 Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 16, 2004 Updated: Apr 21, 2005The beer disembogues the 22-ounce brown bottle a luminous ruby brown with a dinosauric frothy light tan head that settles rather quickly and the residual lace a tight sheet upon the glass. Oh my, is that alcohol I smell, sweet malt, caramel, over ripe pineapple, fresh, crisp, clean and a damn fine treat for my old schnozzle, start is all alcohol with a monsterous sweetness and a fair grain profile, the top is moderate to full in feel. Finish is submissive in its acidity with the hops burned out of existence by the 18.1 percent ABV and the specialty sugars leave a thick sweetness on the palate, big tummy warmer that is also quite dry, a monster of a beer, but one I do not think will appeal too many.
Zach Diesel (907), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 20, 2004 alcohol raisin and plum aroma, dark ruby, strong overbearing alcohol presence, some ripe fruits, a little hop bitterness comes through and an oily candy sugar finish
mjg74 (1998), La Mesa, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 15, 2008 Updated: Oct 15, 2008Bottle (batch 6, 2008) from BevMo, La Mesa. Deep amber in color. Huge dark fruit aroma. Some figs and alcohol with some spices. Strong flavors of raisin and tobacco. Some prune as well. A little hop bitterness. Quite the sipper. Light alcohol tastes, especially considering the strength.
pivo (2537), Germany
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 31, 2004 Spicy nose, dark amber color, low tight head. Quick caramelly malt body with a slight yeast component that gets pushed aside by a fat, rich hoppy and spicy end. Huge pepper effect with some cinnamon too. Full body and a decent beer all around.
Andrew196 (1091), Katy, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 22, 2004 Crimson with yellow edges. Rather small head. Aroma of spices and raspberries, subtle hops too. Rather full mouthfeel with a vapor that creeps up into your nose with each sip. Flavor was spicier than the aroma, I tend to look for something a bit less "in my face" from a grand cru, but this shit is pretty good, lots of fruit and chocolate in the taste, with rather prominent alcohol notes.
Strykzone (1484), Wood River, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 24, 2008 This was such a good beer to drink and one that kept me on my toes. It had lots going on in the aroma and the flavor and a few ounces could not do it justice. So much fruit in the aroma that was only matched by the alcohol. This beer offered so much but the drinker should take note of the ABV!
JoeM500 (1876), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 24, 2004 Updated: Sep 11, 2004Bottle (thanks to Floydicus)Huge fig, raisin, date, rum and brown sugar first sip that quickly gives way to a massive hop flavor. It just seems to be missing some sort of complexity, maybe just because it is labeled "Grand Cru" that I was expecting some more magic, but all the flavor is there with a massive firey breath of alcohol at the finish. Interesting big beer!
jsquire (2113), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 26, 2004 2004 bottle. Reddish amber out of the bottle with a short lived tan bubbly head. Candi sugar nose with a note of sour. Lots of dark, dry fruit in this beer along with burnt caramel sugars and molassass. Syrupy mouthfeel with a strong alcohol burn. Very strong beer, but tastey none the less.
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