 mgermani (865), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 POurs a dark amber-brown with a nice thick head & lacing. Fantastic aroma - so pungent and dark, fig, sour cherry. Wow! Perfectly balanced taste - sweet dark caramel, butter-tart, gingerbread. Thick and creamy body - nice and tasty and perfectly carbonated. Love it! Not too bitter, nice and sweet with light spice.
altonbrownd (1962), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 19, 2009 Bier Koning. Dark brown body with thick head. Malty nose, with dark fruits. Sweet, malty and spicy flavours, including banana and chocolates. Well-balanced and rich. Warming. Very good.
JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 17, 2009 750 ml bottle. Deep brown coloured beer with a lovely thick creamy brown head. Rich malty aroma, lots of plums and prunes as well as a lot of big figgy malts. There is a big clove and cinnamon spiciness in addition to some very faint banana and a bit of apricot as well. Loads of delicious dried fruits and a lightly vineous tartness as well. Flavour is really tasty. Dark toasty malts, some light rum and dried dates along with a bit of tart cherry flavour. Warming really brings out a lot of great characteristics in this brew. Rich chocolate, cocoa, earthiness and tobacco in addition to all of the dried fruitiness that was mentioned above. Somewhat unusually, it seems to get less sweet as it warms up. Lightly carbonic aroma... a bit of spiciness and a touch of earthiness. Rich and complex but also quite balanced and approachable. This is a pretty damn solid brew.
Anker (311), Hillerød, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 Bottle. Pours a cloudy ruby colour with a big tan head.
Aroma is malt and rock candy, spices and alcohol.
Flavor is prune, malt and yeast, but acidic.
Straling (195), Heerlen, Netherlands
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 31, 2009 Bottle 75cl.
Pours a murky coppor brown colour with a great size lasting head and good carbonation.
Smell is interesting, bitter and sweet fruits there, well balanced with a hint of spices there.
Taste is also a good balance between sweetness and bitterness with several fruits and spices in the mix.
My favorite style, great beer.
Beer2000 (1845), Kristiansand, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 19, 2009 Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Reddish , deep brown body with a big beige head. Aroma is sweetish like brown sugar , raisins and plum. Flavor is sweet, roasted malt, syrup, dry fruit, spicy, brown sugar and alcohol. Definitely the best I have tasted from Achel.
ryanknock (150), San Francisco, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 14, 2009 Wow. Very full, highly carbonated and quite dry in the finish, the esters in this beer dominate the profile: figs, plums, raisins, vanilla, clove, you name it. Lots of chocolate, toffee, tobacco and even slight roast flavors. Only detracts being slightly sweet-syrupy, but this is balanced by the warmth and rather dry finish. Best trappist version of the style I’ve had, hands down.
BelgianBeerMan (11), , Belgium
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 13, 2009 Typical NE Belgian beer...lots of fruity flavor. That isn’t bad if you like fruity beers...which I don’t. Had to try it, but won’t spend the money on another.
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