 sound67 (215), Offenbach, Germany
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 33cl bottle - shape and label different (and classier!) than the one pictured.
Pours a nice hazy amber with a big, creamy off-white head with good retention and decent lacing.
Aroma of yeast, orchard fruit and malt.
Medium carbonation, smooth mouth feel. Heavy-bodied Belgian, err, Dutch, ale.
Flavour is, again, orchard fruit, some caramel, and raisins. Nice citric note to improve drinkability. Different herbal spices in there, too. Sweet, but not overly so - and the finish is sour and dry. Lingering sour after taste, too. Alcohol is present (well, at 10 % abv), but not overwhelming.
Agreeable Trappist quadrupel, "healthier" than some overly sweet dubbels and tripels I know from Belgium. Sessionability is, at this abv, necessarily limited. Complex, nicely balanced beer.
jaghana (109), Strasbourg, France
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 Bouteille 33cl. Gout très amer proche d’une triple avec des gouts de blés et peut être une peu de flocons d’avoine. La levure est très marquée avec une saveur fruitée-amer.
Le côté alcoolique ressort de trop. Pas très equilibrée.
Strangebrewer (227), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 bottle. Poured reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is fruity and alcoholy. Medium mouthfeel with average carbonation. Flavour very sweet with roasted malt and raisin notes. The alcohol taste really overpowers this beer.
mjs (1557), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 (Bottled) Poured deep amber and almost clear with small white head. Aroma contained malts, treacle, lightly chocolate and fruitiness. Full bodied and warming palate with lot of carbonation. Tasted of malts, chocolate, molasses, bitterness, treacle and lightly hops and alcohol. Malty and bitter aftertaste. Taste was a bit harsh, too. I think the beer would improve when aged.
zathrus13 (1317), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Bottle. Pours amber, with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, malt, and dark fruit. Flavor is fruit, caramel, malt, spices, and alcohol. Medium body.
kevd193213 (513), Hope Valley, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle. Dark cloudy brown pour with a thick tan head. Aroma of raisins, caramel and Belgian yeast. Taste of roasted malt, raisins and other dark fruit, and sticky sugar. Full body hides the alcohol.
eManu (213), Brussels, Belgium
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 Pours a amber red color with a nice tan head. Strong aromas of dark fruits, of plums and raisans with caramel and spices. Flavors of sweet roasted malts, dry fruits, pears and raisans with spices. There is something else I really cannot tell in the taste. The feel of alcohol is present, with a sweet and bitter dry and creamy finish. This beer is great and full of flavors, but still far from the other Trappist beers.
rakkasan (80), Bresso, Italy
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 21, 2009 bottle - Chiaravalle monastery Milan. Dark amber color, creamy head. Olfactory explosion of plum, brown sugar and lightly spiced alcohol. Full-bodied Caramel, spiced plum and buttered raisin bread flavor, can taste the alcohol a tad bit more than other beers of this style. YUM!!
|
Statistics
Find This Beer (Want/Have)