 tarheels86 (704), Washington DC, USA
Jan 10, 2009 330 mL into tulip. Pours a clear, deep ruby with a huge tan head that settles down to a thin layer that stays for the remainder of the drink. Not much lacing. Aromas of dark fruits, rust, yeast, caramel, with black licorice dominating. Taste is bubbly up front with overripe dark fruits, plums, chocolate malt. Lots of velvety mouth coating. Aftertaste is dry. Alcohol is non-intrusive but you can definitely feel this one. Rich and powerful but medium-bodied and refined.
donfardz64 (406), Wellington, New Zealand
Jan 5, 2009 Pours deep brown, almost black. Dark off white head. Aroma is very strong, full of plum fruitiness which dominates. In behind are prominent spice aromas, sweet maltiness, yeast aroma like marmite and even some herb.
Taste is quite sweet, but not overly so. Initially the tongue is greeted with a malty bitterness quickly backed up with a strong spice flavour. Then roast malt, clove and herb take over ending with sweet caramel. Fruit promised on the aroma isn’t delivered in the flavour, but is still amazing. Finishes slightly dry and sweet. Beautiful.
pumpmaster (474), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Jan 3, 2009 330 ml bottle purchased at Total Wine Pembroke Pines, FL for $3.79 Excellent.
rcweir (119), Massachusetts, USA
Jan 3, 2009 Pours medium copper with big tan had. Aroma is sweet and malty, which is als reflected when tasting. A big bodied beer, sweet licorice, very smooth.
austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland
Jan 2, 2009 75cl bottle. Dark reddish brown, creamy beige head. Very alcoholic, sweet candi sugary aroma with liquorice, aniseed. Quite dull sugary flavor with same herbs, little roastiness and alcohol. Almost medium bodied with smooth carbonation. Nothing special here, average strong ale.
Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
Jan 2, 2009 330ml bottle, 9th Nov 08. Beguiling odour of dark fruits and woodiness, which carries over to the flavour, thick with treacle and thorough maltiness. Deep brown with a thin whitish head. You feel the alcohol but you don’t taste it - a very good winter sipping beer.
GJF (480), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Jan 1, 2009 Very nice beer. Pours dark ruby-brown with a dense, rocky head with plenty of lacing. There’s a wonderful sweet-smoky aroma. Flavor is all yeast and dark fruits, raisin, plum, etc. I like it.
gsmitty80 (629), Washington DC, USA
Dec 30, 2008 This beer is suprisingly smooth for the alcohoic aroma and strong alcohol content. It is a Belgian "brown" ale with much the same charachteristics of a blonder or golden. Smooth with a good mouthfeel and non lingering aftertaste. Good Belgian.
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