with a year’s aging this one would be even more incredible, so I’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt. Great beer.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with moderate white head. Aroma is bursting with banana, raisins, and bubblegum. Light on the palate. Flavor has fig and molasses with a hop character and plenty of fruit. This isn’t a traditional quad, but it’s somewhere between a tripel and a quad. It is delicious.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz. Bomber from fall 2007. Ruby red with zero foam. Strong aroma of green raisins, figs and candy sugar. Tastes moderately sweet with a streak of spicy Belgian yeast. Dried fruit flavors are noticeable with hints of date, fig, raisin and plum. Also shows some peppery flavors that give it a little bite and prevent it from being a syrupy malt bomb. Mouthfeel is medium, but substantial enough to support the high alcohol content. Finishes with a note of warming booze and a dry, tart and lingering aftertaste.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JUN 10, 2009 Wow. Very impressive. Lightly cloudy brown with a small white head. Aroma of sharp, fruity malt. Flavor is beautiful and complex: dark fruits, molasses, figs, yeast. Sweet and strong. Potent. Tangy. Excellent.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cloudy pale brown, nice complex aroma of red grapes, and sweet malt. Flavor is very nice, alcohol hidden pretty well, sweet and rich with a great complexity. So many flavors going on here.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sweet. Banana. Tastes a lot like a Tripel, less like a Quad. Belgian yeast taste. Nice overall.
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