 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 5, 2007 Finally entering all my "Better Know a Style: Belgian Strong Ale" tasting 07 results. Yeast aroma with dark fruit and mollasses notes. Appearance of red with white head. Moderate sweetness with some fruitiness as well. Palate was too thin and had too much alc.
VikingHammer (363), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 1, 2007 Pour a brownish red with a thin off white head. Aroma of dark fruits and spices. Very malty with hints of spices, and some vanilla. Nice full mouth feel. Solid Grand Cru.
robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 31, 2007 Dark Brown Color with Red Hue with Quickly Fading Sandy Head. Aroma is of Dark Bread, Dried Fruit, Candy Sugar and Light Spices. The Mouthfeel is Lightly Syrupy and Smooth with a Medium Body to it. Warming is Notable but Very Smooth. The Taste is Just What the Aroma Suggests...Wonderful Flavor Notes of Spice, Fruit, Bread and Creamy Caramel/Vanilla. Overall Quite Sugary Sweet.. Nice Even Keeled Ending. Perhaps Not Their Best Offering, But Still A Wonderful Brew.
masonjer (564), Holt, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 30, 2007 Updated: Sep 23, 2008Poured a deep brown/red from the bottle with a thin head. Smelled nice of dark fruits, candi sugar, and some faint spices. Taste was much the same, definitely more of a sweet beer, but I really appreciated the balance. Everything seemed to come out in the right proportion. Very well balanced.
greenhorn1 (460), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 26, 2007 750 ml. Pours a cloudy amber. I am just not worthy to give this a true rating. So much complexity in the aroma and flavor, I am afraid to rate it as I might miss something. Definitey a sweet, fruity, yeast aroma. I can taste many different flavors, such as caramel malt, raisins, and dried fuit. I am not finding the chocolate as the description states, but a can taste the vanilla, with other mild spices. However, something is slighlty missing...maybe a bit rough around the edges? I am not sure what vintage this is, but I expect 2006, so it probably needs to mellow out for another year or so to truely be excellent. Still a very good beer and one of my favorite breweries.
cbeers21 (570), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 22, 2007 Attractive, classy bottle, pours dark red/chestnut with little to no head. Alcohol, figs, toffee on the nose with raisins and vanilla. Roasted flavors, coffee, chocolate, cherry, berry malty/syrup bodied with a sour warming bite and hoppy drying finish. Hides the high abv pretty well, and this one proved to be a stomper. Great brew
wetherel (1601), Encinitas, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 11, 2007 Updated: Jul 14, 20077/11/07: 2006 on tap at Stone Brewery restaurant. No head. Deep red amber color. Smooth malty aroma. A bit young tasting. Had after aged beer tasting, so my rating skills are diminished. 8/3/8/3/17:3.9
Rerate: On tap a Alesmith brewery: Banana aroma (Hefe yeast?). Smooth and easy to drink. 8/4/7/4/16:3.9 same rating.
WeeHeavySD (2970), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 6, 2007 2003 Vintage bottle purchased about a year ago at the Holiday Wine Cellar for only $11. Pours dark amber brown with a nice thin bubbly tan head, that resembles a vortex on the top of it. The nose is sweet, and caramelly rich, with lots of molasses. Very very mellow nose. The taste is sweet mellow and full of caramel. a little bit of a kick of alc to my throat more than i’d expect with this vintage. Great beer, not sure if its past its prime or not, but its damn tasty.
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