 sfontain (500), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jan 22, 2006
750 mL corked bottle; stored for an estimated 3 to 4 months sitting on top of the refrigerator in a light-exposed wine rack, sideways. Pours a deep, dark purple/ruby with a large but quickly dissipating light brown, creamy but fizzy head. Aroma is suspectly Unibroue-ish like every one of their beers I’ve had to date; yeast, dark fruits, dark malt, and detectable alcohol. Flavor is similarly dark but with some sharp, bright sweetness; alcohol is not present in the flavor, but it warms the throat and stomach and the nose during exhale; finish is just a tough flat (kind of like Diet Coke) with a lingering, slightly bland aftertaste. Like every Unibroue, it’s too fizzy and it froths up in the mouth to create a huge but thin mass of bubbles; this makes it feel too thin, yet the sugariness makes it too sticky. Overall, this is a solid beer and a good Belgian; much better is available, however.
Praetorian (42), Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Dark brown/black in color with a small, off white head with decent lacing. The aroma is of oats and apples with a hint of white wine. The flavor is of apples and spices- tastes like a hefferwizen! The palate is syrupy. Overall i’d say its a unique beer with a unique taste which I didn’t expect from a beer so dark. A good beer, but not my style.
1_2many (194), Ohio, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. Color of molasses with a light tan head and almost zero lacing. Aroma has a lot of dark fruit and caramel malt but I can still sense the alcohol. Flavor is mostly sweet, alcohol and the dark fruit. Very drinkable with less carbonation than most of the others by Unibroue. Impressive
biznizness (687), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Wow, this is very dark, and very bold. I’m also getting dark fruit, and the alcohol is very well hidden. Except that it’s getting me drunk. Right now, the crew is in Amsterdam going crazy, so I drink to them.
BeerEssential (90), Massachusetts, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Pours an almost opaque black with an off white head that settles down to a thin, but creamy layer. Somewhat fruity (as in raisin/plum/fig) scent and taste, with a touch of bitterness, but overall very drinkable. A hint of the 10.5%, but not overwhelming. Medium mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Like a good double/abt. I hope that I can find this again.
dolemite77 (150), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Wow... pours a dark brown with hints of red... thick tan head. Aroma is similar to other Unibroue beers... yeasty, with the dark fruits you would expect. the flavor is so much better in this one than others from the brewery though. The strong alcohol and the sweetness keep fighting with each other... dark fruit flavors, raisins, dates, quite a bit of malt as well. The finish is dry with a tingle of alcohol. I’m a fan of this one.
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