FishManLA (284), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA Dec 30, 2008 Murky dark reddish brown with a gigantic tan head that persists for a long time. Nose of raisins and nuts. Taste is like sparkling red wine. Like merlot or cabernet with bubbles. Alcohol is well camouflaged, but noticeable. Champagne like carbonation and a dry, slightly bitter finish. Dezzilu (211), Whitmore Lake, Michigan, USA Dec 30, 2008 Beer poured dark and beautiful with an aroma of bourbon: an inviting beer to say the least. The flavor was refreshing and left a silky sensation on the tongue, however the carbonation was overpowering and killed the aftertaste, which was a shame. The high level of alcohol didn’t dominant the taste as one would expect, but the fizz definitely held this beer back from being something truly exceptional. Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland Dec 27, 2008 Bottle @ Gulden Duvel, Burgos. Ruby red / brown colour, medium off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits and slightly toasted malts. Flavour of dark dried fruits, yeast, brown sugar and a hint of chocolate. Alcohol well hidden. Nice sweet-sour aftertaste. Excellent beer. martin21 (156), Quebec city, Quebec, Canada Dec 27, 2008 Gouts de raisins, de prunes, de sucre brun et de melasse. Dominer par la levure Unibroue...
Grapes, plums, brown sugar and molasse taste. Over-powered by the yeast again... TheGrandMaster (1846), Auckland, New Zealand Dec 25, 2008 Bottle (in NZ). Pours dark brown with a large pillowy head. Fruit, spice and chocolate on the nose. A surprising lack of alcohol on the palate. Smooth mouthfeel. Raisins and chocolate flavours. At 9%, its dangerously easy to drink. SkyCop32 (286), Morlautern, Germany Dec 21, 2008 Shared this one with Oldrtybastrd. This poured dark brown with a medium head off white. This had spices and malt but not much on the alcohol side. This was easy to drink as it had a nice bitter finish. MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA Dec 16, 2008 bottle. Pours dark brown with a nice, off-white head. Nose is funky, but also some dark fruit. taste was definitely vinous and dark fruit. Mouthfeel was wonderful.. medium and carbonated with a dry finish. Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA Dec 13, 2008 Deep ruby red with an effervescent head. Aroma of raisins and plums. Taste of dates and malt. A big beer.
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