ghorsche (48), Berkeley, California, USA
Jul 29, 2006 750ml bottle. Poured murky, bubbly copper-brown into a goblet with a large, rapidly-diminishing, foamy tan head. Gorgeous sticky lacing. Rich malt and yeast character on the nose, dark fruits and horseblanket, dark bread and just a little champagne. First taste is sour with assertive (but not unpleasant) alcohol, very spicy with a little biscuit. Almost reminds me more of a tripel. Vinous notes and some vanilla. Short, medium-sweet finish with a little bitterness and a whisp of smoke on the back end, with lingering sweetness in the aftertaste. Rich, chewy, lively palate with tingly, slightly warming alcohol. Tastes very Belgian rather than particularly Scotch, but a very enjoyable beer nonetheless.
 Lubiere (4463), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jul 29, 2006 Clear reddish brown ale with a thick moka head. Herbal hops, like gras, with coriander notes and smoket peated. Some dandelion develops later. In mouth, a chocolate malt with herbs, dandelion and gin alcohol, with hints of licorice" medium bodied. Bottle at L’Autre Oeil, July 26, 2006.
snowden719 (130), USA
Jul 27, 2006 Pous dark brown, with a bit of haziness, with a large off white head. Aroma is spicy, bit of malty caramel, but floral. Flavor is caramel, but of bitterness, sugar. Finish is not that long but mouthfeel is nice. Very interesting, as it still tastes like a belgian, but not really in a belgian style.
thornecb (1735), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 25, 2006 Pours mahogany into a tulip. Conglomerate off-white head. Sour apple starburst notes. Creamy with upfront caramel and lasting sweet toffee finish.
SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy
Jul 24, 2006 Dark black/brown with thick creamy light brown head. Smell was a caramel spicy aroma. Taste was caramel spice with a hint of nuts.
pantani (1894), Salinas, California, USA
Jul 22, 2006 aroma is caramel, sugar, fruit. taste is light alcohol, caramel, and rasien.
tjthresh (1746), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Jul 18, 2006 Poured into a Duvel glass. Poured a darker cherry red with a frothy dirty white head. Some lace left behind. Kind of an earthy dried leaf and mushroom aroma. The aroma gets a touch sweeter is it warms. Wish there was some more malty character, and maybe a touch of smoke. The flavor isn’t anything special either. Some earth dirty notes. A touch of chocolate. Pickly bitter finish. Lots of distracting carbonation.
KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
Jul 14, 2006 Boittle. Pours dark brown with a nice head and delicate lacing. Aroma is an old barn that once housed spices and hay. Earthy tones in the nose as well. Very spicy flavor, with cinammony yeast being very noticeable. A bit of carrot seems to be in the finish somewhere. Very earthy and demanding. Palate presents a quickly fading flavor that leaves an acidic bitterness. It’s a little better than average.
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