jeffc666 (1821), Fairfax, Virginia, USA Oct 3, 2007 Bottle purchased at BevMo: Oceanside, CA. High expectations met with huge disappointment. Not sure if the bottle was bad or what, but this one ended up a drain pour, a shame really. Smelled of old raisins and soap, lots of soap, no I mean a whole lot of soap. Think Palmolive. The flavor is the same story. The beer is almost still with only a hint at large, yes soapy, bubbles.
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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