 bleeng (600), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 On tap at Gingerman Austin. Pours ruby red with little head. A big cold. Nose is sweet and spicy. Taste is sweet, alcoholic, spicy. Very easy to drink. Chewy palate and better as it warms. Vinuous. Nice beer.
JCB (1786), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 4, 2009 22oz from a good friend - thanks, Jeff!!! What a lovely beer on a chilly night, a really impressive example of the style. Dark brown pour with some crisp carbonation. Lively nose with nuts, yeast, and tart fruits mingling well. The mouthfeel is full and impressive, the flavor vibrant and superbly suited to style. Warming but not overpowering, its subtleties are nicely appreciated.
golubj (1290), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 3, 2009 Draft at the Bistro in Hayward. Amber brown pour with some frothy head. Aroma is dark fruit, vanilla, sweet candy sugar malt. Flavor is the same, very rich and sweet, dates, more vanilla. Good palate as well.
sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2009 draft at hopleaf. this paired tremendously well with their cashew butter and fig jam sandwich. it’s pretty much exactly what i expected and wanted. dark candied aroma, very malty flavor, bready. great.
pinkzambia (989), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 31, 2008 Tap: Clear, dark gold with a fizzy off-white head. It has a yeasty, perfumy aroma with a hard core perfumy sweet flavor. Overly yeastified. Yuck, too Belgian for me! I suppose it is good for the style.
cbkschubert (2014), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 On tap at 1702 - Pours a hazy brown color with a small light tan head. Aroma is dark esters and faint yeast. Flavor is esters, light yeast, and a hint of toasted chocolate. What I like best about this beer is that no one component masks another. Everything comes together nicely. A smooth, easy drinking Belgian ale. Be nice to find this bottled in the regular distribution system.
BlackForestCO (828), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 On tap at New Belgium. Poured a muddled brown color with some red highlights and a thin off-white head that receded for a ring. Lacks much aroma, with some light chocolate, some faint dark fruits, bubble gum, a light yeastiness, and alcohol. Smooth, moderately sweet entry leads into a light fruitiness with some faint spice and a light yeastiness that is overpowered by phenols and rubbing alcohol. I could not finish my 4 ounce taster at the brewery because of the horrid finish. Low carbonation and thin on the palate. I do not like to say beers suck because I understand the time and effort that goes into making them, but this sucks.
riversideAK (2779), Shoreline, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 Tap at Uber. The aroma is very estery with some spice, dark fruits, must. A touch of alcohol. Amber pour with a super thin head and some very light lacing. Flavors of raisin, caramel, spice, yeasty notes. A little bit of alcohol. The body seems soft, and the carbonation is light. I thought this might have been a little too boozy for me.
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