 MikeF (528), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2002 Complex fruity aroma. A full even chocolaty taste.
Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2001 Updated: Dec 30, 2006Bottle: Hazy brown orange with a thin white head, starts and ends sweet, aroma has apples, spices and bread. Watch out for the cork, mine hit the celling and came back fast. Great beer, but for the price I’d rather have two Unibroue’s
VA Homebrewer (525), Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 23, 2001 This seems a bit confused. It has the color of brandy and has some notes of brandy in the flavor and, to a lesser extent, the nose. Very malty with caramel, excessive toffee and alcohol apparent. This beer has an underlying spicy bitterness that doesn’t seem to match with the overwhelming malt character. Good, but not great.
BeerLimey (1873), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 27, 2003 Cloudy reddish pour, moderate head formation. Aroma is malty with caramel, sweet banana and pear candy, and licorice spice. Pretty hoppy palate for a Belgian ale offering some citric bitterness as well as a marked alcohol presence. Well spiced with woody notes towards the end. Shows mild chocolaty undertones in the aftertaste.
chronictonic (404), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2003 More hops than most of the other Belgian winter beers I've tried this year. Had this on tap. Medium to dark brown in color with a good rocky head in the glass. Aroma is rich and spicy - slightly clovelike with a dried dark fruit hint - raisins or maybe currents. Flavor is big. Huge malt presence, along with the blend of fruits, sugars and spicieness. Finishes with a nice hop bite - which is sorely needed to help balance out the body. This beer packs a wallop too - 3 of these and I was ready for bed!
ucusty (1915), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2007 Pours copper with fizzy white head. Light Malty aroma flavor following suite. clean finish with a hint of hops. alcohol well masked.
tarjei (1758), Bryne, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 750 ml bottle. Amber/brown color. Big off-white head. Sweet, malty and fruity, hops and a bitter ending with a strange aftertaste.
Speedle (262), Mid-Atlantic (Tour 2007-2008), Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 2, 2008 sweet dark dried fruity aroma ... way ripe cherries and yeast ... sweet taste of figs, prunes ... nice warm feel without the alcohol burn ... friggin good
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