tdtm82 (33), Essex, England
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Updated: Dec 11, 2009WOW. What can I say? Simply mesmerising. A hedonistic smell of cameral; dark chocolate, musty perfume and brown sugar If they could bottle that I’d wear it! Awesome texture. Very dark and robust coffee notes with red elements and a sandy colour at the top. Purely intoxicating. A wonderful brew.
I recommend pairing wtih a Rochefort 10. WOW.
This is 2006 aged.
ciriliox (1), Spain
does not count  | 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Aroma: Red fruits, chocolate, Oporto (sweet wine). Very subtile.
Appearance: Almost black, very opaque. A fine browny foam lasts for long.
Taste: Subtile as its aroma, but mouth-watering. Cramberries, chocolate, figs and wood are the flavours i found.
Palate: The best of the beer. A "velvet-ish" sensation caresses your mouth, with its sweet evolving layer.
My favourite beer ever (so far).
 Odeed (1677), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 16, 2008 (FIRST OFF A BIG THANKS TO MIKETD FOR THE HOOKUP ON THIS)pours a deep dark brown with a nice thick light brown head.as the head rests it leaves walls of thick webbing on the trappist glass.the aroma is balanced and complex.i pick up figs,oak,chocolate,brown sugar,belgain yeast,allspice,and caramel.the flavor is much of the same with the oak shinning through a bit more.seriously complex and delicate.the alcohol is well hidden.this is superb.
marcus (1881), Sacramento, California, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 22, 2009 This opaque black beer poured with a modest tan head, eliciting a marvelous chocolate and spice aroma. The flavor is subdued and dry, but very delicious, with chocolate, raisin and cinnamon tastes. A very elegant brew.
yespr (12246), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 31, 2008 33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown, murky, almost black. Shows initially a huge light brown head, diminishes into a little lacing and with little alcohol thick curtains on the glass. Aroma is peppery, vanilla, dark malty toned and slight woody. Also quite alcohol dominated aroma, but not burning or unpleasant. Smooth flavour, dark malt/cane sugarish spice notes, caramel, liqourish like toffee, mild raisin note - not sweet though. Mild chocolate note too. Alcohol presence. Finish holds a nice liqourice and alcohol finish, cane sugarish dry woody note into the far finish, smooth and pleasant. WOW.
thewolf (5793), Kolding, Denmark
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Bottle.
[shared with BierKönig and sk8viking, thank you for opening one, Jeppe!]
Pours a deep brown with a medium light brown head. Very creamy texture and good lacing (even on a plastic glass). Aroma is lightly sour, wood, caramel, prunes, plums, raisins and some apple notes. Wonderful creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is surprisingly soft, very well-rounded. There is a touch of woody cherries, a touch of chocolate, some roasted caramel. Good viniousness with lots of dried fruits. Wonderful balance.
OleR (2093), Oslo, Norway
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 9, 2008 Bottle. A thin beige cream head slowly fading to a ring of foam. Hazy mahogny body. Wonderful complex aroma of ripe yellow apples, vanilla, marzipan, wood, milk-caramel and raisins. Sweet acidulous fruity, woody and vinous taste. Lots of refined malts and notes om mild caramellish roastiness and brown sugar. Feel very soft and smooth in the mouth. Full-bodied with fruity-acidic end. Near perfection.
Scauca (413), Lovere, Italy
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 20, 2008 Updated: Apr 16, 2008Bottle at "Locanda del monaco felice".
Inscrutable black with barely no head. Starts with lot of licorice, developing in peppery, coffee, pears, wood casks, toffee, vanilla. Very elegant. In mouth is fantastic, mellow, with no edges, full of flavours. The thing amazed me about this beer is that you could either sip or swallow it, because in spite of that complexity, a strong and rounded body and a 10% abv, it remains very easy drinkable, with no traces of alcohol at all. Fantastic.
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