 rayOfBeer (319), El Cerrito, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 19, 2008 Poured from 12oz bottle a clear chestnut brown with a tighly pack large foam head that persisted. A metallic smell (sort of like scrubbed steel) with a brown sugar and raisin sweetness arises coupled with a fresh cut papaya tangy odor. Tastes of overly ripe aged black cherry together with many other layers of sweet - brown sugar, molasses, raisin, and caramel. There is a slight bitterness on the very edge, just enough to make the roof of your mouth and the edge of your tongue tingle. There is a slight alcohol warming. Overall a nice drinkable sipping beer with a kick.
kramer (2489), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 18, 2008 25 oz bottle, via several traders. Pours a clear reddish tinted amber under a fizzy long lasting beige head. Lots of visible carbonation retained the head for the duration. The nose is strong, malty, fruity, with a noticable alcohol content. The more it warms the more the fruitiness and yeast character emerges. The flavor is heavily malty with a nice contribution of flavors from the yeast. Lots of dark fruits and figs, heavy caramel, some candi sugar, moderate alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a fairly thick texture and moderate fizzy carbonation. Overall, decent and drinkable, I pretty well liked it.
Gr0ve (1412), Oslo, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 17, 2008 750 ml bottle. Dark reddish brown. Clear. Light beige small head. Peppery aroma with a bold background of rich malts. Lots of münchenermalts. Smooth texture with lots of malts. Nutty, malty and sweet. Notes of alcohol as the beer is clearly potent. Alcohol aftertaste that is long-lasting. Plummy araoma. Neutral hops. Carbonation balances the warmth.
Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 9, 2008 Semi-clear garnet with luscious head, lacing. Slightly sour, fruity nose. Berry but also tropical fruits. Flavors include caramelized sweet potato, sour cherry, currant. Slightly tart and slightly sweet. Palate is oily and HEAVY. Slow-going shit. Interesting beer but not one that could be a daily bread. Too heavy and cloying and prone to triggering monologues and depression.
Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2008 Bottle, St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco, 18th Feb 2008. Pours a deep ruby colour with a diminishing head. You can tell instantly from the aroma that it is a Belgian style beer - lots of rich dark fruit and malt. As you’d expect, the taste is fruity and sweet but with a nice tangy finish. The mouthfeel is firm with the alcohol well hidden. This isn’t going to give any of the Belgian breweries sleepless nights, but it’s not bad either.
KDorgan12 (169), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Bottle-Memphis. Beautiful auburn brown pour with a tan head. Aroma of toffee and butterscotch. Smooth palate with silky caramel and faint hint of chocolate.
tomthompson89 (1489), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 ruby amber color, decent beige head that is gone in a flash, caremel molasses nose maybe some alcohol and a touch ??? maybe a little hops. When you get the flavor its big vanilla, some dried fruit, and some burnt caremel. nice finish good beer
varrin (1), Keene, New Hampshire, USA
does not count  | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 750 ml. corked bottle, didn’t have the proper glasswear, must be filtered (no sediment), almost no head. Has some of the stereotypical American pring when compared to true Belgian beers, but is more similar to them than others I’ve tried. Doesn’t stand out as truly divine, but doesn’t have any big negatives either. The 9% alcohol isn’t overpowering. The is one of the best American made ’Belgian style" beers I’ve had, and it gets a bump overall for the label and support of jazz education.
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