Light golden colour. Funky, fruity aroma with light mossy hop accents. Lightly alcoholic in character, with some plasticy phenols and too much sugar. Argh...another cloyingly sweet strong American attempt at a Belgian. My kingdom for some attenuation!

Date: 11/30/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, Strong Ale Fest

hazy dark gold, wispy off white head, sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of earthy and spicy hops, sweet malt candy flavor, fruity character rises out of the sweetness, touch of peppery hops for balance, light lingering bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Tap @ Brewpub: Gold, light head and lacing. Nose of sweet alcohol and floral hops. Some husky malt. The flavor is very sweet and spicy, lots of alcohol and medicinal esters for so little of a malt body. Finishes sweet and grassy, a bit odd.

Fine haze in orangey-clear beer with small whitish head. Very fruity nose, white candi sugar, reeks of high fermenting temperatures, artificial strawberry aroma, and bitter almonds. Finishing oxydized. Prematurely oxydized malts, stuffy grains. Alcohol prominent, including fusels à gogo. Alcoholwarming, medium bodied. Dry thanks to the sugar, but too sweet all the same. Ouch. Too Belgian by far - forced, I mean. Thanks Carl, rare one.

22oz bottle thanks to Kevin. Slightly hazy honey yellow color. Doughy biscuit and cracker nose, heavy on the alcohol and with some Belgian yeast esters. Thick, big, a little boozy, sticky and chewy, but very fresh and vibrant, with a chewy honey coated barley flavor. Finishes with a frothy bite. Interesting stuff.