 Ansset13 (121), Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Oct 3, 2007
Vintage 2005 bottle. Pours deep blood red, with a minor head which falls quickly. Extremely syrup and dried fruit in the nose. Taste is much the same, greatly masking the alcohol. A good brew, while living up to its name if not properly respected.
Blaketj80 (8), Oklahoma, USA
does not count  Sep 4, 2008 Very different beer, but seems to be a bit one dimensional. Very high gravity and thick mouthfeel, but no other flavors to accent how big it is. It is not bad, but doesn’t leave you wanting to rave about it or want more.
oteyj (332), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Pours murky reddish brown with no head. Aroma is riddled with dark fruit, caramel, and molasses. Flavor is intensely sweet. Honey is prevalent, caramel, molasses, and tons of brown sugar. Borderline cloying. Palate is like syrup. aggressive, and almost lacerative,
craftycarl21 (194), South Hero, Vermont, USA
Sep 4, 2008 rating #666- number of The Beast. got a 2007 bottle thanks to oteyj. dark fruit, raisin, plum, caramel, alcohol- definitely potent. Honey, molasses, barley is evident, as is the alcohol for sure- extremely sweet though. Palate is also dominated by the sweetness- nothing too impressive, but still tasty overall.
masonjer (434), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Poured a dark brown into the glass with no head. Aroma was super sweet of heavy thick malt. Taste was pretty much the same. Big caramel, dark fruit, and brown sugar. This was way too sweet. I like big rich beers, but this wasn’t all that enjoyable. Huge alcohol in the aroma and taste. Fun to try once, but I am glad that somebody else bought it and shared it with me.
wetherel (997), Carlsbad, California, USA
Sep 2, 2008 12oz bottle from PP bottle shop: $10! ($8.50 at Bevmo, but have to be nice to PP, because they are nice to me). Batch 6. Nice malty aroma. A hint of yeast, possibly a small hint of autolysis. Pours cold with red amber color and a small small bubble off-white ring around the edge of the glass. Taste is sweet. A bit of alcohol burn. Taste is sweet and very medicinal, probably because of the high ABV. A little vinous too, possibly because of the high ABV and possibly because of the raisins. The Belgian yeast notes are subtle hidden under the alcohol. Beers of this magnitude are rarely easy to drink more than a few sips. I can’t help but wonder what 3 or ten years of age would do to this? Dave is incredible after 10+ years, but I’ve heard it was undrinkable for many years. Oh well, at least it’s another >10% rating.
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