Pour is a murky brown with a small white head. Aroma is a lovley mustyness with faint hints of alcohol. Flavor is sweet candied sugar with a huge sourness. Lots of dark fruits and caramel round out this very sour beer. Almost reminds me of a Flemish sour ale.

2008-05-18, corked bottle at Ølfestival 2008, Århus, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Dark chestnut ciolor. Very mature aroma, oxydized malt, but almost fruity too, sweet, candy-like. Good mouthfeel, with an interesting oxydized malt flavor and caramel; bitterness almost absent, warming alcohol; it can become cloying. Peculiar.

2006-02-22, corked bottle, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Cloudy dark brown color; creamy head. Strong aroma, with malt, caramel, toffee, some fruitness and light cork; it shows a primordial complexity. The body is thin in the beginning, quite simple flavor (basically caramel supported by some sweetness) and the final is too much biting (alcohol) with some off-flavors; it also has a very light sourness, quite rare in the Unibroue beers. Much better when warm.
I expected more.

Dark redish brown with a rich head. Fruity aroma with notes of alcohol. Sweet, warming flavour with notes of liquorice. Will probably improve with age.

Hazy dark brow colour with a brown head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of caramel and dried fruits. The flavor is malty and a little acidic with dry fruits and molasses. WArming alcohol in the finish.

Rating from first try in February 2006:Bottle, Some acid scent and taste, feel slike it’s from wheat, alcohol in the scent, warming when you taste it, cloudy look, brown head4/2/5/2/8=2.2Got a 75 cl bottle in the fridge, might leave it for a couple of years and see how it evolves...Tried it again from bottle at RBESG 2006.Dark color, tan head. Sour and alcohol scent. Sweet and sour taste. Spritzy mouth feel.I like it even less now4/2/4/2/7 = 1.9RerateFinally pulled out my bottle from the fridge on June 16, 2009. Shared with a bunch of the Göteborg ratebeerians.75 cl bottle, once purchased at SystembolagetHazy dark red color, off-white to tan head. Acidic to sour, fruity, sweet, aged wood, some dirt cellar, dark fruits scent. Sweet, fruity, a bit acidic, tart taste. Some plum and grape peel aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.6/4/6/4/13=3.3Aged with some dignitiy, but will not compete amongs my favourites. More of a sour/traditional ale than a Belgian strong though.Rerate75 cl bottle thanks to Lund (non ratebeer), sampled on April 5, 2012Hazy very dark red color, tan head. Apricots, dried dark fruits scent. Fruity, berry, sweet taste. berry aftertaste. Moussy mouthfeel, medium low bitterness.6/4/7/3/13=3.3

(Bottle 75 cl) Slightly hazy dark brown with a creamy, off-white head. Malty, roasted aroma with distinct notes of alcohol. Sweetish and roasted flavours with notes of caramel and dried fruits. Lovely fullness with a warming alcohol. No real bitterness. 041105

An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and spices and herbs, but I can’t pick out the ingrediens. The flavor is sweet malty and very spicy, combined with notes of oranges, caramel, and hints of alcohol. The mouthfeel is quite carbonated.

Deep red body, medium light tan head, quickly dissipating with the vigor of soda fizz. Toasty aroma with hints of dark fruit and banana, spices, estery, with an ethanol kick. Rather tart body, sharp on the palate, with alcohol notes, cherry, and banana, in addition to cinnamon and other candied fruits. The esters and alcohol quickly hit the palate, with the fruits and toast hiding beneath. More flavorful than many of Unibroue’s beers, and quite good.

Well, I’m not terribly enthusiastic about this one. Actually, its not bad at all, but just makes me that much more impressed by the mastery of the Belgian brewers. This one has all the trappings of a good Belgian style, that strong yeasty, somewhat phenolic banana-ey nose with fruity notes of raisin and plum. But not without flaws, as a fuselly note is apparent. Pours dark reddish brown, undercarbonated with a small head. Flattened quickly in the glass. Medium sweet up front, with a little fruit, but quickly becoming dominated by alcoholic sting, and a peppery yeasty finish. Too rough, too raw, unintegrated. Its still decent, but just not up to the high standards the style demands.

Bottle. Dark brown-mahogony beer with a beige head. Sweet, fruity, yeasty malt aroma - grape and cherry over brown sugar. Very fruity flavor (again chery, and grape, with some cola). Sweet candy malts with a bit of spice. I usually don’t like Belgians that are this sweet, but it has some complexity and enough robust flavor to back it up. Should age well.