 Gregis (848), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
May 3, 2008
Bottle purchased at Crown Liquors #15, in Fishers, IN. Shared with mreusch. Pours a clear reddish-orange with a thin beige head that collapses instantly to a small island of bubbles at the surface and a ring clinging to the edge of the glass. On the nose are banana, cane sugar, spice (Grains of Paradise, maybe?), mango and light alcohol in the background. Like bananas Foster with Belgian yeasty esters. Medium-bodied, oily-syrupy and "hot", with the alcohol coming forward even more as it warms. While cool, it is a pleasant blend of banana, hard candy and spice, but it becomes cloying and syrupy as it warms. Nice at first, but it becomes way too sweet and alcohol forward as it warms. At $18 a bomber, I would have a really hard time recommending this one. If you get a chance to try it at the brewpub versus buying a bottle, do so. You can buy a sixer of Alpha King with the savings.
BrewCzar (23), St Louis, Missouri, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Bottle pours hazy orange with a thin white head. Sweet floral aroma, malty, pear/apple. Intense sweet flavors of light fruits, pine, malts, clove, and caramel. Overwhelms the palate with greatness. probably a bit sweet for a Belgian, but still a great beer.
cherr (162), Rochester, New York, USA
Jul 4, 2008 I have had this beer several times. You really need to get a few guys togeither and just sip it out of 8 oz glasses. It pours rather thick. The smell is sweet with apricot and babana and clove. The taste is very seet and full. Overall probably my favorite beer right now.
radiomgb (1710), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2, 2008 Orange-copper in colour, thin but lasting off-white coloured head, light patchy lacing. The aroma was of nail polish remover, caramel sweetness, some toffee and alcohol. The flavour was creamy, alcoholic, very sweet, floral, syrupy. Alcoholic mouthfeel, medium body, mild carbonation. Finishes very sweet with a huge alcohol punch.
This is just crazy. There is so much alcohol in this that it just takes over everything. It will need a lot of time to mellow out this.
650ml bottle shared by beerhugger, thanks Steve.
Opened on February 2, 2008.
No date.
patrick767 (1377), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
Jun 21, 2008 bottle - Pours lightly hazy orange with a thin head. The aroma is of sweet malt, some dark fruits, and some alcohol which one would expect given the high abv. The flavor is of sweet, syrupy caramel malt, a touch of yeast, some dark fruits, and of course the alcohol. Noticeable hops presence is light, which seems to be common with these extremely high gravity beers. It’s certainly an interesting beer.
Crosling (1598), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Appears autumn colored in the glass, a fire-like orange, with a small, quicky diminishing foam. Nose of caramel, light and dark fruits, as well as a touch of booze. Incredibly flavorful and well balanced between sweetness and bitterness. Notes of Banana, pear skins, golden raisin, cinnamon, apples and pastries, with loads of caramel. Alcohol hidden well, of course I have a special palate in that I hardly ever taste alcohol in beer and this is no different. Nice mouth feel.
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