Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught Hazy, chestnut brown beer; yellowish-amber fine head. Nutty nose, gingerbread, pineapple. Harsh alcoholic and estery fusels taste. This is NO Bock in the German way. Sweet-ish with a nutty-bitterish edge, not gingerbread-unlike. Faraway sourish-fruity edge. Cold, this seems a bit thin for ’t Anker, and the alcohol seldom helps full MF, but looking (tasting) closer, there’s a lot going on, gets nearly chewy, with a warming background. Nice, though very untraditional Bockbeer. Worth a try - if you can find it.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2005
at 13:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Red brown colour. Floral and fruit aromas. Very sweet fruity taste. A bit more sweet than I like. Not bad at all though
Tried
on 18 Sep 2005
at 15:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark brown/red beer withthin beige head. Choc and dark malts with some fruit and winey nose. Slightly sweet in mouth. Finish is ultimately very hoppy and dry with more choc/wine. Got better as the beer went on. 2.7 re rate bottle at Terminus Blankenberge. Smooth chocolate in the mouth. smooth brown malts. some bitterness on the finish. a satisfying winter dark beer but also easy drinking and smooth. yep good. liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2005
at 15:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a dark color beer with a thick foamy brown head with excellent retention. Aroma of figs with sweet alcohol notes and typical Belgian yeast is easily identifiable and greatly enjoyable. Taste is quite rich with figs and plum sweetness with a thick body and warm alcohol note mix with lots of yeast. Very enjoyable though not my favourite from this fine brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2005
at 10:50
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled at Belgian Beer Weekend 2005, Brussels, Belgium
Lightly pink head. Hazy, red body. Nose of raspberries. Heavily sweet flavour. Too sweet for my tastebuds, but not dominating sweet.
Lightly pink head. Hazy, red body. Nose of raspberries. Heavily sweet flavour. Too sweet for my tastebuds, but not dominating sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2005
at 02:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle vintage 2002 - sampled at the RBESP 2005
Cloudy amber brown, tanned head. Somewhat alcoholic raisin and rum aroma. Bready malt, raisins and brown sugar. Mellow mouthfeel.
Cloudy amber brown, tanned head. Somewhat alcoholic raisin and rum aroma. Bready malt, raisins and brown sugar. Mellow mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2005
at 14:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Not as fruity, sweet, or complex as some others of the style, but still a very good beer. Substantial body. There is a thick white head that lasts so long I was getting impatient to drink the cloudy, dark orange beer. Powerful aroma of sweet fruit. Flavor is primarily sweet with a bit of the alcohol coming through. Sweet malt in the finish. This can’t stand up to Tripel Karmeliet but is vastly superior to Westmalle and many others.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2005
at 00:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampler from bottle at Binny’s, Orland Park, Yep, a dark brown color that gives no clue as to the stuff within. Taste is sweet; dark, but not roasty. Has an excellent all-around "beer" taste. Can also pick out a few deliberately staled hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2005
at 22:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750 ml bottle, corked "champagne" style. ABV is 10.5%. Deep chestnut colour, large light tan head, nice lacing. Malty sweet and spicy aroma - aniseed, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, cloves(?) Notes of oak and leather too. Flavour is also dominantly malty sweet (too sweet) with caramel and spices, a certain hoppy bite too. Alcohol is evident, but not overwhelming. A fairly complex beer, but too much malty sweetness keeps me from giving it a top rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2005
at 13:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle Clear; deep amber (almost black) body. Lightly brown, frothy head. Nose of esters, port (red and white) and straw malts. Lightly sweet initial, lightly bitter initial flavour. Moderately sweet, ligthly bitter finish. Somewhat spicy flavour and lightly alcoholic, causing a very warm mouthfeel. Easily fits into the Gouden Carolus-series, but kind a weird for a Easter beer, because you don’t think of the spring when you drink thisone, you’d rather think of Winter, as Caeser mentions. But all in the end and these latter irrelevant remarks not taken in account, this is a very lovely strong ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2005
at 14:42