 SamGamgee (1436), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 22oz bottle shared by argo0. Dark amber colored body with a medium sized beige head. Sweet, caramelized sugar, dried fruit and cinnamon spiced aroma. Full, sweet, malty flavor, with some raisin, caramel, and toffee and alcohol burn in the finish. Sticky, full body. Nice aroma, but finishes a bit too sticky and alcoholic.
argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 (22oz wax-sealed bottle, thanks BBB63) Medium beige head atop lightly hazed dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, candi sugar, some raisin, light cherry. Taste is sweet, candi sugar, cherry/raisin, some caramel, light alcohol. Sticky full body. Just too sweet.
Petrucci914 (583), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 Pours a copper color with a thin white-ring head. Aroms is a fruit,candied sugar, sweet malts. Taste is sweet and fruity malts, some caramel.
WeeHeavySD (2970), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2008 Blue waxed Bomber from BBB63, thanks Mike. Said wax killed my ommegang bottle opener, literally separating the opener part from the lion up top. Tis life, cut the wax off with a big ass pair of scissors or snipped it and then got it off, so to speak. Pours reddish orange with a ring of a tan head. Nose is fruity, rich and sweet, with tons of wonderful candy sugar. Taste is also quite sweet with a great fruitty flavor with some muddled cherries and raisans. Overall a damn tasty Belgian Strong.
tjthresh (1770), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 Bomber from Mike. Pours deep red, with a nice ring of tan head. The nose has lots of fruity and malty goodness. Lots of cherry and toffee. The flavor starts with a well rounded sweetness with lots of fruit and malt sugars. Finishes kind of grungy with a bit of an alcohol kick. Nice and full body with some light carbonation. The alcohol lingers a bit. Nothing really wrong here. Thanks for the bottle, Mike.
BBB63 (4229), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 27, 2008 Tap at Anniversary Party and rated at home out of bottle. Deep coppery hue with a fading head and minimal lace, some oily legs however. The aroma has notes of candi sugar, caramel and toffee malts, fruity plum and smoky esters and an overall earthy yeast vapour. Some alcohol noted as well but very pleasant on the nose.
The taste starts sweet, fruity and malty reminding me a lot of a traditional Abbey Abt. Some mild bitterness is found on the backend along with a unique ashy smoke undertone. A bit hot for now and aggressive. Seems to be a cross between a Dubbel in style and a Quad in strength.
Surprisingly the mouth feel is sharp and biting with a dry finish. I like this and can not wait to see what a few months of aging will do to this. Well played Chuck.
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