 canary dog (443), Rutland, Vermont, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 11, 2007 A very sweet and thick malt-bomb of a brew. Appears to be a well made beer, since it tastes very similar to Celebrator, which is a highly respected beer around here. However, it’s not my cup of tea. A little too sweet for me.
bu11zeye (5608), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 6, 2007 (Bottle) Pours a hazy amber-brown body with a medium amber head. Aroma of anise, dark fruits (dates, berries), light smoke, and herbal tea. Flavor of dark fruit, anise, clove, and caramel malt.
hopscotch (5511), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 15, 2007 Bottle... Opaque, extremely dark ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Excellent retention. Big-time esters in the aroma... dark fruit, sassafras tea and a rumor of mint. Light smoke phenol. The earthy, herbal flavor provides good bitterness with, again, sassafras and a touch of mint... just a whisper of that smoky phenol on my palate. Full-bodied with a dry mouthfeel and subtle carbonation. Lengthy, sweet and then bone-dry finish. Odd, this one, but not at all bad. Interesting... tasty! Kudos to growler for shipping this one to Florida!
Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 5, 2007 Bottle sampled. Pours a very dark brown with a small beigh head. Aroma of roasted malts, light caramel, yeast, and a hint of brown sugar. Flavor is strong dark licorice with caramel, roasted malts, and some spices. Not a licorice fan.
hopdog (5609), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 27, 2007 On tap. Poured a deeper brown color with smaller sized off white head. Aromas of roast, chocolate, spices, licorice, and dark fruits. Tastes of dark fruits, spices, licorice, roastiness and some caramel. Light alcohol in both the aroma and taste. The waiter said this was like a porter and I would have guessed a dubbel...
DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 29, 2007 Post-Mondial Tasting.
Spicy rootbeer nose, deep brown, large toffee head. Tastes like rootbeer, assorted spices. Light bodied, uniquely bitter. Good
bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 5/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Aug 26, 2007 Looks like a light porter. Very dark amber. Beautiful. Nearly black. Smells like black licorse or Jagermiester. Not very fond of it so far. The taste is like black licorse a little bit. Which I hate. If you like Jagermiester and/or black licorse you’ll love this beer. It’s an ok Belgian Strong Ale. Little alcohol taste to it.
VTHopHead (928), Barre, Vermont, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 25, 2007 Bomber - Poured a very dark brown/black in color with a medium tan head that faded to a ring at the top of the beer and some lacing. Aroma is a nice mixture of spicy Belgian yeast, some roasty malts, molasses or caramel and just a hint of anise. Flavor mirrors the aroma fairly well, but with more emphasis on a bread dough-like yeastiness and a stronger dash of the licorice. Alcohol is not readily apparent until the beer hits the tummy... then it provides some pleasant warming. I agree with other raters; this beer needs some aging to further mellow and blend the flavors... However, that being said, this is a good beer now and one that I enjoyed and would repeat soon.
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