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

Draught at the brewery, 2/16/17.
Dark mahogany with light chartreuse highlights and a good clarity on the edges. Dark beige head shows moderately-low to low retention.
Grape in the nose is not quite prominent, but it’s nicely integrated with the other various fruity esters and the caramel and raisin stretches to the finish which is full of alcohol, mineral and more grapeskin-like notes. Enough Belgian yeast comes through to establish it as a dark Belgian strong ale of sorts but it’s missing the malt depth otherwise found in the style.
Again, as with all of their beers it’s fully attenuated to a fault. Nowhere near enough malt depth or suppleness/richness to balance the acidity and dryness of the grape character, phenols and specialty malts, let alone the strong alcohol. Still, with all their beers, the flavors and yeast development is impressive, just need a little more malt depth. Low but engaging carbonation and no flaw. Good amount of red grape character lingering.