anders37 (4636), Malmö, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Mar 14, 2006 Dark reddish brown colour with a thin off-white head. Sour fruity aroma with hits of wood. Sweet flavor with hints of cherries and wood. Nice cherries in the aftertaste. A very good one. pivo (2535), Germany
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 | Mar 12, 2006 Sour, berry nose nose - like black currant. Cloudy dark purple color, no head. Juice-like heavy raspberry sweetness, punctuated with woody and nutty notes. Sourness towards end. Heavy body. Really easy beer, but full of character. Great balance. Good going! YogiBeera (2437), Hamburg, Germany
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Mar 9, 2006 Thanks so much to Eyedrinkale and Mkobes for presenting this one to us! Very intense sour cheery peel and woddy nose. Muddy brown color. Thick texture - nice acidic taste - cherries of course but also almonds, some candy sugar and vanilla!!! Boy- what a nice one! kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Mar 8, 2006 Bottle (Cantillon Open Brewing Day): Hazy brown with ruby highlights. Very vineous nose, loads of prunes, berries and port wine. Flavour is a wonderful blend of berries, sour grapes, dark fruits and "christmas". Sippable, tasty stuff. Goldorak (439), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 1/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Mar 5, 2006 Big thanks to MartinT for the sample enjoyed at the "let’s piss off Clark" tasting, this truely was one of the highlights for me
Nasty looking! Sludgy brown, explosive diarrhea, with a couple of bubbles. At least it didn’t have any protein chunks, it would have scored even lower! It reminds me of every time I go to the States and eat American junkfood, Taco Bell for instance, I always get the runs, like my body rejects it and decides to give my colon a backwash as punishment. That’s why I stick to places like Whole Foods, although the attraction is just too great and I always end up caving in! Anyways, you get my point, back to the Beer.
Well maderized, roasted pecans, cherries macerated in that spicy vodka who’s name escapes me, it was like NG Belgian red on cristal meth. I even smelled a bit of curry in there! Whoh!
Excellent body, the cherries and acidity make a wonderful balancing act, the murky, yeasty funk is there and the alcohol is solid and warming at the end. Really not much to look at, but if you can look beyond that it’s a phenomenal Beer. badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Mar 3, 2006 THANKS TO SILPHIUM FOR SHARING....dark reddish brown appearance with minimal off-white head...aroma is bourbon-barreled with berry, cream, chocolate, wood, and earthy notes....flavor is of bourbon, dark fruit, vanilla, and alcohol (there are definite flemish characteristics here as well...ie vinegar...)...awesome palate bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 | Feb 28, 2006 Updated: Dec 26, 2007rerate this is as close as you can get to a perfect beer. Yumm Yumm
"mmmmmmm so good poured a dark dark brown small head left great lacing. Aroma was a little oaky and candy sugar, mabye appley??? Flavor was right up there with the best of them. Tart flavor yet still roasted flavor. Tasted like cherries in the finsih and aftertaste. So wish i could get this all the time oh my." Silphium (2137), Haslett, Michigan, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Feb 26, 2006 Bottle courtesy Walt. Unknown vintage, but my bottle had the black label with the orange "C" featured prominently. No foil. Deep reddish brown body with red highlights, medium light tan head. Interesting aroma of vanilla and oak with cherry, chocolate, and toast complementing subdued brie cheese rind tartness. Boozy body with a prominent alcohol kick, plenty of tannic oak and vanilla, and strong tartness of brie cheese rind. Sweet cherry lurks beneath the yeast and tannins, and a pinch of brown sugar imparts another smidgen of sweetness. The cherry and vanilla become more pronounced as the palate adjusts to the yeast sourness. Rich, unique, and stellar. A must try.
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