 Volgon (2458), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Jul 22, 2004 RBSG 2004: 9 years old, on tap, at the brewery: A firery combination of orange, red and ruby, over which a small head slowly dies. Burnt plum, toffee, brown sugar and vanilla attack your senses, while nuts dominate the port-like aromas. It starts sweet and gets pretty sweet; your mouth tingles, tongue heats up and then only a mild warming as you swallow the elixir. Holy crap. The brewery claims it is this mellow because of its age and that it was hot when it was younger. Westvleteren Abt 12, -0.1.
presario (2392), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 28, 2006 Updated: Apr 13, 2007My top beer for 2006. It’s not retired, Dave is just hiding. A small sample at the brewery. A hugely enjoyable surprise. 29% is unbelievable, just cannot taste it. Started out as Adam. Rich molasses flavour with roasted malts. Alcohol shows up as a slow rising warmth after swallowing.
1FastSTi (2388), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Thanks Jason for sharing this beer! The beer pours to a dark brown body with ruby highlights. Flat and glassy body. The beer ruins a glass with it’s superior legs. Rigoddameddiculous legs. The aroma is amazing. Rich maple syrup, tobacco, dark brown sugar, super complex balance with only a light alcoholic touch for 29%. If my nose could turn into a dick, it’d !$%* this beer. The flavor is rich and syrupy maple and concentrated cereal grains, barley, and a touch of alcohol. But at 29% it’s surprisingly tame. The palate is rich, creamy, warming, with a hidden alcohol. Sick! Love the complex caramel and winey character and vanilla.
fordest (1684), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Apr 2, 2008 Holy ’mokes. This beer was amazing. And the age. I am floored. First for the fact that I got a chance to try this. Second by the beer overall. Amazing aromas. Wanted to sniff it all day, but then what? Dark Fruit, Molasses, cane sugar, wood, wood, and wood. Flavor didn’t disappoint either like some beers with an amazing nose. More sweet malts. Raisin, prune, chocolate. Alcohol was evident in the warming of the palate and throat, but not in the flavor. Purely awesome. Not to mentions pretty darn tasty. Thanks for making this happen.
unclemattie (1556), Georgia, USA
Jun 12, 2006 Had this during the 2004 OBF at the brewery. This might be one of the rarest beers I’ve ever had. NO, IT IS THE RAREST!
Very dark, very strong. Very good.
Molassas,coffee, chocolate, tobacco,woody, vanilla, This is a must try for anyone who says they know beer. I love this brewery! Top 5 ALL TIME!
Lurch says it goes great while smoking a good cigar and eating a bar of chocolate. Thank you ALAN for sharing your creation.
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