 donfardz64 (427), Wellington, New Zealand
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 24, 2008 Rating #100!!! 330mL bottle from regional wines. Pours a dark deep ruby with a fizzy tan head. A strong nose on this one, dominant raisiny fruity aromas, not unlike a barley wine, theres some spice buried under the fruit; probably cinnamon, a bit yeasty smelling too. Sweet fruity raisin flavours drenched in caramel and roasted malt dominate the flavour. This sweetness is balanced perfectly by a light hop bitterness. The caramel and malt sits on your tongue for some time after, begging for another sip of this extraordinary beer. I almost don’t believe the ABV of 9.2% as I don’t detect any flavour of alcohol at all. A simply amazing beer, well deserving of it’s 33rd placing in the Ratebeer top 100!
daknole (3000), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 12, 2008 What a great beer...wow. Nice brown puor. Aromas of chocolate, dried fruit, sweet syrup, wood and high quality malt. Flavor is so well balanced it is hard to think there is much better. Rich and creamy....YES!
sigma23 (236), , Maine, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 4, 2009 just like it says. little brother to 10. rich deep dried fruits, leather, tobacco, malt sweetness. great beer. love the whole line
kubilai (35), , Quebec, Canada
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Aug 9, 2008 Wow. Oulala. One of the best beer ever made. Nice beige foamy collet. Aroma of dark fruits, cacao and caramel. Very complex taste. Almost better than the 10. Should ask for my belgian’s citizenship.
Fred82 (401), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 26, 2009 33cl bottle in chalice. Dark brown with big head. Laces a bit. Small retention (maybe too cold). Aroma is rich, sweet, dark fruits. cherryish, Some alcohol also. Hints of raisins. Good amount of carbonation. Hints of alcohol but not too much. A bit dry on the finish and a bit bitter. Nice balance. Malty, a tiny bit spicy. Really feels like the 10 without all the warmth. Would have to have them back to back to be sure. Rating #100 !!!
Straling (190), Heerlen, Netherlands
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle 33cl.
Pours a dark clear brown colour with a good size head, that lasts.
Very complex smell that I can’t specifically put my finger on, noneless it’s brilliant.
Flavour also very nice, can pick out raisins, pineapple and pear, but I tasted the beer too cold so I could be mistaking here.
Goes down great, no trace of the alcohol, definitly one of my favorites!
KyotoLefty (1457), Kyoto, Japan
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 28, 2009 Huge caramel and grain aroma. Sweet and dessert-like but not a bit cloying. Creamy, full, smooth body. Complex grain, fruit, vineous character. Amazing.
Bierkrug (300), Idar-Oberstein (in Pakistan), Germany
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 1, 2009 330 ml bottle in Belguim, This is not the type of beer I normally like. However that beng said it had a nice brown color with a light brown head with perfect lacing. Aroma of brown sugar. Alcohol not well hiden bt it grows on you when you drink it. Over all a great beer but not something that I want to drink all of the time.
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