 kevd193213 (433), Coventry, Rhode Island, USA
Jul 4, 2009 750 mL bottle. Dark brown pour with a nice thick tan head. Aroma of raisins, dirt, alcohol and caramel. Taste of malt and caramel with Belgian yeast present. Surprisingly high alcohol in the finish, almost like a quad.
BeerGuyTWMore (20), USA
Jun 28, 2009 Pours a deep burgundy with thick tawny head. Never thought I’d find a brew with cotton candy as I’ve seen before, but that was the first thing I thought of when sniffing this one, along with dark fruit, caramel, chocolate and toffee. Flavors of raisins, caramel and little chocolate with malts on the end. Finishes dry with alcohol warmth and light sweet resonance.(brandy-esque)
DerWeg (621), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 24, 2009 Tasty fruity and slightly sticky with a bit of a good wine-like tart ale-fruit edge from the yeast, and a clever attenuation of hops that puts the dryness right under the fruity tartness and sweetness. Everything supports the taste profile. Quite a nice little trick! Smell apple raisin sweet grains and tart yeast. Taste raisin, apple, dry cocoa, caramel. Great finish with a bit of alcohol warmth. Really nice, possibly more subtle dry, nuanced and wine-like than similar Unibroue beers.
CUJO (63), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jun 22, 2009 From the bottle, pours bloody mollasses, so dark I couldn’t tell how clear/ opaque it was. An off-white, thick head reveals dark fruits, plums, apricots, some spice. The taste is very rich, full flavor, mouth coating creaminess. Agina the dark fruits are present, more spice, and a more characteristic bitter chocolate, coffee, malts. A bit of alcohol remains in the mouth and throat but is nicely balanced by the carbonation. Great beer.
lithy (1187), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 22, 2009 Dark brown-red with a thin light tan cover. Aroma is big fruity malts, spice and banana, yeast notes, prunes, raisins, cherries. Creamy feel, bit of thinning alcohol. Taste is more fleshy fruits, dates, raisins, plums, cherries, some toffee, maltiness, and a light yeast spice.
boomer0813 (29), denton, Texas, USA
Jun 18, 2009 Bottle thanks to Metzlers. Had a nice dark amberish brown color w/ a cream head. Lacing was nice. Aroma was of caramel, pecans, black cherry, and choclate. Flavor was good with toffee, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Yummy beer.
Cirrhosis (550), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 15, 2009 Thank you gully for yet a other high quality brew you smuggled back into the country in your bum. Body appears brown actually it seems more red but whatever, gully sucks. A small tan cap floats on top. Aroma is strange but very likable, its sour with bubble gum that been chewed to long, smoke, and black liquorish. There is a thousand different aromas going on I can’t pick them all out. First sip had a lot of rubbing alcohol in it of the rubbing variety but not in a bad way. A massive dark bitterness lingers in the back of my throat after every sip. Douche bag gully has convinced me I’m tasting lots of oak and I think he’s probly correct. Lots o prunes and on some sip sweet cherries that are in the middle of a black forest cake can be tasted. The more I drink the sweeter and more full bodied the taste becomes it also starts to get dry. Sour wood is showing up on my last few sips. Such a good beer, thanks gully.
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