 LanceUppercut (128), Sweden
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 A nose of chocolate, black currant, alcohol and yeast. Taste is of red wine, raspberries, cherries and dried, fermented fruit. It’s acidic, and the finish is a bit dry, and has a pinch of alcohol in it. Halfway through the taste, a kick-ass complex bitterness comes out and dominates. It’s not a hoppy, flowery bitterness, but rather a "green", raw, plant-like bitterness. Like chewing on the white stuff between a grapefruits pulp and peel.
This brew is surprisingly tart and sour! Strange, as it tasted more like a regular belgian strong fresh, just 6 months ago. Back then it was just average. Now it’s a masterpiece truly worthy of it’s hype. It’s amazingly complex, and it sure beats all the belgian strongs, lambics and sours that has a rating below 4 here on ratebeer imo. Just don’t have it fresh. It’s really not the same beer. I hope that explains the low rating it’s gotten.
rocbyter (914), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Sweet nutty malt aroma. Dark brown color with a large white head. moderate sweetness in the beginning with a alcohol bite at the end.
Gustav1996 (21), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 33cl Bottle. Poured a large beige head that lasted some time. Color was a cloudy amber. Very complex aroma and taste: sour apple, gapes and booze stand out. The carbonation was very strong at first but mellowed near the end of my glass... and the flavors seemed to blend better too. Overall I thought it was excellent. I hope to have another one soon.
andersand (351), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 12, 2009 Neutral looking brown with a small beige head. Aroma is vinous, malty and somewhat "milky" with refreshing fruity yeast esters. Mouthfeel is lively, maybe a tad too lively at first and the brew needs to calm down in the glass for a while. Flavour is similar to aroma with deep brown, slightly acidic malt character, unique yeast character with a semi dry finish that makes this rather strong beer dangerously drinkable.
CharlesDarwin (1841), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 33cl Bottle, purchased at Spiritus Fermenti - Providence, RI. Intense, rich boozy apple aroma paired with juicy caramelized malt sugars and the signature De Dolle yeasts. Absolutely delicate and perfumed. Brilliant. Pours a murky rusty red-brown, with a tall finger of browned pear flesh foam. Flavor is quick and explosive. Volatile blasts of brown bread, apple brandy and hard sauce move around the palate. The high level of carbonation brings minerals and base malt to the back of the palate. Peppery and reminiscent of booze-soaked fruit cake in the sinuses. Delicious and well-done.
pompelmoes (52), Belgium
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 Nice looking brown beer, slight hazy with red higlights. aroma is malty with a fine slight tart fruityness. taste is rich, malty, slight winelike and refreshingly sour. the balans is outstanding, a fine complex beer.
BritAlesRule (84), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 5, 2009 I’ve been waiting for this one. Good to see it back in Colorado. Very clean refreshing smell. Lightness that defies it’s color. carmelly and green applely malt scent. This is a great one. Such a clean palate with an aftermath of dark fruits leading to more clean pastures. Geez, the Belgians are Gods. I’ll drink this one again and I’ll get more from it.
madvike (325), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 Bottle - Pours mahogany with a huge cream-colored head. Smells of sour blueberries, raisins, red wine, sweet bready malt, and a whiff of booze. Taste is raisins, sweet malt, and a sour, bitter finish. There’s some nice warmth, but it would be nice if this settled down a bit and evened out. It’s a bit too syrupy and the carbonation is jacked up a bit too much. The first De Dolle beer I’ve had that was a bit disappointing.
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