Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty sweetish caramle finish with yeasty hints.

Nice deep dark brown coloured body with a slight muddy ruby glow and almost no head at all. Aroma of bright malt, smoked peat (light), earth, caramel, raisins, pitted fruits, juniper berries and a touch of bananas and yeast. Medium-bodied; Assertive malt up front then showing a lot of hops and a good amount of nuts and fruits - very complex and showing quite a bit of character. Aftertaste shows some bread and yeast, with a touch of bananas and maybe a touch of oxidization and some metal. Overall, a very nice beer and very nice to try - especially since I haven’t seen these before! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia on 16-April-2010, sampled at home in Washington after the Fourth of July Celebration in 2010.

Sample at the Day Before Labor Day party. The beer pours a dark reddish-brown color with a medium thin dark beige head that dissipates slowly. Thin rings of lacing. Aroma of dark malt and yeast, and some mild spices. Medium-bodied with flavors of doughy malt, spices and yeast. The finish is dark fruits and malt, leaving behind a mild sweet spice aftertaste. Above average overall.

Intriguing aroma of jelly beans, raisins, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Dark brown color, medium tan head, good lacing. Tastes of licorice, menthol, and hard candy. Bittersweet finish resembles horehound, but not quite. Thinnish mouthfeel which I prefer for this style. It missed the mark on taste for me, but I’m sure it will appeal to a lot of people. Nice crafting!

On tap at Capital Ale House - Midlothian for the Blue Mountain Beer Dinner on 03/12/2009. Clear dark brown body with ruby highlights and a large rocky tan head that persists with sticky belgian lacing. Sweet belgians pice aroam wtih some molassas, rum soaked fruit and caramel with light bitter hints. Sweet belgian spice flavor with dark malt, light rum soaked fruit, molassas and a dry bitter finish. Medium full body with moderately high carbonation. 7/4/7/3/14 - 3.5 03/14/2008: Clear dark brown with ruby highlights and a small creamy tan head. Caramel, candy sugar, sweet rum soaked fruit, spice and hints of alcohol. Dry fruit, alcohol, some roasted malt, some bitterness and a bit of astringency. Medium body with medium carbonation and a somewhat harsh bitter finish. 7/4/6/3/12 - 3.2

Bottle. A pretty decent attempt at an Abbey Dubbel. Pours a dark brown color with a huge off-white head. The aroma is a slight rostiness, with notes of sweet, roasted malts. Touch of chocolate.

Bottle. Pours very dark, orangish-tinted black. Fizzy, cream colored head with decent lacing. Spicy, bready and hoppy aroma. This is very creamy. Subtle hops with a roasted coffee taste.