mmhnto (31), Lisle, Illinois, USA
Jul 4, 2006
Three year old cellared bottle, serial number 2069. Pours chestnut brown with huge creamy head. Aroma is fruity and slightly sour with some roasted malt. Moderate bitterness with some burnt malt and a little spice. Finish is smooth with a bit of roasted malt aftertaste. An excellent beer overall.
 DenverLogan (421), Oceanside, California, USA
Mar 1, 2008 Deep brown’ no head. Funky aroma of sour malts. Not quite rite at this point, but they originally had some good malts and love in this...past it ’s prime but worth a footnote as something special!
bu11zeye (3887), Frisco, Texas, USA
Jan 17, 2008 (750ml bottle, #0643) Pours a mahogany body with a medium beige head. Aroma of toasted malt, raisins, plums, caramel, and cherries. Sweet flavor of raisins, plum, brown sugar, and dates with a somewhat dry finish.
footy (334), scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Sep 11, 2007 3/9/05 750 ml. Hazy amber brown with large tan head quickly dissipating.Malty aroma with alcohol present. .Sweet malty taste with some yeast and alcohol present. a little thin
JPDIPSO (4345), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 4, 2007 Bottle B0089. Very taxing cork extraction. Broken cork followed by cork screw extraction. Brown color with hints of chestnut when held to the light. The few bubbles form a ring around the edge of the glass. Malty aromas with dark caramel and figs. Mild herbal notes with wintergreen and tarragon. HInts of dough, other berries and old barn grainy scents. The small bubbles coat the glass with each sip and very slowly and gently slide back down the glass. Smooth feel, but nothing special. LIghtly toasted bread flavors with a light sweet currant and butter topping. Light tobacco in the middle or perhaps a touch of peat which seems to float over into the linger. Not a lot more than that going on. Light alcohol feel and warmth in the back of the throat and in the stomach, which seems to get stronger and have some a peppery bite the longer I imbibe. A twist on a Belgian strong. Comes across like a Herb/spice/vegetable brew toward the end of the bottle. Don’t know that I needed 25.4 oz. of this.
kujo9 (1044), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Sep 15, 2006 750 ML bottle # B 1854, MJ’s Rare Beer Club: Pours chestnut brown, lightly hazy, and has a lasting light brown sugar head. It seems pretty subtle in it’s aromas as none of them are really strong. Some lightly nutty and toasted malts, herbal and earthy hop aromas. Very light roasty aroma, almost no dark fruit, but lightly plummy, and very little spicy yeast character. Well balanced at first, but finishes dry and lightly bitter w/ a light roasty malt aftertaste. Some herbal hoppy flavors with toasty malt and very little raisiny flavor. Highly carbonated, well hidden alcohol, lightly dry in the mouth, light bodied probably due to higher carbonation. Overall a big disappointment to me. Very flat and thin on my palate for what it is supposed to be. Not the best strong I’ve had, but far from the worst.
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