 Walt (2251), El Centro, California, USA
Jul 13, 2005 Updated: Jul 21, 2005Pour was ruby brown with a thin dense tan head...smell was sweet dark fruits...grapes, prunes...yeast and alcohol...taste was also similiar...dark fruits with the addition of plums...a great alcoholic finish cleans out the fruits nicely...finished a little creamy...
jjpm74 (2653), Connecticut, USA
Aug 23, 2005 Pours brown with some floaties present when held up to the light. Smells of a Ye Olde Pepper Mill with some very nice chocolate and cherry notes. Tastes of pluots, raisins, blueberries, rasberries and soda bread. Very complex and well developed.
EtownEraser (63), New Jersey, USA
Aug 30, 2007 Updated: Sep 1, 2007On Tap, 30-Aug-2007 only offered in 12 ounce tulip cups. This beer was not offered when I was there on Monday. Eat your heart out Dorwart.......wish you were here to enjoy this! Pours dark brown with a light tan head. Smells of banana, bread, spice and wood. Taste is sweet and complex. A wonderful mix of fruit. Some prunes and rasins come through. Great mouth feel. The 10% ethanol is well hidden in this gem. This is a complimentde by a generous dose of hops. Possibly the best beer I’ve ever had. Rather than trying another of Dieu Du Ciel!’s fine selection I came back to this beauty.
egajdzis (2864), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 11, 2005 Updated: Nov 14, 2006RBSG 2005... Poured a hazy reddish brown color with a light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, dried fruits, apples, bananas, caramel, nuts, and alcohol. Taste of cherries, grapes, caramel malts, smoke, light citrus, and alcohol. Really freakin nice!
MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 26, 2002 Updated: Jun 23, 2006(Fresh) : In the bosom of the chocolate giantess lies chunks of nougat floating on a rich river of molasses, from which spurt delectable cherry alluvions...An affable and lovely peppery red wine embryo quietly slides out from its warm caramel womb...In a few years, we will revel in its grandeur...
(1-year-old bottle) : Tons of subtle roasted chocolate and fruity complexities interplay in a rather thin body, ailing for the style...A young, meditative apprentice quietly learning from its Trappist masters...
2005 and 2006 batches: this is just getting better and better folks. Palate is to die for, flavors are all prominent and balanced, this is now near greatness for the style. Rounder than Rochefort 10, Westy 12, St.Bernardus Abt, etc. yet as classy, complex, and soul-warming. If they ever bottle this, I won’t need to stock up on the aforementioned deities nearly as often.
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