 PorterPounder (2753), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Apr 13, 2008
Orlando, Fl. - Knightly Spirits, 750 ml capped bottle. Pours a dark murky orange, quickly fading off-white head, with an overabundance of floaties - you can actually chew them - a tad disconcerting. Molasses, dates, and raisins in the aroma, a hint of chocolate. Flavor is decidedly sweet and malty. Hints of prunes, dates and molasses. Chocolate and toffee permeate the back end, a touch of maple syrup and apricots finishes it off. Thickish mouthfeel, but it loses a bit of its luster when you have to chew your way through the floaties. Overall decent, just a bit too sweet.
RomanW70 (270), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle at Cambrinus, 6/21 in Bruges. Pours dark amber with minimal head. Aroma of caramel malts with additional notes of fruits. Taste is sweet, bnut not cloy. There is a lot of complexity on this beer, with additional notes of spice and wine. A very good beer from one of my favorite brewers.
Slayer85 (430), Firenze, Italy
Jul 11, 2008 750 ml bottle. A very hazy medium amber beer with a medium sized and fast disappearing white head. Overall malty and honeyish nose with hints of almonds, other fruits and a light spiciness. The flavour has again notes of honey and is bit too sweet for my palate, though I wouldn’t call it unbalanced. Quite complex. Some spicy and fruity hints, almost no alcohol felt. Medium to full body, lively carbonation , medium finish with light bitterness. Enouggh complex and flavourful, but abit too sweet and not at the same level of the Bruin. However pretty good beer.
weaselkenievil (282), Cheshire, England
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle from the Belgian Belly, Chorlton, Manchester. Brown, cloudy and with more floaty bits in than you can shake a stick at. Belting drink. Complex, cinnamon, sugar, dark fruits, peppery, raisins. Really enjoyed it.
thebeertourist (1681), Oslo, Norway
Jun 30, 2008 Bottle at Kulminator. Copper-coloured with a medium tan head. Fruity aroma with hints of banana and oranges. Good bitterness as well as complex fruity flavours, mostly bitter oranges. Well-carbonated. Grows on you.
jayg (995), Florida, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Bottle. Darkish amber color, moderate light white head, typical de Rocs egg drop soup appearance. Sweet aroma, Belgian yeast, malts, a light perfumey note is also present. Taste is amply sweet, but stays short of cloying. Straightforward Belgian amber with a nice sour twang on the back end. Very well done.
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