Rock Art The Riddler?

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

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.

22 oz bomber. This beer pours to a murky, deep caramel to brown color, with a tall, rocky, tan head, and a moderate carbonation. Lots going on in this nose here, with big aromas of sweet and caramel malts, prune, light roast, dark chocolate, and some spicy yeast. Like with the nose, alot going on here, The palate is firm, with lots of big sweet malt, chocolate, raisins, prune, and flavors of coffee and roast. There is also an underpinning of rock candy/rum like sweetness, that leads into a peppery/yeasty finish that lingers yeasty and spicy. No dobut a riddle, this beer can be a bit overwhelming and a bit confusing on the palate. There is just so much going on here. That being said, this beer is a fun ride, and worth a try in my opinion. When all was said and done, I enjoyed drinking this one, and has liked "working" on this beer, as I sipped and savored.

Pours a one finger white head that fades quickly to a ring, leaving traces of lace. Hazy amber color. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Caramel nose. Flavor is caramel and molasses, smooth, balanced not bitter. $3.49 for a 22oz bottle from Cabot Quechee Store Quechee, VT.

Vermont Brewers Fest ’07. Deep amber brown beer. Aroma is lightly spicy with soft clove and a rich caramelly sweetness. Toasted malts, molasses and plummy special B sweetness as well. Fruity malts, licorice, molasses and softly toasted graininess. Peppery spice toward the back with the ethanol popping up a bit. A light rummy character that I quite enjoy. Once the ethanol settles down a bit, it will be even better.

Thanks to josarah for this beer. Pours a rich caramel color with very thin tan head. Aroamas of sweet malts, raisins, caramel and toffee. Flavors of roasted beans, chocolate, and hazelnuts. Nice bitter hop flavors as well. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Enjoyable beer after a long day. Thanks Joe!

An uncomplicated American Dubbel, but very smooth and enjoyable. There is some bitterness there, but it has to be coaxed out by holding and slowly swishing the beer around in your mouth. A good, solid brew.

Mild yeast aroma with sweet malts. Clear amber color with a large head. Sweet and bitter throughout. Finishes with a slightly fruity Belgian malt taste. Slightly creamy palate.

Bottle... Clear ruby ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Good retention. The aroma is of a sweet, Brooklyn, NY chocolate egg cream; Hershey’s syrup with a touch of lactic acid. Chocolaty, Belgian dubbel flavor. No European yeast complexity, but a nice, malty experience nonetheless. Hints of dark raisins and lactic acidity. Full-bodied and lightly oily with medium carbonation. Gently bitter, mineral, dry finish. Bottle provided by growler. Thanks Scott!