 drjay44 (792), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 750 ml. bottle. Pours a exuberant off white head, minimal lacing, over a clear, amber (SRM 13-15) body......nose heavy with fruity esters including plum,dried cherry, bit of Belgian funk, toffee, caramel.....taste is sweet initially and throughout, with balancing dried fruits including cherry, raisin, bit of pepper, finishing slightly dry and with mild hop bitterness....mouth feel is medium, body surprisingly light, carbonation medium. This is a nice example of the style, fruity esters dominate, alcohol is obvious, sweetness is slightly subdued, hop balance is used with a light hand. The BJCP has called this more "Barley Wine" in style, I can’t get to there from here.
ljay6880 (143), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 12 oz bottle served in a tulip glass. Pour looks brownish, but when held up, is really deep amber. Four thick fingers of wet, light tan river foam set atop of this brew. Nose is not overbearing at all, it’s mostly Belgian yeast and some light spice. Taste is quite pleasing. The yeast is prevalent, with the spices dancing around your tongue as the finish turns into a warming sensation in the chest. There is also something sweet that surfaces about 30 seconds after the swallow … not really sure, but I think it is candied sugar. Although most of the categories won’t get the highest of marks, I really enjoyed this one. Great companion to a chilly evening!
LanceUppercut (130), Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 18, 2009 A nose of raisins, yeast, sugars and pear. The taste is of yeast, sugars, mint and fermented fruit - at least you get a hint of those flavors before a massive taste of amaretto/björnklister/marzipan takes over completely. Too much alcohol in the finish. I probably shouldn’t have opened this already. It’s not awful, but it clearly doesn’t live up to my expectations. I have one more bottle in the cellar = rerate in a year or so.
Fratto (728), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 17, 2009 Seemed like the alcohol content was forced - ABV over taste and texture. Pretty good, but could have been much better.
fobar (69), Søgne, Norway
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 17, 2009 Dark color. White head. Good sweetness from fruit and raisin. Nice bitterness. Balanced
Ygberg (104), Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 16, 2009 Aroma of fermented fruit, yeast and toffe. Apperance is red-orange with small white head. Flavor of fermented fruits, raissins and yeast, the alcohol is shining threw. Overal a quite weak quadrupel with to much taste of alcohol.
YK23 (269), Haifa, Israel
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 Bottle: malty, vinous, fruity, some over ripe apples, loads of caramel, very sweet and alcoholic, good beer but a bit too much alcohol in the taste.
drseusszb200 (199), Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 pours reddish orange with little head and no lacing. smells of sweet fruit and bread. taste about the same thing with slight alcohol aftertaste.
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