 Crosling (1730), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Updated: Sep 27, 2008
Wow, haven’t rated this beauty. Pour is a very dark brown with a perfectly forming head of a very light tan. The head is airy, frothy, well developed and very pure and authentic...very Belgian. Perfect appearance because it looks Belgian. Nose is very expressive and lively and mainly shows the spicing (ginger, pumpkin, allspice), but it also hints of raisins, dark fruits, wildness and Belgian yeast. Flavor is very well balanced with all the elements working well together. Spicing is still the dominant factor, but the flavor still gives hints of raisins, dark fruits, herbs and yeast. Like it quite a bit, but it has aged slow. RERATE!!!!!!!!!! 2008 Batch. Incredible improvement on an already great beer. This new batch is really, really terrific.
Dedollewaitor (2352), Odense, Denmark
Jan 7, 2009 75cl bottle. Pours dark brown with a small creamy brown head. Nose is sweet and sour of nuts, yeast, caramel and dark fruits. Medium and smooth palate. Lots of plums/raisins, dark sugar and brett. Hints of cherries. Very nice!
rederic (1566), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 5, 2009 2008 bottle, dark brown color, with a creamy tan-colored head, leaving some belgian laces, yeasty, bretty, funky sour, toasted, caramelized malt nose, with some barnyard, leathery, fruity raisiny datey accents, with some hints of spicy nutmeg, coriander, liquorice, rosemary, with a sour green apple aroma follows through a full-bodied palate with a yeasty, bretty, funky, tart, toasted, caramelized malt character, with some musty, dusty, barnyard, fruity raisiny, chocolatey flavors, with a wet oaky accent, with some nice spicy hints of rosemary, dandelion leafiness, within a warmth mouthfeel, leading towards a warming, malty, chocolatey, raisiny,sour apple, faint hop leafy bitterness finish.
Sparky27 (822), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jan 3, 2009 On tap at Papago. Pours a midnight black with a light tan head. Nose is sour dark fruits, light spice and yeast . Taste is bretty dark fruits, some cocoa, yeast and alcohol. Much more funk than I expected. Medium prickly mouth feel. Decent stuff.
timfoolery (419), California, USA
Jan 1, 2009 Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. This Belgian Strong had an overwhelming taste of dark fruit (mainly raisins) and some limited spice. It was a very smooth and enjoyable brew.
Skinnyviking (3023), Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 30, 2008 Bottle. High and creamy lasting light brown head. Very dark ruby almost black body. Coriander dominated aroma, quite sweet with a hint of raisins. Flavor more sweet than expected. Berries loquorice rather sweet flavor. Short aftertaste. Low carbonation.
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