 JorisPPattyn (4497), Antwerpen, Belgium
Jun 4, 2008 Huge, very dense & fine head with a cream- to mango-like colour over amber, hazy beer with a mossy shine. Sweet, cakey nose with an aroma of lytchee hops; smouldering tobacco and caramel. Very nice indeed. Very smokey taste, (pipe)tobacco, cake, dry, smoked straw, black cardemoms, Islay malt. Every sip ends on a dry, bitterish but perfumed note. Excellent! Rich MF, well-bodied but not viscous. Warming up, the above flavours lasting ever longer, spiked more and more by the (whisky) alcohol. One of Johan’s best! And it contains coriander, at that!
joebrew (608), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Dec 7, 2007 Updated: Jan 5, 2008Pours a nice burnt copper red, with a huge creamy light tan head. Very sweet nose with hints of caramel, honey, green apple, light sweet peppery spice (grains of paradise?), corriander, and a nice deep bready yeasty spiciness. Full lightly carbonated mouthfeel, with a good dose of caramel, apple, white pepper, alcohol, and an almost floral aromatic accenting the oaky bite to dry out the finish very powerfully. A very nice potent beer that will probably be awesome in a year.
kapusta (72), Dover, Delaware, USA
Dec 31, 2007 I have to thank my wife for this wonderful gift. With a crack of the cap, I noticed coriander, spice and whiskey. Very light tan head that disappears fast, leaving an opaquedarkish brown liquid. Does not sound to appetizing at this point, but that changes when sipped. Wonderfully spiced (Grains of Paradise, yeast, coriander, and pepper notes). Sweet, but not overpowering, and very rich. This is smooth, and hard to notice the 11% alcohol. Matured in whiskey casks (but for how long?), and I did pickup on whiskey notes, which made this eventastier than the regular Kerst.
MaltDawg (369), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jul 30, 2008 Bottle shared with Maniac and Butters. Another belgian that literally could fill pages to fully describe. Pear and peachy fruityness with bread aromas along with hints of alchohol and cheese.
Cloudy amber golden with small white head. Winey woody smoky with peach pair fruityness and alchohol included in flavor. Dry finish with a touch of sourness. Medium body with high carbonation. Thrilling
17thfloor (723), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 20, 2008 Pours dark amber/red with a thin fine head. Warm nose of whisky, leather, wood and maple syrup. Kind of like a maple sugar christmas ham and a glass of whisky. Lots of smoke. Sticky. Not quite as good or refined as the De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva I had last night which is matured in Bordeaux casks. Even though I agree that it is really rough, I do like whisky a lot so... =)
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