 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 7, 2006 Bottle. Pours a rich caramel-copper body with a small off-white head. The aroma consists of cereal, bread, caramel, pears, and banana...and a touch of alcohol. Sweet, dusty yeast flavour and lots of fruit and spice. Alcohol warmth in the finish. Pretty solid though not spectacular.
Purchased at Bello Vino, Ann Arbor in April 2006.
MrManning (1655), London, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 7, 2006 Thabnks for sharing Mike! Deep aburn pour with little to no head and a slight beige ring around the edge that lasts a while. Lots of prune in the aroma with burnt caramel and burnt sugars, some plum, and very perfumey. Semi sweet burnt malt, lots of spiced fruit, and slightly yeasty flavours. Maybe a tad cloying. Still pretty good. Thanks mike!
Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 4, 2006 (Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a slightly hazy, dark amber with a small, off-white head. Malty, sweetish nose. Full-bodied with lots of caramel and roasted malt. Some almost sherry-like accents and a warming alcohol. No bitterness. A pleasant beer. Thanks to Degarth for sharing. 030406
TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 30, 2006 Pours to a bright, ruby red color, with a soapy white head that fades, and a soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is inviting, with aromas of sweet malt, fruit and candy sugar. The palate is soft, with flavors of sweet malt, candy sugar, and some light estery fruit. Cru dOr finishes with more sweet malt, and fruit up front, then ends with some malty/candy sugar sweetness. A tasty little beer with good character, and one that hides the 8% abv well. I would peg this bee an abbey dubble, and while not the most impressive, domestic example, this is a beer I could see sipping, or enjoying with hearty foods, or rich deserts.
Folkstar (6), Redondo Beach, California, USA
does not count  | 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 21, 2006 If you’re a fan of North Coasts’ brews, this little puppy is not to miss. As far as an American style Belgian Ale goes, this sweetheart is tops. Truly North Coasts only redeeming value in the eyes of a snob like myself.
beastiefan2k (1605), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 18, 2006 A dark ruby color. Aroma is weak. I am hard on Belgian style brews and this one was a poo imitation. The flavor is reminiscent of a Belgian but cheap. Actually, the aftertast is a little disgusting. Pass on this one.
NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 5, 2006 Aroma holds caramel malt and perfumey alcohol. Amber/brown with a quickly diminishing white head. Flavor is mild and has a perfumey quality to it along with the caramel malt and some bannan tinged yeastiness. Not bad, but not anything memorable either.
jasonp (1513), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 2, 2006 Pours a pretty dark red with a head that fades almost immediately. Spice, yeast and banana in the nose; very fruity. Notes of sweet caramel, toffee, plum, raisin, wood, banana, clove and pear. Sweet, with just enough hops to provide balance but...sweetness wins in the end. Full and round on the palate with lively soft-beaded carbonation. Good stuff.
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