 Nena (182), West Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 15, 2009 Updated: Oct 20, 2009I just grabbed a growler of this from Malt and Vine in Redmond, WA. Pours a nearly black brown with a thin tan head. A bit fruity tasting, likely due to the raisins, with a rich sweet toffee flavor. Chocolate is noticable as well. Not a lot of carbonation, at least not in what I got. It also has a nice light alcohol burn to it.
neepsntatties (350), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 14, 2009 Got a bottle of this at By The Bottle in Vancouver WA. Colour... cola like with a frothy head. Nose... COLA! Not much else, but like a nice natural cola. Palate... lots more cola, up front, then rosemary and honey. Plenty of carbonation. Don’t get much raisin, but a very likable ale!
Scouser (43), Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 12, 2009 Updated: Aug 17, 2009a well brewed abbey. nice balance of hops to malt. beautiful red burgandy colour.
BeerBunker (620), Burbank, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 12, 2009 On tap at the map room. Pours brown with a foamy tan head. Aroma is of caramel, dark fruit, spice, malt, and sugar. Taste starts off with a very sugary fruit taste. A decent amount of plum and even some raisins. Lots of spice in the taste. Has a base of caramel malt. Each sip ends with a fair amount of sourness. Lingering sugary raisin taste. Mouthfeel is light, and very carbonated. A little muddled, but not bad.
CheersMate1 (863), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 12, 2009 Picked up at Pikes Place Market. Nice fluffy head that fades away slowly. Poured thick. Nice DARK brown that you can’t see through i.e. this is opaque. Nice pungent aroma. Slight tart/sour aroma. Also, there are some spices and some fruit. Very nuanced aroma. Not very tart. Some spices. Smells more tart than it actually is. Very strong flavor. The spices stand out the most. Not a lot of yeast. Slight tart that does come through, but it doesn’t come through all that much. A nice belgian but honestly it it not my favorite. Fairly smooth belgian. I am happy to have tried this.
daknole (3030), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Bottle from Ryan at JW77’s. Brown pour, smallish tan head. Funky and fruity all over the place. Dates, figs, caramel, baking spices, honey wheat bread. Flavor is tart but not sour. Good malt and fruit structure. I really did enjoy this. The spices, light chocolate and slight hops really come together well.
OleR (2111), Oslo, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 Bottle@Oslo Øljunta Olympen gathering. A mediumsized beige head upon a dark chestnut-colored body. A light sourish scent up front, followed by some herbal notes and whiff of dark malts. Taste is crisp and has rather light malt body, supported by some aicdic fruit and herbs, mainly rosemary. Medium body stenght. Fresh, both sourish and sweet finish. A bit unusual, but very good, indeed.
Rustyham (598), miami, Florida, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Aug 9, 2009 aroma of coffee and dates, not much flavor at first, slight aftertaste of caramel and dark malts. Bottle thanks to either JW77, Daknole, or Ryan. ’09 bottling.
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