Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Looks nice in the glass, an orange-brown color, wit a medium pitted, wispy head. Curious aroma, hints at caramel, bread dough, nuts, plums, coconut, nutmeg and/or thyme. Big fluffy sweetness up front, coupled with a palate-stinger from the alcohol and moderate high effervescence. Finish is very smooth and light, but with some alcohol...as Belgians go, it doesn’t mask the alcohol as well as the best, but it’s still a pleasing finish. Warming in the chest. Really feels like a cold weather beer, not terribly appropriate on this warm spring night, not that I’m enjoying it any less. Very even tempered, without being overly complex, but still possesses alot of the rich qualities you want in a strong Belgian. Perhaps approaches some of the famous strong trappistes, but definitely rougher. Made a nice match with strong roquefort cheese.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2006
at 21:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm) Colour is dark amber (surprise) with little head. Rather closed nose with spicy hints. Taste is spicy and malty with caramel and wild berries (blackberries, raspberries) and a rather dry bitter finish. Nice and well made but not the best from the brewey.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2006
at 15:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep hazy amber color ale with a huge foamy white head with good retention. Aroma of light caramel malt with the usual yeast presence. Taste is mostly dominated by some caramel malt, light spices and light bitter finish. Very good for the style but still nothing special that would make me crave for this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2006
at 10:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy orange colour with a tan head. Malty fruity aroma with hints of caramel. Sweet malty and fruity flavor with some hints of spices. Sweet malty aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2006
at 11:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2004 bomber. Pours dark brown into a trappist glass. Caramel, fig, dates, raisins and brown bread aromas. Slight head clings to rim and leaves thin lacing. Medium bodied and fizzy with lasting fig finish.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2006
at 16:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from Dorstvlegel, Antwerp. I bought 3 Christmas beers from Belgium and this was my favourite. Dark brown/red with thin beige head. Dark malts and spice. Lots of spice in mouth. Lots of dry malt. Quite chewy in mouth. Its like liquid Soreen malt loaf, complete with raisins. Full, nice, got good most things about it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2006
at 04:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark bown ale with a thick off white head. Wonderful aroma of coriander, orange peels, and caramel. In mouth, rich and warm malt, candi sugar, coriander, curacao, licorice, and plums. Nice alcohol warmth develops. Rich bodied, with a lightly oily moutfeel. Bottle at l’Autre Oeil, March, 3 2006.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2006
at 07:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330 ml bottle, at de Klomp, Nice, France. Deep ruby colour, large head. Malty sweet aroma, notes of caramel. Malty sweet flavour, notes of molasses and sweet wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2006
at 18:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Yeastie apple aroma. Beige head.Mahogny brown colour. Pleasent sweet complex and unusual flavour.A hint of apple finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2006
at 08:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Kulminator, Antwerp. Written down on the chalk board as Carolus Bok, but I guess its the same thing. Reddish brown with beige head. Some toffee on aroma. Quite a good bok, interesting with a bit of rubber and toffee and dryness on the end. Easy drinking, some perfume on the nose. Some plummy fruit
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2006
at 09:53