Rock Art The Riddler?

Brewed by Rock Art Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Morrisville, Vermont USA

Bottle. Pours a deep brown with a thick off white head and decent retention. Aroma was roasted coffee, wheaty and yeasty. Taste was similar to the smell. Palate was a bit dry.

Pours dark chestnut with ruby hues, and perfect clarity. A beige head rose to a half inch before falling to a 90% coverage skim coating of fine beads. Aromatics are well-on for a dubble. Cocoa and phenols. Shades of raisins and dried figs, with dark caramel-drizzled bubblegum. Some mild fusels waft upward, promising some warmth on the pallet. Mouthfeel is somewhat smooth, but is hindered by a fairly aggresive bitterness. Almost astringent. Pallet is chocolaty and a bit boozy. A heavy handed hopping profile steps forward, with a considerable amount of spicy bitters. The raisins and figs promised in the nose are there, but are overtaken by the warming alcohols and a somewhat rough biterness. Finishes warming with a lingering aftertaste of bakers chocolate. A little over the top for a dubble, lacking the creamyness and sophistication of a better example.

Poured a clear dark brown with a ruby highlight and off-white head. Sweet aroma of dark fruits and a hint of chocolate. Dark fruit flavor with raisins and a yeasty spice. Turned out to be much better than I thought it would when I bought it.

Appearance: Pours a clear, brownish body with a thin, wispy off-white head. Smell: Spicy aroma with caramel malts, a bit of cocoa, and two scoops of raisins. Taste: Caramel malt with plenty of sweetness and tart raisin fruitiness. Hint of cocoa. Light bitterness. The high level of phenols along with the alcohol make for a fairly course finish. This is what we are dealing with here, people. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Severely lacks any depth or complexity, and what is there doesn’t mesh well at all. Some beers just plain do not work for me.

15 DEC 07, Southeast YeHa. 22oz bottle. Clear dark- reddish-brown color. Sweet Belgian aromas. Nutty. Flavors are like a cheap cola and a handful of plain unsalted nuts. Finishes with a woody hop. Watery hop.

22 oz bottle from Liquor Outlet Wine Cellars. Deep brown in color with some ruby highlights and a small to medium tan head. Aroma- yeasty and phenolic, with some fruity esters and alot of caramel sweetness- as well as some dark fruit, light floral/spicy hops and light to moderate notes of ethanol. I am suprised that this is classified here as a Belgian Strong because I thought I had it pegged as an Abbey Dubbel. Taste is yeasty, estery, and mildly phenolic with alot of caramel and moderate special B malt sweetness-medium on the palate, finishes spicy, with a light hop bitterness, and lightly sweet. light metallic hints. Overall I thought this was a bit under-rated, or maybe it is just starting to round itself out. Regardless, definitely worth the 3 bucks and change I spent on the bomber.

amber colored with a large head. caramel and bread aroma. chocolate, yeast, spicy flavors. kind of bitter

Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

cloudy dark amber, wispy beige head, chocolate aroma with a light fruity sweetness and a touch of spicy hops, rich chocolate and dark caramel malt flavor, lots of spicyness for balance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4