illinismitty (1474), Nashville, Tennessee, USA Jul 9, 2006 Corked bottle, which I found out later may be old. I will rerate, but I need to keep my notes here to be sure. Pours red, with a sparkling champagne type carbonation and a creamy off white head that retains well. Aroma of tart cherries. Flavor of tart fruit and chocolate, but with no sweetness. The strange acidic finish had hints of oxidation. I need to revisit this one.
mabband (6), KØBENHAVN NV, Denmark does not count Nov 3, 2008 Muddy orange brown body. Aroma malts and fruits. Flavor is sweet with notes of orange and dried fruits. The finale i sweet fruity and not bitter. SuzyGreenberg (1067), Seattle, Washington, USA Oct 31, 2008 750 ml - wow, this is one of those nice rarity in today’s market for sure; a highly rated beer from belgium for only $7 - and a 750 no less!!! pours light brown with thin off-white head; lots of yeast floaties; grand cru-ish in aromas; sweet candy and raw spice aromas; texture feels thin, but has a heaviness to it; very sweet and quite unique; fruity flavors and textures improve greatly with temperature; very strong and yummy malrubius (485), USA Oct 25, 2008 11.2 ounce bottle in Chimay glass. Not sure what went wrong here, but I opened it up and it foamed over, so I quickly poured it into a glass and it fizzed louder than a Coke on Pop Rocks. The head entirely fizzed off to nothing leaving no head or lace and only a little interior carbonation. So...brown with no head or lace. Rich smokey woodsy dark cherry brown sugar aroma. Delicious woodsy smokey brown sugar caramel dark cherry flavor with mild tobacco bitterness. Medium body. Incredible flavor. I gotta try to get a better-handled bottle of this and rerate to add points for head and palate and overall. But for now, I rate ’em as I drink ’em. keepersj12 (449), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA Oct 21, 2008 This is just too good. Everything about it is fantastic. This is one beer where the description is right on. Don’t miss this one. MuttyD (93), Cambridge, USA Oct 18, 2008 Brown pour with thick cream colored head. Aroma of yeast, fruit, candied sugar. Medium body, fizzy on the palate, huge dark fruit/candied sugar flavor. Finish is slightly syrupy.
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