 ROGUE (676), Newark, Delaware, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 2, 2009 750 ml bottle. Pours a deep dark dense brown with a thick biege head and very nice lacing. Smell of dark fruits, malt, dark sugar, and vanilla. Taste is sweet and bready malts upfront with lots of dark fruits to follow along with a nice spiciness. Medium bodied with a velvety smoothness and alcohol that is only present throught the finish.
joshwilfong (792), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 9, 2007 hazy brown appearance with a solid white head. flavor is of sweet plums, very complex, very good belgian strong ale. top class
slimchill (781), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 20, 2007 Bottle cellared ~9 months. Nose is slow to open up. Acidic with a slight sweetness, remains indistinct. Deep cloudy gold-brown with lots of sediment and a light swirl of a head. Flavor is a deep sweetness, some strawberry, raisins, a touch of chocolate and some smokiness. A little bit of alcohol presence in the finish. Smooth on the palate.
ElGaucho56 (393), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 5, 2008 750 ml bottle, cork marked 09/08. Pours a lovely deep ruby with cola highlights, minimal offwhite head and some jagged lacing. Nose is very vinous, with a sweet cherry oakiness slightly similar to a flemish sour. Very rich on the palate, smooth and silky, large toffee character with faint hints of chocolate, raspberries, sweet bready malts, nice lingering warm finish with just the barest hint of medicinal hops. Very nice, and much better than I remember a younger bottle being.
TampaBrew (865), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 07 bottle. POurs brown with large white head. Nose is fruits, cherry, toasted malts, booze and candy. Flavor is sweet sugar, spices, flowers, sweet fruits.
apshah99 (146), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Dark brown pour with thick light tan head. Aroma is weak, maybe citrus and yeast (perhaps the problem is I’m tasting in my basement where my girlfriend’s cat resides). Taste is malty sweet and bready, with licorice and figs/plums; crisp slightly sour finish. Lots of stuff going on, wonderful creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol is well hidden. This is an excellent beer, although certainly not for everyone.
Borresteijn (1432), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 4, 2009 33cl Bottle. Pours nice dark reddish brown with a creamy off-white head. Sweet full malty aroma with notes of yeast, red wine, dark fruits, alcohol. Flavour is malty sweet, a little yeast, dark fruits, a bit of chocolate with a sweet alcohol finish and a hint of bitterness. Fullbodied, creamy mouthfeel. Very nice beer.
BoBoChamp (1402), Gent, Belgium
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 22, 2008 75cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, hazy, good head, very good brew, the best of the Val-Dieu range
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