 SamuraiArtist (292), portland, Oregon, USA
Nov 10, 2007
Bottle: Pours a dark dark red bordering on black with a decent tan creamy head. Aroma of light chocolate and toasty malts with some peaty scotch like malt aroma. Flavor is rich and malty with dark bittersweet chocolate prominent with a underlying peaty smokiness. This beer also has a pretty strong hop bitterness throughout that is almost acidic when mixed with the richness of the beer and the high alcohol, not making this beer taste any less fantastic but simply assuring this beer be sipped thoughtfully.
TeamTrappist (169), jericho, New York, USA
Oct 1, 2008 12 oz bottle from batch 72. Poured a dark chocolate cloudy brown with a light brown small but thick looking head. It just looks like its a thick beer.The nose exploded upon opening the bottle,sweet, chocolate, belgian yeast. Some decent carbonation, and interesting complex flavor, with a very bitter finish,and a strong hint of alcohol. Hints of cola, chocolate, with a smokey tinge. This is no doubt hearty.
danielcurtis81 (99), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle. Batch number 70. Pours a rich brown. Very tobacco-like on the nose. Very sweet in flavor. Very rich, chocolate, raisin, and dark dried fruit flavors. Finish is smoky like a cigar. Very different ale but a really really good.
Hawksfan17 (656), Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Pours dark brown with a mocha head. Rich dark chocolate aroma. Sweet, rich, and strong are all appropriate to describe this complex flavor. Little bit of smoke on the end there.
sneagrams3 (1451), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Tasted 9/16/08. 12oz bottle. Pitch with a brown hue. Beige ring of head. Coffee and cola aromas.with hints of rum raisins and dark berries. Toffee note and a woody smokey quality. Full bodied with a big palate and big alcohol. Smokey flavors. Sticky malts and mild effervescence. Great to have, but not too often.
bleeng (304), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Bottle thanks to TexasJeep at the Houston Sept. RB tasting. Dark brown with a small head. Nose is chocolates and fruit. Taste comes out as chocolates, sweetness, nicely hopped. Body is a bit thin but the alcohol is very subdued. Nice drinking beer.
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