 bhensonb (4339), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 2, 2007 Batch 41 - 7.5% alcohol. Aroma of complex spice. Somewhat earthy. Color of overripe apricot flesh. Head is tattered remnants. It’s a bit thin. Start is more veg than fruit. The finish is very dry, and there is virtually no hoppy bitterness. This is more of a dubbel than a tripel. Rather than hop there is something of a, dare I say it, rosiness in the finish. A complex and interesting ale, and it should not be denigrated simply because it has gone in a different direction. Something of a mouth smacker.
Probiere (992), Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 2, 2007 More bitter than I expected. Notes of white pepper, oranges, low carbonation and medium, soft mouthfeel. Some sweetness but quickly overtaken by dryness. Not as complex as I’d hoped.
fonefan (11737), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 1, 2007 Bottle. Batch #41. Hazy amber / red color with a average frothy fair lacing mostly diminishing off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy fruity, beets, hibiscus, pepper. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is osft.
stouby (1949), Holbaek, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 1, 2007 Bottle at home.
Unclear, brown with a small head, quickly gone. Aroma heavy malty (fruity, lemon), moderate hoppt. Flavor heavy sweet, moderate bitter, long duration, yet round. Medium body, heavy carbonated.
bierkoning (6071), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Apr 26, 2007 Bottle. Pinkish color. Strange earthy nutmeg aroma, dusty. Dusty flavor with nutmeg, earthy hops and melon. Sweet and sugary. Fairly low on carbon. Something wrong with this bottle, or is it done on purpose? Or are just my nose and palate infected? Anyway, I don’t like it.
MadIndian (997), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 21, 2007 Bottle from Issac Newtons. Cloudy orange\yellow color. Pear and spice aroma with a hint of floral right at the end of the sniff. Fruity flavor with a hint of ginger. Complex but just ok for me.
anders37 (4747), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 15, 2007 Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with an off-white head. Sweet malty and slightly alcoholic aroma with some spicy hints. Sweet malty slightly spicy flavor with some fruity hints. Dry malty finish with a yeasty and spicy aftertaste.
LeopoldStoch (201), Green, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 8, 2007 Enjoyed a bottle of this with my brother, Black95tt, the other night. We cracked open a 1998 bottle of this with almost ten years of age on it. This was far from what I would ever consider a tripel but it was fantastic. Very burnt amber in color with a thick palate with no carbonation. The flavor was very smooth and complex with all sorts of caramel that was reminiscent of some of the bigger kuhnhenn beers I have sampled. The alcohol was not really too present either. This beer was the total surprise of the night, and I highly recommend sampling the older vintages of HOTD Rose!! Good stuff!
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