 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Dec 12, 2007 Updated: Dec 17, 2007Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
dark brown, fine beige head, streaks of drippy lace,
dark chocolate aroma with a lot of sweet estery fruity character and lots of spicyness plus fusel alcohols,
sweet fruity chocolate malt flavor, touch of hot spicy spruce, all sweet spice,
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Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
picking up a peppery character in the aroma,
more balanced flavor between the fruity chocolate and the spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
argo0 (6145), Washington DC, USA
Jul 17, 2008 (22oz bottle) Medium beige head atop clear dark brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, anise, some caramel, spearmint, light cherry. Taste is medium sweet, cinnamon, some spearmint, light anise. Light-medium body, light syrup.
CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Dec 15, 2007 Pours a transparent dark mahogany with a wispy-lacing light tan head. Aroma of lightly sweet toasty dark caramel biscuity malts with some earthy peppery spice, a lot of anise and a touch of light fruity esters. Starts fairly full and lightly sweet with a decent Belgian yeasty character toward a semi-dry finish. A pretty nice Belgian strong.
hopdog (4525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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...
hopscotch (4433), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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!
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