 mabel (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 5, 2009 [1856-20081112] 330mL bottle. Fruity heavy yeast aroma with heavy toasted perfume. Hazy, dark red amber body with no head and ridiculously huge chunky floaties. Heavy fruity yeast continues in the flavour again with heavy perfume. Medium body. Quite fruity.
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carruthm (1165), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 4, 2009 pungent melted caramel and brown sugar. taste is sweet, but balanced. aroma kept its teeth through the whole glass. very impressive.
MrGGen (243), Italy
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 4, 2009 Colore rosso-arancione vivace ma un pò torbido,schiuma scarsa,sottile ma persistente.Aroma di malto,miele e richiami di vino.Sapore ancora di miele,cioccolato,discretamente alcoolica ma in modo piacevole.Una gran birra!
Un sentito ringraziamento ad un amico patito di ciclismo per avermela portata direttamente dal Belgio,anche se so che in città ci dev’essere un pub che la tiene.
kevd193213 (507), Hope Valley, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 3, 2009 750 mL bottle. Dark brown-reddish pour with a nice tan head. Aroma of barnyard, Belgian yeast, malt and plums. Great taste of yeast, malts, dark fruits and caramel. Fantastic, slight alcohol finish.
thenick (746), North Bellmore, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 2, 2009 Bottle. Pours a gorgeous deep red with a quickly-dissipating tan head that left minor lacing on the glass. Aroma is more subtle than i anticipated, but i did get malt, candi sugar, and dark fruit. Taste, however, is an explosion, with malt up front dissolving into dark fruits such as plum, date, raisin, and lighter fruit like green apple. Finishes smooth and sweet. I really tasted the FARM on this one, too; the grain came out at just the right times. Alcohol barely noticeable. It’s delicious.
elgiacomo (89), Chickamauga, Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 28, 2009 750ml bottle. Labeled "Brasserie des Rocs". Best before 2009. Sampled 3-28-09.
Been wanting to try this one for a while and it’s certainly a wonderful Belgian strong ale.
Pours a light murky brown with TONS of chunks & floaties....not just at the bottom of the bottle...right from the very first pour. More than I’ve ever seen before. Small tan head that dissipates to virtually no head and doesn’t leave much lacing.
Malty, sweet, and very fruity. Runs the gamut on fruit flavors from sip to sip. The standard dark fruits such as raisins and figs, with notes of tangerine, banana, grapes, and apples. Absolutely delicious!
Alcohol is undetectable in the taste. Mouthfeel is wonderful...creamy but not syrupy with a nice finish.
Deserves its place right up there with other top-tier Belgian ales!
GAManiac (1186), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 28, 2009 750mL bottle poured into a snifter, after getting this gusher under control.
Pours a slightly murky reddish brown that shows amber when held up to the light. There are plenty of floaties in there and the head is large and lingers for quite a while, leaving a little bit of lacing.
The aroma is big with tons of sweet dark malts and lots of dark fruits, especially raisins and figs. There seems to be a molasses sweetness as well. There is a bit of an alcohol burn in the nose as well.
The taste was great, much like the aroma. Tastes like raisins soaked in a highly sugary alcohol. The malt base is still dominant throughout and though I mention the sweetness, it’s definitely not overpowering as in some versions of the style.
The mouthfeel is velvety smooth with plenty of carbonation.
This is a nice example of a Belgian brown, one of the better I’ve had recently. I definitely feel lucky to be able to walk into my local shop and pick this up whenever I want. Good stuff.
Chrism86 (280), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 Pours red/brown with a substantial but quickly dispersing tan coloured head. Nose is quite vinous, red and dark fruits in abundance, supported well by sweet caramel & toffee malt. Palate translates well, with the fruit a little more reserved than on the nose. Sweet malt dominates with an almost woody, nutty character evident, probably from the yeast. Finish is rather long and faintly sweet.
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