 yngwie (3602), Kristiansand, Norway
Sep 12, 2006 Updated: Aug 18, 2008
Bottled, 75cl champagne-cork. Orange-brown and hazy-looking with a small head. Cellar, caramel, spices and some hops in the aroma. The flavor is quite sweet, with roasted malt, caramel and candi-sugar. Full-bodied beer that disappointed me a bit, comparing to the blue and white Chimays, but definately a good beer. Rating: 7-4-7-4-14-3.6.(060819)
Bottle, 33cl. It pours an orange-brown, unclear body under a really creamy, beige, fingerthick head. The aroma is lovely, but maybe a bit one-tracked. Dark sugars and dried fruit, mostly sultanas, run the show, leaving some place for a yeast note. Some ripe blue plums as well. It’s quite full-bodied and slightly warming in the mouth, with flavors of dried fruits, ripe blue plums and sugars. Some caramel too, and it’s quite effervescent. Good bitterness in the finish, which else has the same flavors found initially. A really good beer that I find a bit hard to rate. It’s one of those beers I want to give 7.5 on both aroma and flavor, but lacking that option, I raised the overall by 1 extra point. A beer to return to. (080818)
mpersinger (32), , California, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Large bottle, cork stamped 10/07. Pours ruddy amber with fluffy, high off-white head that snaps, crackles, pops. Aroma is fleeting metallic, ketchup and sour molasses. Bread dominates the flavor with brown sugar accompanied by notes of apricot, mineral and roses. Balanced body, slightly slick (1% milk). Effervescent bump of faint cherry and mineral with slightly dry finish.
Strykzone (1020), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Cloudy to the max, medium brown with a small tan blotchy head. Fades quickly. Aroma is yeast galore and fruit. Flavors of, again, yeast, peach, pear, apples. As it warms peppery spices show up that offers a nice addition. What a good beer!
cheapdark (1607), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 9, 2008 Finally get a chance to do the notorious red. Bottle at the Hop House in Carnegie for $6.50. Very sparkley appearance. Hazy light brown. Good clean near candy aroma. Taste is rather strong and it doesn’t hide its alky content well. Very good creamy bubbly carbonation on the palate. Not as refined as many other belgie dubs I’ve had. Acceptable, none the less. Finish is a little coarse and difficult at times, somewhat like a strong ale.
tedovertu (133), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Straw aroma with a little allspice mixed in. Rocky off-white head with tiny floating particles. Medium amber color, murky clarity. Sour initial flavor with a mild sour milk finish. Watery texture with a little chalkiness in the finish.
pj1855 (76), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Pours a murky golden color with a small fizzy off white head. Small Particles. Aroma of spicy bready malts. Intitial spicy flavor with a sour finish. Watery texture. Pretty good beer overall but the Rochefort 8 and Westmalle Dubbel are way better.
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