 iep (229), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2006 Updated: Jan 19, 2007This one was great. Looked like a quadruple with dark red body and a thick-bubbled head. It had a sweet aroma with caramel, figs, raisins, sugar, vanilla and the bready malty twang that alot of the similar beers have. Great complexity. The taste was no surprise after the aroma, and it was very well balanced. Smooth mouthfeel as expected, not too much carbonation and very drinkable overall. Very good.
BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2006 [Present from Finn, bought in Brussel]
Very complex fullbodied beer with lots of notes of various sweety ingredients. Also hoppy, but only to balance this very fine brew.
talon1117 (627), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2006 Updated: Nov 8, 2007BB 2008. Pours an opaque, deep garnet-brown with floaties; head is moderately full, off-white, fizzy, but creamy, with decent lasting ability and some nice lace. Aroma is sweet and fruity; brown sugar, nutty toffee, raisin, plum, a berry-like character that is unusual, and some burnt wood and spicy whisps of alcohol. Flavor is of the same, brown sugar, plum, raisin, light berry notes, and burnt oak, with vanilla, as if from an oak-aged barrel. Palate is soft to lively, nearly chewy and a bit syrupy with a medium-full body and a mild alcohol warmth. Overall, it’s a bit too sweet and lacking the exceptional depth of the great Belgians. Nice and enjoyable and worth the try, but nothing in comparison to the Grand Cru.
After another try, I did like it better but still lacks the multiple layers of flavors and the numerous amounts of floaties detracts from the appearance and the palate. The beer remains still a bit too sweet with the only note keeping it from being cloying, the burnt oak note which is not the most pleasant note. Nice and quite unique but not one of my favorites of the style.
starfireming (309), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 12, 2006 Sedimenty body, ruby colour, creamy white head. Aroma is quite sweet, but no hint of candi sugar. Mouthfeel is quite nice, alcohol is a little too evident, and the flavour is quite strong and hoppy. I could wish for more malt to balance the hops and perhaps less alcohol.
maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 10, 2006 Clear ruby amber body with a medium creamy off-white head. Very sweet hoppy aroma. Sweet malty flavor with some fruity hints and a touch of hops.
Krasulak (63), Wapadrand, Pretoria, South Africa
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 24, 2006 Pours dark reddish-brown with a rich head. Lage chunks of sediment in suspension. A very complex aroma of sweet malts and floral nectar. This brew has a mulitilayered flavour of malts and dried sweet fruit - strongly resembles floral notes of the fynbos nectar honey (fynbos is a small coastal brush growing in the vicinity of Cape Town ,South Africa). Awesome! Alcohol well tucked away. Silky mouthfeel and long flavourful finish with light bitterness that begs for more. Fantastic beer!!
kmweaver (2472), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2006 750mL bottle. Pours a beautiful amber color, clear; off-white head with strong lacing. Plenty of dried fruits and vinuous notes in the aroma, raisins and belgian sugar. Medium-to-full, slightly chewy mouthfeel: lots of belgian sugar, hints of cotton candy, dried apricots, some citrus notes. Tasty, but nothing to write home about; I prefer their Grand Cru. Medium finish, raisiny and vaguely bitter, almost plasticy. Like Italian wines (and a lot of the Ommegang beers), I feel like this is better to pair with a meal than to drink on its own.
BeerDude78 (87), Denville, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 14, 2006 Lots of stuff going on with this brew. Hints of caramel, raisins, and plums. Pour a nice deep brown with a frothy head to it.
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