richlikebeer (747), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA May 17, 2005 huge thanks to eyedrinkale for sharing this at heavyweight. deep reddish brown body with small amounts of white head. aroma is just amazing, tart raspberries and sweet chocolates. flavor very much the same. along with the smooty silky body, this reminded me of of godiva chocolate liqueor, except better. the sweetness was at the perfect level, never becomming cloying or overbearing and there was NO hint of alcohol anywhere in the beer. i would give anything in my cellar for more of this.
Wasatch (187), Layton, Utah, USA Oct 25, 2008 Small 6.3 oz. green bottle/Cranberry Waxed 2004 Vintage
Poured into a Unibroue chalice a nice dark brown color, nice carbonation, fizzy little head, not much sticky lacing at all. The nose is raspberry, malty, and chocolate. The taste is malty, plenty of raspberry and chocolate, slightly bitter/tangy. Medium body. Very drinkable, this sucker is awesome, too bad you don’t get much, highly recommended, thanks Brady.
swoopjones (1240), Buffalo, New York, USA Oct 22, 2008 #1200 Big thanks to Biegaman (Jan). 2007 bottle. Pours a Cloudy ruby brown. Aromas of chocolate, raspberry, caramel. Taste likes a raspberry chocolate rolo. Wonderful beer. Huge raspberry, chocolatre taste with enough caramel malt to round things out. Want more Avengedpoet (91), Mesa, Arizona, USA Oct 22, 2008 Thanks to Rustychiles for sharing this, and congrats on #500. Pours a pale-ish amber/red with no head. Bottom of tiny bottle is a dark, viscous syrup. Aroma is of malt, light raspberries, and particularly of chocolate. Taste to match - on the sweet side, but not overly-cloying. Would make a great dessert beer. I was pleasantly surprised that the booze character didn’t overpower the other flavors. rustychiles (544), Mesa, Arizona, USA Oct 18, 2008 #500!!!!!!!!!
2007 vintage bottle courtesy of goryshkewych.
Pours a nice murky brownish red color with a lot of black sediment in the bottom of the bottle that I had to avoid pouring into the glass initially. Aroma is very sweet syrupy decadent chocolate, raspberry, and caramel. Flavor is raspberry, chocolate, caramel, vanilla bean, with a syrupy thick mouthfeel. Great after dinner cordial or slow sipping delight. DeweyDell (146), Columbus, Ohio, USA Oct 11, 2008 I love this little bottle. =) I was surprised to see this pour a really murky brown color... I was expecting it to be a little more pink I think, but no sign of any raspberry-type colors. No head. Aroma is awesome, it reminds me of a chocolate danish with raspberry jam, very sweet and dessert-like, but still has all the underlying "bock" characteristics. Taste... Has some alcohol up front, then just a little raspberry and some caramel malts. Not so much chocolate in the flavor, but tasty anyway. This seems a little over-rated and over-priced, but it’s still very good.
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