Tejas (599), Dallas, Texas, USA Apr 1, 2008 Sweet and hot. Too much alcohol flavor for me. Smells like chocolate. Looks great initially but doesn’t last. Why do all de Koninghshoeven brews have those little floating foam circles after the head dies?
WISEGUY572 (1099), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 13, 2008 Brown, small head, not quite opaque but definitely hazy. Nose of candied fruits, yeast, and alcohol ... taste of candied fruits, raisins, but without the coffee, chocolate, spice complexity of my favorite quads. Borresteijn (427), Amstelveen, Netherlands Aug 11, 2008 Bottle @ home. Amber colour, big white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet alcohol, yeast and spices. Flavour is sweet, spicy, alcoholic, fruity, some yeast. Bitter alcohol finish. The "new" version is softer and richer in taste than the old version. With a little more balance in flavours it would be a great beer. wyzzywyz22 (294), Wirral, Merseyside, England Aug 10, 2008 Bottle, Belgian Belly. Hazy amber brown colour with a thin white head. Aroma was spices, caramel and some fruit. Malty body. Flava was alcohol loaded and sweet with cloves and raisin present in the mix. Lingering dryish finish. Alcohol was not especially well hidden though which was a shame as on the whole this was really pretty good. JoeMcPhee (3671), Jackson Heights, New York, USA Aug 9, 2008 Deep amber orange brew with a nice sticky beige head. The aroma is quite nice. Rich sweet, lightly plummy aroma with a kiss of orange peel. There is a nice sweet Belgian yeastiness. Peppery and fruity with a soft plum/prune sweetness. The beer itself is sweet but not too sweet. Nice pear/peachiness with a rich plumminess and a bit of clove. On the back of the palate there is a light creamy palm sugar sweetness. Well balanced and quite tasty. A light lingering honeyish sweetness along the back. Warming brings up more sweet honeyed fruitiness and a nice sweet spicy yeastiness. Really tasty brew. RSRIZZO (987), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Aug 7, 2008 Aroma is a fruity yeast scent. Color is a golden amber with good carbonation and a thin tight head. Taste is rich, fruity and sweet. Starting with a full body creamy and rich. Finish comes in sweet with a dried fruit and Belgian yeast taste, then a caramel flavor. This is followed up with a sourness and an apple flavor in the after taste. This is an amazing brew, with a deep complex flavor.
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