 beerslayer (753), New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 14, 2004 This is a good Belgian Ale. Malty, plain, and slightly tart flavor. Finishes mild crisp, and clean.
BigBastard (668), L.A., California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 13, 2004 Good spiced flavor with hints of figs, brown sugar, and some hops. Great winter warmer.
CapFlu (3483), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 19, 2004 (25cl bottle) Pours a huge, almonde head and a pale amber body. Initially tinny nose turns to mixes of malt. Interesting flavour of spice, tart cherry, apple juice and minor alcohol. Amazing that this is 6.5% - I thought more? Good.
presario (2983), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 17, 2004 Light amber with a light head and lasting lacing. Thought I enjoyed the aroma till someone said cheese! and now that is the dominant aroma. Thin body. Understated flavour with minimal finish. Nice and smooth but not a lot of character to recommend this.
stubby (326), Santee, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 17, 2004 Ultra-super-good. Aromatic beer, with yeasty/dried apricot aroma. Tasty going down, with a dry finish, indicative of generous amounts of boiling hops, not normal for many Belgians. Great stuff, and very high on my list of good things.
skortila (2903), Bunnik, Netherlands
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 16, 2004 Updated: Feb 9, 2007Fruity and malty, sweet aroma. Reddish/brown coloured with a lasting head. Looks okay. Taste is malty, fruity. Dry finish.
Rerate. Bit boring and sharp. Not my cup of tea.
rauchbier (3000), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 15, 2004 Bottle conditioned. Chestnut red, thin but lasting off white head and moderate condition. Aroma starts off with a woody fruitiness that is almost, but not quite, cherries. An orange maltiness then develops and then turns into what I could only describe as the smell of parma violet sweets. In the mouth there is a slightly spicy aniseed note and the wood notes become slightly tannic and tart. The spiciness and some malt notes linger in the aftertaste.
JorisPPattyn (5171), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 5, 2004 Updated: Jan 30, 2004(draught) Very carbonated, very dense yellow froth, lacey; dark amber ale, totally clear. Crystal and other ale malts in the nose - and a whiff of Brettanomyces. Sweet main taste, crystal malts, faint overlying bitterness. No Brett/tartness in the taste. Slight velvety, slick mouthfeel. Medium-bodied. Ale-like aftertaste. Rather disappointing overall. I wonder how much this differs from the regular Petrus ale.
(Retasted 1/30 I'm wondering even more - a new tap yielded, especially in the taste (much less nose) a Cola-like spice combination, like mint, rosewater, cinnamon, rosemary) on top of a more malty base. The beer seemed darker too. Points changed accordingly.
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