2012 Vintage // Bottle 1126 of 3240: Rich brown coloured body with a nice copper tint and a very thin tan head, all on top of a beautiful ruby and violet tint when held up to a light. Aroma of alcohol, oak, vanilla, brown sugar, cognac, whiskey and the strongest bit - figs. Medium-bodied; Relatively thin (for the style) with a big caramelised sugar flavour of pit fruits, toffee and just plain brown sugar. Aftertaste shows a good balance of malt, oak, dryness and the sugars with no bitterness at all, just a hint of alcohol bite, but not like most in this style. Overall, a nice beer that tastes more of a dubbel than a quadruple - but good, not excellent. Missing a bit of the carbonation and deep complexity, but this was nice. I’m glad I drank this after only a single year of aging, i’m thinking that in another year’s time, there will be no flavours at all - just mellowness. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased exactly one year earlier at Bottleworks in Seattle, Washington [state] on 10-February-2013 for US$14.99 sampled at home in the real Washington on 10-February-2014. Note that my bottle says 10% alcohol and is not the same as pictured - a different label and a caged top, not a swing top.

bottle at Ft Wayne tasting Sep 14 2013 - Pours light copper with no head. The aroma is of wheat, alcohol, and a vinous character. It’s sweet with obvious alcohol presence and fruity notes. Medium bodied with a dry, warming finish, it’s fairly good though kind of boozy.

Bottle - black, fizzy pour, kind of looking like cola - aroma of cocoa, tobacco, light smoke, earth/mushroom, prune, light mineral - texture is a little watery, but the flavor is pretty good - moderate chocolate sweetness, with a balancing bright acidity that washes through the middle - a touch of earthy English ale yeast - finish is lightly bitter, with a touch of Burton-ish bite - pretty true to style robust porter - nice beer.

Sample from 355 ml. bottle. Deeper golden colour with a medium sized, white head. Sweet aroma with fruits, honey, caramel malts and floral hops. Taste is sweet. Light to medium body. Finishes neatly bitter with floral hops. Pleasant.

12oz bottle. Pours out a dark amber topped with a sand head. Nose is sweet malts light hops and some caramel. Taste is as the nose with a nice sweetness and a little bitterness.

Shared at Kerry’s mini tasting. An orange gold pour with no head in a snifter but a thick head of foam in a tulip. The aroma is bready, cream soda like, lemon & honey. The body is medium-full, the flavor is herbal, sweet, smooth, smooth, orange, cream soda, pine, herbal, a bit of soapiness, good stuff. Interesting, like a cream ale not what I’d call a winter seasonal but well received.

Bottle - golden yellow pour with a small white head. Taste and aroma of sweet malts, doughy, honey, light citrus with some light floral hoppy nuance throughout.

cloudy yellow ,smooth wihte head. mild aroma, faint flowers and honey. clean. flavor is malty, crisp hoppy, flowery notes, nice euro style beer.