fredandboboflo (1417), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | May 2, 2009 Bottle. Aroma of cookie malt, molasses, cherries, peaches, tangerines, DOTS (the candy), all-around moderately roasted. Flavor again roasted with a sweet fruitiness, somewhat leathery. Slight rock salt-like astringency if that makes any sense. Still a nicely roasted stout with fruit aspects that don’t overrun the stoutiness if you will. LordCorkscrew (982), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 | Apr 25, 2009 La migliore scoperta della serata, una splendida stout però belgissima con un pugno di luppolo straordinario... che grande birra!!!!!!! Boutip (2390), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Apr 24, 2009 Bottle: Poured a medium black color ale with a large off-white head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt with Belgian malt and some light DMS. Taste is also dominated by lightly sweet Belgian malt with some lightly roasted malt and some overcooked vegetables which is not strong enough to ruin this beer but not very pleasant either. Body is somewhat full with great carbonation and no alcohol is showing. Interesting take on the style but too flawed to try on a regular basis. Rastacouere (5561), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Apr 23, 2009 Large and lasting head fed by dynamic carbonation. Pleasant, relatively fresh grainy aroma with a roasty side that never becomes agressive, never reaches out towards acidity nor metallic aspects. Not all that perfumey, but spicy, peppery, herbal. A distinct basement/cement note is not unpleasant to the nose, but becomes a bit plastic reminiscent as it warms up. Moderate earthy, leafy hoppiness joins with the hard water’s mineral side to provoke a dry and refreshing finish. Perhaps a bit phenolic in the end. Light-bodied, but comfortable texture and fair drinkability. Good! charlotte (2036), Vanløse, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Apr 17, 2009 Bottle.Black colour with medium beige head.Aroma of saltlicorice and pepper,strong rosted mouth feels and powerful body.Slight rosted and bitter finish. gunnfryd (3603), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Apr 13, 2009 Bottle.Dark red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is dry, cellar notes, dried fruits. Flavour is dry, cellar notes, dried fruits, sour, coffee. Nice complex beer. rodenbach99 (705), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Apr 13, 2009 bouteille de 330ml, acheté au Cheval blanc. Bière noire très foncée agréable au nez, bonne amertume, levure belge très perceptible en bouche, bonne bière. hopdog (5609), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Apr 10, 2009 11.2oz bottle. Bottle notched, BB 1 2010. Poured a dark black color with an averaged sized off white head. Lacing left on the glass. Aromas of roast, licorice, chocolate, and some fruitiness. Tastes of chcoolate, licorice, the same lighter fruitiness, and some coffee.
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