 lb4lb (1453), Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 30, 2007
Pours a cloudy, dark reddish brown color with an off white, dingy yellowish quickly diminishing head, and floating yeasty sediment. Has a fruity, sweet, and sour nose similar to a flemish sour ale. (at least liefman goudenband) Initial taste strikes me as fairly dry and bland and then opens up into a spiced fruitiness, with a clove-like coriander flavor with an almost dull numbing effect. This could also be the intense over carbonation that almost strips and dries the tongue. Overall, quite drinkable for a fairly high alcohol beer, but I’m not a big fan of the clove spiced flavors in this and in hefeweizens.
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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