 muzzlehatch (4424), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Aug 1, 2001 Updated: Jul 2, 2004
August 2001: Extremely powerful alcohol presence almost destroys this unique brew, but other flavors (chocolate for one), as well as the great root beer/fruity/nutty nose and nice muddy color help save it. Certainly improves as it warms, and as one goes through the bottle -- of course, with an ABV this high, how could it not get better? More like a liqeur or strong bittersweet port than anything else; compare to Sam Adams Triple Bock, I guess. 10/4/8/4/17
What 3 years will do. Had this again as an accompaniment to an extremely fine French bistro dinner in Evanston, IL (mussels, frog legs, rabbit). Bottled. Powerful, deep grapy-caramel nose with prunes and dates appearing like swirls in ice cream. Creamy, luscious mouthfeel, absolute velvet coating the tongue, I could roll it around for hours. Very sweet and luscious, brown sugar and vanilla, with a hint of heavy tarry tobacco to finish. Could be just a mite too bitter at the very end of the flavor, but that's quibbling. Masterpiece.
screwball (705), Motala, Sweden
Oct 13, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark dark brown colour. Head is off-white. At first big but disappears sone in the tulip glass. Aroma is complex and brings dark little burnt sweet malt, plums, spices, liquorice, wood, chocolate and dark syrup. Flavor is strong and peppry. Malty, little winous and sweet in tha same way. Burnin´ palate cause of the high alc. Warming.
hellbilly (912), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Oct 12, 2008 BB 1/9/2013... pours the color of walnut stained wood with a sandy white head which leaves lots of drippy lacing. specks of yeast evident and the beer turns opaque when the slurry hits it! sweet grainy aroma is full of golden raisins, caramelized pears, buttery caramel, bananas and savory-ish yeast. lots of flavors... vanilla, chocolate, coffee/toasted nuttiness, bananas, caramelized d’anjou pears, golden raisins, lots of sweet grain/malt, toffee, wood.... so rich! it finishes with alcohol and a ton of spices. the abv% isn’t unwelcome. in fact, it helps to clean up the sugars, balance it out and make it insanely drinkable. noble/skunky/grassy hops linger in the aftertaste. the body is medium but the mouth feel is slick and smooth across the tongue. buttery texture coats the inside of my mouth...
heynik1885 (29), tonawanda, New York, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Awesome dark brown pour with a small beige head. No lacing on glass. Smell is plums, raisins, sweetness, and some spice. Taste is same and is so complex and well balanced. ABV is hidden well beneath the excellent taste and aroma. By far a new fav!
BEERGUY007 (180), Scotia, New York, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Nice and God bless those monks. Dark beer just the way I like it. Nice tan head that lasts forever. Nice raisin taste. Mostly what I could taste throughout the beer. Thick mouthfeel, nice and smooth.Did you know monks would drink the darker beers while they were fasting for nutrition? Darker beers were also used to be given to nursing and pregnant Mothers for nutrition. Times aren’t the same are they?
tedovertu (133), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Plum, prune, cherry, and brown surgar aroma with a little cinnamon. Unbelievable in its complexity. Average light brown head. Virtually no lacing that is mostly diminishing. Hazy body with medium particles. Sweet initial flavor wih a little sour in the finish. Medium to full bodied with an astringent mouth feel.
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