 nhorween (640), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 Bottle. Deep garnet red color with a fine off white head. Belgian yeast, caramel malt, and mint in the aroma. Vanilla notes and toasty. Some cocoa in there in the distance. Taste is less enjoyable, but it’s quite drinkable for 9%. Metallic right before the finish, which is a little flat. Overall, not bad, but I’m still underwhelmed by the Italian beers that I’ve had.
puzzl (2635), New York, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
May 29, 2008 1.5L, 2005 magnum on company money at Ginger Man. How sweet is that? I convinced other people to pay $50 for this! hahaha, suckers.
On to the beer, this was surprisingly sweet, very mellow, lots of sucrose, vanilla, cake. A bit boozy, this definitely got the crowd drunk. Overall pretty enjoyable, if not a little too mellow considering its ABV.
BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 11, 2008 This was quite nice. Starts off with some woody notes, and a lot of deep dark fruit flavors, hints of caramel and chocolate, and ever present toffee sweetness, but the nose is what makes this beer, like a bit of of banana split mixed with coffee cake.
larsga (2969), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 17, 2008 Big beige brownish head shrinks slowly leaving coarse lacing on the glass. Deep dark red body with suspended yeast particles. Fruity peppery caramel aroma with alcohol and licorice notes. Sweet earthy peppery licorice taste with soapy notes as well as wild berries. Some alcohol heat. Hides the alcohol well, though. Nice, but lacking in punch. (0.75l bottle from Isola della Birra.)
rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 (Bottle, thanks to rickgordon) Hazy amber color, offwhite head. Malty aroma, fruity, spicy and with some grassy notes. Malty, fruity flavor, marcipan, some alcohol showing.
DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 21, 2008 Dark brown; minimal head. Liquorice malt & grain aroma. Rich and sweet malt concoction with flavors of raisins, honey, prunes, spices, amber malts...slight mineral, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sweet overall but nice!
Veeks (8), USA
does not count  | 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 nice hint of chocolate...great color...able to stay on the taste buds for a long time without becoming overbearing
Nuffield (2724), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 31, 2008 What a nice opportunity to try this beer. Red brown with irregular head. Roasty with grape note. Fluffy but not exceptional in palate. Very interesting--five years ago I would not have predicted that one country we’d see a lot more of for beer would have been Italy....
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