 cbkschubert (1566), Skyline, Arizona, USA
Jun 28, 2008
2008 750 ml bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a slightly hazy brown color with a 1/2 finger thick light tan head. Faint spotty lacing. Aroma is dark esters, light malt, and slightly vinous. Flavor is esters, lightly sweetened malt, and a touch of alcohol. The palate is fairly bitter and lingers. A decent beer.
biz82 (1312), austin, Texas, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Dark and ruddy mahogany with little head. Plummy cola aroma with pomegranate. Super heavy on body with strong chocolate fruit cake flavors to match. Like a desert in a glass. Low carbonation, low bitterness, low alcohol presence. Very rich and satisfying. I could drink alot of this.
gotohelunc (356), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Bomber. Dark brown, decent size light tan head. Rich fruity nose with figs, dates, plums, and smoke. Flavors are similar with lots of dark fruit, some chocolate, a hint of dough in the finish. Sharp carbonation helps smooth out the strong flavors and high alcohol content making this an easy drinking, if not quick drinking, dark Belgian. I wish I could buy more of this without flying across the country.
JohnnyJ (654), Reno, Nevada, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Pours a deep dark brown with light tan head. Dark fruit, raisin, molasses, toffee, candy sugar, plum, bread, spice, clove, and a hint dark chocolate. Thick mouthfeel. An excellent big beer, quite complex.
robforbes (708), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Aug 22, 2008 pours a dark brown with a maroon tint, a small khaki head, good lacing.
smell cocoa, dark pitted fruits, caramel, slight roastiness.
taste is thick, roasted malts, figs, prunes, raisins, dark chocolate, alcohol is present at first then fades away, end is dry with a slight amount of bitterness and a nutty aftertaste.
Praetorian (48), Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Dark brown in color with a good sized, light brown head with decent lacing. The aroma is dominated by dark fruits with notes of chocolate and molasses. The flavor is of plums, dates and molasses with a hint of oak. Finishes clean. The texture is syrupy. Overall I’d say its a great beer with a very complex and relaxed flavor.
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