 beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Dec 3, 2003
Color is a solid dark chestnut brown, but the head is what made this one heavenly looking glass of nectar. Poured slowly into my B'De Kluis Hoegaarden Abbey glass, and instantly a tannish head emerged staying consistent in girth the whole way up to the rim which sat about a finger high, its foamy and creamy with some divets but it eventually just became like melted butter sitting on top and never fading. Amazingly whipped and sits like fresh snow on the needles of a spruce. Lace sticks like glue in shelving globs and sheets of finely stitched lace. Beautiful!
Aroma is mostly yeasty covering realms of clove, pepper, and cinnamon, musty bread, touch of citrus and banana, underlaying tones of malty sweetness. Taste is more of the same with a nice strength of one dimensional flavor with yeast that has some light notions of clove, pepper, musty bread and a backing of sweet semi-sugary malts. Not all that complex or layered, but a favorable sweetness and yeastyness holds for a good time with a medium body and a somewhat weak finish that has a very light nutty dryness. A fine drinkable Belgian Ale, but nothing to keep on the shelf for to long.
Bontus (113), Gent, Belgium
Nov 18, 2008 Bottle. Pours copper brown and has a very special nose. Aroma’s are apparently moisty (hence grot?) and tart. Very well balanced and very drinkable. Good stuff!
plovmand (777), Helsinge, Denmark
Oct 25, 2008 Bottle. Dark amber colour with a huge bubbly white head. Sweet spicy aroma with fruity notes. Very fruity flavour with sweet malts spices and some chocolate.
Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 23, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark amber body with a lighter head. Sweet and malty with some light fruit, apple and pear some caramel malt and brown sugar. Good brew
hombrepalo (545), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 20, 2008 Rich caramel color with a nice tan head and tons of lacing. Aroma is malty sweet. Flavors are tart and musty. Tastes of old aples/pears and I suppose an old Belgian cave. Very soft finish and mouthfeel.
Straling (92), Amstenrade, Netherlands
Oct 16, 2008 Bottle 33cl.
Pours a murky copper colour, little carbonation and a great size head.
Smells like fruits and spices mixed together, though also some hops can vaguely be detected.
Taste is also spcies and fruits, can’t really make out which is dominant, very well balanced for that!
Nice in the mouth and goes down well with a small bit of alcohol warmth at the end.
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