 JMFG (1086), Florida, USA
Jul 11, 2008
Courtesy one of the Orlando crew, I forgot who, either boboski, SoLan, or mgumby10. Mostly clear dark straw color with a thin white head. Aroma is a unique of alcoholic heat, herbal notes, Belgian yeast, and sharp funkiness. The alcohol is somewhat apparent on the taste, but adds some kick to a great mix of funk and spice. Another great De Dolle brew.
kiefdog (390), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 33cl bottle from Knightly Spirits (Orlando, FL). Pours an almost brown sugar color with very little off-white head. Some lacing on glass. Aroma is sweet malt and caramel, honey, toffee, candy sugar. Very sweet aroma. Flavor is intense, almost like a party in our mouths: Intense flavors including heavy sweet malt, candy sugar, strong caramel and toffee notes and a hint of spice. Phenol comes through in the flavor. Full bodied with a sweet phenol finish. Amazing ale that has aged well.
Jukkabro (2349), Tampere, Finland
Aug 17, 2008 Dark yellow colored with hazy appearance. Medium sized yellow head. Extremely rich aroma with vinous notes, wood, cardboard, berries, strong yeast, appricot, medium alcohol also present. Medium to full bodied. Flavor is similar: extremely rich with noticable Dolle yeastiness and fruits, same wooden note with fine hops also. These vinous berries and some lemon make the taste extremely fine. Aftertaste is yeasty still with mild, warming alcohol.
markwise (257), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 11, 2008 This beer was un-freaking-believable. It had the aroma of a bottle of Flintstone’s chewable vitamins; that is, a TON of sugar. The flavor was sugar in all of its forms: brown, candy, caramel, and some apple. There were some particles and it did have a subdued head, but for a beer this old, WOW! Lots of alcohol at 13% before againg, it warms as it goes down. A rare and lucky find.
Stine (1319), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Aug 4, 2008 Poured from an 11.2 oz. bottle. A soft, clean, orange glow. Caramelized almonds, perfume, apple and lazy spice aroma. Lots of sweet. Turbinado sugars. Honey. Aromatic, dusty wood on fire. Quite resigned.
Crisp floral honey, pear skins and basic white sugar in the flavor, as some heat wafts up the back. Pancake batter in deep malts, steamed in exotic spice fragrances. Maybe saffron, lightly. Somewhat sticky. Minor alcoholic intrusions of dirty barrel consistently linger. Weak whimpers of vodka soaked pineapple, nectarine and green apple seem to gather an inordinate noise toward the finish.
Slick medium body, somewhat hollowed out. Altogether in fact, the malts seem worn out. Heat overplays. Still pleasant, just a bit withered. Thanks Ty!
tytoanderso (1177), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Aug 2, 2008 11.6oz bottle. Fairly nondescript aroma. Sweetbread, bubblegum. Rum soaked fruits. A touch of wood and loads of alcohol. A gentile pour yields lots of chunky yeast amid a light copper beer. Flavor is loaded with hot alcoholic notes. Tart apple skins. Plenty of peach, mango and and pineapple flavors. Thick and almost cloying on the tongue with a hot, hot finish. A barrel aged, alcoholic fruit bomb. Thanks Sebastian!
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