 bhensonb (2861), Woodland, California, USA
Sep 2, 2007
Bottle. Rich aroma of dark malts, dark fruits, and underlying cacao. Rich ripe apricot color, but the white head evaporated. Medium bodied with coarsely creamy carbonation. Flavor is medium dark malt, backed with chocolate, odd fruit, and some grassy hop. It sort of seizes the tongue. The finish is dry, and astringent towards the back of the tongue. Ends with a bit of cacao. It’s another great sipper from Belgium.
pj1855 (39), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Aug 29, 2008 Pours a murky brown color with a foamy tan head. Aroma of fruits and malt. Tastes of fruit, spice, malt with a bit of alcohol in the finish.
Borresteijn (509), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Aug 28, 2008 Had this beer many times, this stuff just keeps amazing me. Pours very deep dark brown, like dark chocolate, with a creamy beige head. Aroma is imo the only "flaw", it could have been stronger. Subtle aroma of dark fruits, mostly malts and dark chocolate, some alcohol. Flavour is soft, malts, lots of dark chocolate, some dark fruits and a bit of alcohol. The beauty of this beer is that you don’t have to work your way through a load of sugary sweetness like with so many other dark strong ales. Soft and creamy mouthfeel, nice lingering finish, full bodied.
CafeeOndineke (15), Aalst, Belgium
Aug 25, 2008 bottle 33cl, aroma of figs, fruity, the peel of oranges, look darkbrown, the taste of fondant chocolate, a bit sugary
jameswolfe (94), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Well balanced and very complex taste of raisen and caramel. A little too much carbonation for my taste, but that is the style.
flatmatt (74), Northville, Michigan, USA
Aug 25, 2008 330 mL bottle. Pours red brown with a small white head. Aromas of dark fruits, caramel, hint of alcohol. Flavor is a combination of caramel and dark fruit with touches of black licorice, bread, hops, and apple. Raisin finish. Excellent flavor profile, very enjoyable. A little better than my recollection of Rochefort 10.
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