Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Best before 6/10/09 bottle consumed on 6/20/06. Strong effervescence in the pour yielding a large amount of off-white head that slowly recedes to about one-finger of head, and light lacing. Sediment on the bottom, bottle conditioned. A medium-clear chestnut-mahogany brown beer with notes of burnished copper and auburn. Strong house character yeast in the nose gives me notes of plants. Plant roots, plant stalks, lettuce, cabbage, leafy vegetables, that sort of thing. I don’t think it’s DMS, but just some odd house character, perhaps from using a very old yeast. Dry, peppery, cracked grains and toasted malts border the astringent as light chocolate covered almonds do not add much substance to the aroma. Strong phenols and a touch of vanilla are at odds, as a light whiff of fusel alcohol throws the balance dry. Fruity and nutty, with soft vegetal character and easygoing malt sweetness that belies the dark color of the beer. Medium strength, with fusel alcohol apparent (only lightly so). The flavor is VERY reserved for a 10 abv beer, showing chewy caramel, well-attenuated and bits of dry raisins and soft walnuts that wash over the palate, soaked in light vanilla and pale sugars. Chocolate is an afterthought, much passed over by the vegetal return of the yeast on the finish and a strong dustiness from the unpasteurized, unfiltered nature. Fruity (estery) and overly attenuated, not quite to the point of being too dry. But the alcohol is mostly well-hidden, while the mouthfeel is lightly chewy, with light graham crackers and pinches of caramel. Soft carbonation takes a while to settle, and eventually is manageable. Still, I can’t get over that vegetal or old yeast character that is pervasive in all of their beers.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle Quite clear, orange body. Off-white head, mostly diminishing. Nose of flowers, citrus, apple, vanilla, ... Lightly sweet, lightly acidic initial flavour, somewhat salty aswell. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter finish, lightly salty. Lightly to medium bodied. Lively carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Pale golden, with some floaties in it, and a stable white head, leaving nice lacings. It has a fruity aroma, with banana and lemon, and some cloves. The flavor is lovely sweet, with candi and banana, and it also has some spices and alcohol. Sweet, lightly sticky body, and a spicy finish with some alcohol. It doesn’t hide it’s alcohol like it’s big brother Ultra Brune. (060516)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Dark reddish-brown beer with a beige head and floaties. Nice lacings. The nose has dried fruits, sweet malt, some hoppy spices and a lightly roasted note. The flavor has dried fruits, sweet maltyness, spices and green apples. The alcohol is very well hidden in this one. The finish has some caramelized maltyness and dried fruits. A pleasant 10 percenter. (060513)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Copper-red, with a medium-sized, creamy beige head. Lots of floaties. It has a malty and sweet aroma with some ginger and cardamom. Tastes spicey and sweet malt. The finish is sweet, with some well hidden bitterness, I think it is in generally too sweet, but nice anyway. Rating: 7-4-7-3-14-3.5. 060513
Bottle, 33cl. A clear, brown beer wtih a dense, beige head. Spiced nose, ginger mostly, with caramel, alcohol, dried fruits and cardamom. Spices and caramel does most of the flavor job, but has some company of dried fruits. Full-bodied and with a nice carbonation level. A quite nice beer, but too spice focused I think. 110311
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Golden-orange with a huge, off-white head and lots of floaties. Looks delicious. The aroma has lots of citrus in it, some yeast and a fruity sweetness. In the mouth, it is fruity, refreshing, light spicy and with some yeast-notes. It has a full body, nice sweetness and a dry, bitter finish. (060513)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Sourish aroma. Clear red/brown colour. Small stable light brown head. The flavour is quite malty, bitter, spicy and with a hint of citric acidity. Aftertaste is malty and dusty. Swelling mouthfeel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Weak citric aroma. Almost clear amber colour. Almost no head. Slightly wheaty, citric and fruity flavour. Wheaty, yeasty aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
Bottle Clear, amber body with a reddish shine. Off-white, rocky head with a small pinkish shine. Nasty aroma of sweet yoghurt (the one for little kids). Heavily sweet, lightly sour initial flavour. Moderately sweet, lightly sour finish. Soft carbonation. Very nasty flavour. Artificial fruity, juicy.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A hazy amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by prunes - and so is the flavor. The sweetness is too dominant in the flavor, a little more subdued sweetness would make it great.