Thanks to yespr for this one. Best by date 24.12.2010 - drank it exactly that day. Looks good in the glass, dark but not black, small head. Starts strong but not alcoholic, malty-woody, modest dry. A bit old-dusty. Finish warming, well balanced, quite drinkable, a bit drier. It seems that this beer as already a bit over its top, but still great!

’06 @PilsnerPeters Thanks goldtwins-750ml bottle-pours a light tan head and copper color. Aroma is spice, wood, light malt-caramel. Taste is spice, wood, light malt-caramel, earthy hops.

Bottle at Pilsner Pete’s RBSG. Pours muddy brown. Nose is nuts, spices, star anise, caramel and light licorice. Taste is same with sweet alcohol, spice and dark fruits.

Brown bottle, 66 cl, best before 24 12 2011, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on April 17 2010; eye: dirty brown with a mahogany hue, hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: anise, spices, caramel, alcohol, light Madeira, malt, light fruity, rum, molasses; mouth: anises, alcohol, spices, caramel, Madeira, light fruity, rum, molasses, finale in alcohol with presence of Madeira, full body, not much carbonation, mildly sweet, liqueur-like texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 66 cl, meilleure avant 24 12 2011, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 17 avril 2010; œil : brun sale avec une teinte acajou, trouble, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : anis, épices, caramel, alcool, léger madère, malt, léger fruité, rhum, mélasse; bouche : anis, alcool, épices, caramel, madère, malt, léger fruité, rhum, mélasse, finale en alcool avec présence de madère, corsée, très peu carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, texture liquoreuse; en résumé : bien

I would recommend not keeping this anymore in the cellar. purchased in ølbutikken nov.13 2009, sampled feb 21, 2010. bbf 24-12-2010 Generally the impression is that of a mediocre barleywine where the hops have been killed by oxidation. beneath the bad hops i do find a very nice blend of begian yeast, spices and dark fruits. But the aroma and flavor are both hevily influenced by aged hops and old beer. amber, smooth small white head. aroma of aged beer, old hops, cherry booze, faint sweet berries note. flavor is quite oxidized, berries, caramel, faint christmas spices. tastes like old beer. as the bottle stood there for an hour or so, the beer started to taste better, the belgian inspired flavors sort of overwhelmed the oxidized hops. Tastes like a good beer past it’s prime, going downhill from here.

2006 vintage (Danish bottle) generously shared by THE BelgianBeerGal and her husband. Pours with a murky brown body and a fading tan head. Aroma of brown sugar, chocolate, vinous notes and light banana esters. Taste is big and still a bit boozy. Notes of dark fruit and ever so slight oxidation. Rich, rum notes with some raisins. Delicious. Creamy mouthfeel and carbonation. Thank you guys so much for sharing this wonderful beer!

Bottled (0,66 ltr, Pikkulintu)
Hazy dark ruby color, steady creamy off-white head. Oxidezed vintage aroma, somewhat similar to Nils Oscar Jul Öl 2004 I had earlier same day: vanilla, some dark fruits. A bit thin already. Some dark malts, toffee, light hoppyness. It’s still a good beer, but hops and malts are much lighter than eg. a year ago.

(Bottle, purchased at Ölbutikken, Copenhagen) Reddish brown colour, slightly hazy, with a frothy beige head. Fruity, malty nose with dried fruit, orange peel, marzipan, citrussy hops and hints of rubber or glue. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, orange peel, caramel, brown sugar, raisins in rum and generous doses of spicy hops in the finish. Medium to full body, fairly sweet. Rather vinous with a warming touch of alcohol. Nice Christmas beer (sampled on Easter Eve!)

(Bottle at Sadonkorjuu, Porvoo, on 2008-10-25) Amber. Hazy. Hardly any head. Malts and some raisin in nose. Full bodied palate with lot of carbonation. Malts, raisin, light bitterness and sweetness in taste. Some bitterness in otherwise sweet and malty aftertaste. Resemble a barley wine. Really fine beer.