DunkelMeister (7), Fremont, California, USA
does not count  | 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 18, 2008 The best New Belgium Beer available in my opinion. For a dark beer it’s irresistibly smooth with just a hint of bite. A great after dinner beer, also great for cooking! When reduced it gives off a great sweet and subtle taste.
 radiomgb (2070), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 16, 2008 Brown in colour with ruby edges, thin beige coloured head, patchy lacing. The aroma is nutty, some roast, dark malts, light sweetness, chocolate and some coffee. The flavour is a bit light, some light bitterness, small roast, some chocolate and almonds, Lightly sweet mouthfeel, light body, mild carbonation. Finishes sweet, a bit thin.
This smelled great but the lack of body and a sense of direction hurt this one for me.
355ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheCheeseMan, thanks Dan.
Opened on December 30, 2007
Best before November 2, 2007.
hoplover (166), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 13, 2008 Wow. I was very suprized. This is a great beer. Not much hops but pretty good. Pretty Good Indeed.
yobdoog (1515), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 Some smokey malts and coffee. No hops, sweet dominant. Not my style but I appreciate it. Drinkable but lingers a bit. Very dark brown black color with a small tan head. A bit bread and has a heavy body.
blankboy (3251), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 My bottle (355ml) shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- courtesy of Kevin. Pours a clear deep amber-brown with an average size frothy tan head. Slightly odd (to me anyway) aroma is roasty and chocolaty, dry and citrusy along with some light green hops and sour fruit -- yes it’s odd but it works. Flavour of mild roast, chocolate, light hops and an average short bitter finish. We were all surprised how quick the finish is. Medium bodied. This was a nice surprise, I had no idea what to expect and I certainly did not expect this -- good stuff!
cstuartj (326), Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 bottle. Pours a rich roasty dark brown, nice thick but small tan head. Nice nose of spice and malt and caramels. Flavor is a lot lighter than you expect for the colour. malty and sweet, hint of belgium spices in the background. finishes well.
cathcacr (592), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 Updated: Jun 17, 2008Opening the bottle delivers a fruity aroma akin to an Old or Scottish ale. Pours very dark brown with a verrrrry frothy head. Beer goes down very frothy in mouthfeel, akin to a nitro-ized stout, and with a roasty toasty grainy portery finish. And manages after all that to retain a distinctly Belgian character. Lovely. Got a 6er for $7, that’s good.
TheBeerOrg (1589), Kentucky, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 Pours dark reddish with nearly receding off-white wispy head. Aroma of aromatic malt, toffee, caramel. Taste is caramel, toffee, bready lager yeast. Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
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