 turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Dark with a thick white head.
Aroma and flavor of caramel, raisin, sweet malts and spice at the finish.
shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 750ml bottle consumed about 2.5 years old on 1/6/08. Pours a deep brown with lots of layers of light shining through. Big head of white foam and lace all over the glass. Aroma is very rich malts with just a touch of spiciness. The flavor is really quite impressive in its complexity. The rich sweet malts are obvious, but there is also a nice spiciness and a light tartness like raisins or grapes. The body is really smooth and easy to drink. Unfortunately after only my first half glass I’m buzzed. Wow.
TheCaptain (559), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 Special Ed on New Years to top off the Devonshire Knights New Years tasting. Excellent! What a great ale to end a great evening. Popped the cork, Dark pour with a pleasant rich aroma. Smooth on the pallet with even carbonation, great looking foam tan head and well rounded body. Delicious and well worth the wait.
Cheers-Gentleman!
Bockyhorsey (2552), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 2, 2009 Updated: Jan 7, 2009Bottle courtesy of Secret Santa Chrismas 06. Sweet caramel aroma on the nose. Caramel body with off white head. Good thick caramel candy flavor with some dry bittering on the the palate. Thanks Tom from St. Louis.
Beerlando (2351), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2008 Bottle, aged about 1.5 years. Pours a dark and murky chestnut brown color. A spongy, well retained, beige colored head leaves sticky, ribbony lacing all the way down the glass. Aromas of raisin, stewed figs, burnt candy sugar, dates, vanilla, and earthy hop spice formulate a really nice, sweet and savory sort of mix. Flavors show more of the same, sweet raisins and figs kicking things off. Dark caramel, oaky vanilla, and notes of earthy, smoky spices play well together. A massive, smooth body is almost velvety on the palate, though the alcoholic heat and the sticky finish get to be a bit overwhelming after long. Overall, this is a really good beer from a really good brewer, but I think it falls a hair short of the normal version, and well short of the Rochefort and Westy offerings.
nbutler11 (769), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 As a great fan of the standard, its tough for me to distinguish between the two, but it did seem that this version was slightly more floral and sweet with a noticeable helping of vanilla. An equal, but I cant quite call it superior. Glad that ajm was able to split this one with me.
ajm (950), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 Bottle co-owned with nbutler11. Congrats on the screenplay my man. Though it doesnt haunt my thoughts yet, I cannot imagine not wanting this beer. Served at right above cellar. Sweet aroma of caramel, powdered sugar and very delicate malts. Taste really won me with its roasted coconut, persistent but not pernicious malt and full Pannepot like character. Not vastly complex but a treat. A damn treat.
cheeta (904), Langå, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 3, 2008 Heavy malty and notes of caramel. Huge frothy, off-white head. Excellent lacing. Clear red brown body. Heavy sweet flavor. Medium palate.
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