joe19612 (672), camberley, Surrey, England Dec 21, 2008 Sweet and sour taste, with a note of tropical fruits and spices, especially banana. Finishes off rather flat. Pretty well balanced, with no strong alcohol tang, though this is a fairly strong ale. A pleasant beer.
nate2g (1034), Brisbane, Australia Dec 20, 2008 Dark red beer with a thick rocky off-white head. Aroma of nice malts, spices and dried fruit and alcohol. Flavour is caramel, citrusy and some spiciness. The alcohol is hidden well. Nice finish with a bitterness that lingers. floydian1 (255), FNQ, Australia Dec 8, 2008 Hazy dark red-brown ale with 2 fingers of off white head. Yeasty nose of roasted malts and chocolate. Sweet fruity palate with a warming mocha-like finish. Smooth and full bodied. Hides its alcoholic strength well. Unusual but I like it. carruthm (1109), Seattle, Washington, USA Dec 6, 2008 strong dark fruit flavors with lots of head with a dark brown. Nice balanced. SeanMacGC (233), Dublin, Ireland Nov 18, 2008 Bottle, 33cl. Pours translucent dark mahogany, with short-lived off-white head, some lacing. Cherry, malt and yeast on the nose, and very sweet on the palate, too sweet in fact. A shadow of a beer in comparison to a genuine secondarily fermented beer, and added sugar is no substitute.
Pinball (2678), Allerød, Denmark Oct 24, 2008 bottle at home,
ar:spicy, sweet, dark fruits. good aroma, albeit it could be a little stronger
app:amber, small offwhite head.
fl:dark fruits, spicy, sweetness, deep flavor, well balanced.alc. well hidden, but can be sensed.
pal: average
ov:a real great brew. top end of the ’’ordinary’’ macros imo. oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA Oct 19, 2008 Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a darkish red/brown. Aromas of spice, coriander, yeast, and alcohol. Flavor has an alcohol taste to it, mixed with a nice smokey dark fruit. Also has strong hints of spice and orange. daknole (2800), Plantation, Florida, USA Sep 26, 2008 Bottle from belgianbeergal. Pours a reddish color with lots of floaters. Aroma is sweet and fruity. The flavor just doesnt live up to its aroma. The flavor is just a tad to weak. Malt, dried fruit, vanilla, spices. Not bad, but underwhelming. Oh well.
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