jodyperkins (72), Mississippi, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 5, 2008
Poured a nice brown with a huge head. Very pleasant aroma of malt and chocolate. Nice palate - taste is complicated - lots of flavors at work including raisin, malt, chocolate, coffee.
redeyeloon (16), Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 2007 750mL -> trappist glass. Pours clear amber brown with a 2 finger tan head which thins rapidly. Looks delicious and crisp! I smell maple syrup, dried fruit, nuts and buttered toast. There’s a hint of orange peel here too.
Taste is slightly sweet with a bitter middle and a dry malty finish. Nice complex transitions like a Widespread Panic jam session. The body is medium and slightly thin with great prickly carbonation.
Despite what I’ve read, this ale cellars quite well. I’ve been trying to clone this one for a few years but can’t quite match the complexity. I’ll gladly come back and humbly study the bottled wisdom of these monks.
 CharlesDarwin (1864), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 330mL Bottle. Rated blind. Eleventh out a a set of 12 Abbey Dubbels. Gusher, apparently. Pours a
hazy dark red-amber, with a good tall head in rocky flesh. Aroma is
sharp and kind of hoppy. Alcohols ring loudly, with a refined yeast
character beneath. Flavor puts forth a similar, kind of sharp hoppy and
phenolic yeasty (almost plastic like). Beneath the sharpness, there’s a
very mature, sophisticated raisiny malt character, some toasted
fruitcake, and strong brandy. The body is nice, playing between chewy
sugars and rising alcohols. Underneath the rather sharp yeast and
alcohol surface is a pleasant malt body. Decent, but a bit uneven.
GUESS: Allagash or Ommegang
Parket (266), Bruges, Belgium
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 bottle, dark brown colour with nice and foamy , stable white head. Fruity smell. Taste: yeasty, fruity, roasted malts, mild sugary. Nice beer!
KornDogg (222), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Bottle. Brown body with Medium head. Flavor of raisins malts, maybe a hint of chocolate... maltiness stands out
Toxygen (390), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 (br-btl wh-paint, 7.5%)
roasted-malty, dark-fruit(currants), yeast-complexity, §alchl
Vaiz (175), Netherlands
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Pours very dark amber with a thick, foamy, off-white head. Aroma is a bit earthy and with nuts and dark malts. Quite intense flavor that is mildly sweet, bitter and dry. Well balanced. Creamy texture and good carbonation. Quite short dry finish.
tpd975 (252), Riverview, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 A: Wonderful dark brown almost black color. Pours with a nice thick head that recedes to a rim around the glass.
S: Dark fruits, chocolate, molasses and spicy brown sugar.
T: Tastes just like it smells. raisins, brown sugar, and hints of chocolate, and a slight underlying sourness. Not much just enough to raise the complexity.
M: Medium bodied and bubbly.
D: Nice and smooth drinking beer.
jeff789 (422), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Clear brown with sustained head that leaves nice lacing, wasnt expecting such clarity... aroma of dark fruits, belgian yeast, some chocolate... Flavor is fruity, chocolatey, yeasty... Very dry... medium bodied, decent beer, but i wouldnt seek it out again over a beer ive yet to try....
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