 pivnizub (3822), Porúří, Germany
May 22, 2005
Bottle (bought in Prague, Pivni Galerie (!)): Dark brown, cloudy, thin but long lasting firm froth; huge fruity (plums) and vinous (port) nose with a tinge of hoppiness from far behind; sweet vinous beginning, very complex flavour ending with a quite dry, slight but distinctive bitter (notes of chocolate) aftertaste; warming - no surprise, 11.3 % can’t be hidden easily......Belongs to the three or four super-tappist brews!
Pyobon (140), Sydney, Australia
Sep 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured a reddish dark brown with plenty of beige head dissipating quite quickly. Complex rich aroma with fruits and spice and early on something rather funky. Full bodied with good carbonation giving a creamy, fluffy mouthfeel. Strong complex taste that evolves. Initial fruit and spice evolves into a rich dark toffee, raisins chocalate phase which develops a long rich and slightly bitter finish. A very well balanced and complex beer.
CafeeOndineke (22), Aalst, Belgium
Sep 1, 2008 33cl bottle, deep redbrown, honeytaste evolving to a fruity(pear,banana,raison) taste and a hint of black chocolate. long aftertaste.
wyzzywyz22 (326), Wirral, Merseyside, England
Sep 1, 2008 Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. Poured a very dark brown virtually black colour with a dissipating tan head. Aroma was yeast, hops, brown sugar, citrus, plum and brandy sodden dark fruit. Very rich man. Flavour was beautiful, loads going down; yeast, roasted malt, chocolate, blackcurrant, citrus, grape, booze. Awesome !! Brooding, long bittersweet finish. There can’t be many better beers in the style. Hats off to the Monks again !
jfb (42), Freising, Germany
Sep 1, 2008 (bottle) murkiest, darkest red–brown hue, frothy mahogany head, great lacing. hop spices dominate the aroma, along with faint hints of chocolate, toffee, cinnamon, cloves, raisins, dark fruit and alcohol. flavour has a well-rounded chocolate, dark fruit and toffee base, lots of hop spices, alcohol, fresh malts and a yeasty breadiness - the blend changes with every sip, very complex. body is heavy, with quite a bit of alcohol and a sweet-bitter warming finish. superb!
nbutler11 (161), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Pours a dark plum color from the bottle with a frothy tan head of foam that darkens as it dissapates. Smells of cider and meat with flavors of dark cocoa, potato, raisins, and apple in the taste. Very earthy with a healthy amount of sediment at the bottom of the glass. Certainly worth returning to in the near future.
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