Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Honey aroma with a tinge of molasses. Spices. Taste is sweet the whole way through with lingering honey and coriander. Medium bodied, mild carbonation. Interesting. A bit one dimensional.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Big aroma of honey and spices and some light citrus. Flavour is very sweet with some interesting cinnamon/ clove notes. Finished slightly sweet with some honey snd yeast. Reminds me of a spicy belgian ale.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Notes from September 2012 $7 bottle from New Beer. Ommegang chalice sorta thingie. While waiting for this frozen lake of a head to settle, I guess I'll start to review it. Micro-beaded, incredibly dense custard foam. Dark, cloudy amber body. Smells of condensed milk & sticky spilled beer. Tastes of lightly burnt sugar/marzipan & black tea. Light ale fruitiness, crusty bread. Semi-dry finish. Carbonation is on the low side, but at least the body isn't too heavy. Thought it be better.

Home sweet home

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Ambar de escasa espuma, pero buen aroma, licórico y especiado. En boca es bastante dulce (miel), muy malteada, en parte compensada con toques especiados. Bien de cuerpo y alcohol presente sin exagerar. Buena.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle: Pours hazy, medium brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of honey and bread. Taste is sweet caramel malt and honey. Very bready....some raisin notes. Clingy sweet and spiced.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Purchased at the SAQ. Pours a deep amber, almost copper colour with a frothy beige head, good retention and patchy foam lace. Aromas are quite sweet with the honey, caramel malts and some darker bread malts (rye), with spices. Eventually, dark fruits come out (raisins, plums) and this enhances the nose. Smooth silky mouthfeel. Thankfully, the taste is not as sweet. More on the roasted malt side of things. Again, bread-like with hints of spices in the finish. This is one that has to breath a bit before it becomes better. Starting to like it near the end.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample, 4-ounce, draught, during the Hivern’ales, savoured on January 25 2012; eye: caramel, hazy, beige head, light lacing; nose: malt, grain, light citrusy, slight medicinal; mouth: malt, grain, medicinal, slight citrusy, light floral hops, medicinal finale with presence of malt, medium body, average carbonation, slightly bitter, slick texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, 4 onces, en fût, bue lors des Hivern’ales, savourée le 25 janvier 2013; œil : caramel, voilée, mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : malt, grain, léger citrique, très léger médicinal; bouche : malt, grain, médicinal, très léger citrique, léger houblon floral, finale médicinale avec présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère, texture coulante; en résumé : correct

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Re tasted March 21st 2013. Aroma: Subtle notes of spices and honey. Aromas are very difficult to get. Almost not sticking out. Appearance: Red, partially hazy, head is thick creamy and long lasting. Lacing is weak. Taste: Attack is slightly smoke with small notes of honey and pepper and a certain acidity. Finish is acid and sour. A bit unpleasant, too acid. I had tasted this beer in December 2011 and I was then thinking I had a bad bottle. But after 2 bottles, it did not improve.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Toffee and raisin nose. Hazy ochre, thick yellow head. Medium body. Honeycomb flavor with date accents. Floral dandelion finish. Surprisingly rich Anglo-Belgian character. Lovely.