Re-rate 4/16: Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles’s place. Thanks Vova. 2009 bottle. Dark brown with reddish hues and a t an head. Lots of dark fruits, caramel, wood, a bit of vanilla. Sweet flavor, caramelly, with a bit of oxidation, dark fruits, vanilla, nuts, and a chocolate note. Rounded mouthfeel. Very nice. 7/4/7/4/14=3.6

Re-rate 4/16: Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav’s place. Thanks Yoav. 2010 bottle. Dark brown with reddish hues and a beige head. Big aroma with caramel, lots of dark fruits, a bit of spiciness, wood, vanilla, a bit of coconut, some chcoolate, a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor with caramel, dark fruits, wood, vanilla, a bit of chocolate, and light booziness. Quite full-bodied and rounded. Really good. 8/4/7/4/15=3.8

Re-rate 1/16/12: Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks Nimrod. Dark brown with a beige to light brown head. Aroma of dark fruits, liqueur, some dark chocolate, cocoa and a bit of vanilla. Flavor of dark fruits, some wood, vinous notes, caramel and a bit of chocolate hints. Medium-bodied. Pretty good, 7/4/7/3/14=3.5

(2/27/08) Draught at Hotel Erasmus in Bruges. Very dark brown color, almost opaque, with a medium, slowly-diminishing beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some roastiness, some earth, some spices and dark fruits. Sweet flavor of malt and caramel, some oak, some spicy notes and dark fruits. More oak as it gets warmer. Finish feels a bit oxidized. Medium to full bodied. This beer has tons of character and still great drinkability. 8/4/9/5/17=4.3
(2/28/08) Bottle sample at PreZBF@Alvinne in Heule. Dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma of wood, malt, caramel, dark fruits and a bit of spices. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, light wood and some dark fruits. Finishes dry. Full-bodied. Outstanding. This one was even better than from the draught. 9/5/9/5/18=4.6

Re-rate 6/7/14: Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks Tom L. Batch ’0’. Chocolate, lots of dark fruits, roast, sweet, alcoholic. Great. 8/4/8/4/16=4

Re-rate 6/4/12: Bottle sample at beerandbeyond farewell tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks kerenmk. Black with a brown head. Aroma of cocoa, some roastiness and alcohol. Sweet flavor, slightly sugary, of burnt malt, some dark fruits and dark chocolate. Full-bodied. Really good. 7/4/8/4/16=3.9

Re-rate 9/24/10: Draught at Borefts Beer Festival 2010. Batch #0. Black with a brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, a bit of wood and dark fruits. Sweet chocolaty flavor with some liqueur pralines, some dark fruits and a drier finish. Full silky body. Really good. 8/4/8/4/17=4.1

(2/27/08) Draught at Hotel Erasmus in Bruges. Opaque black-colored beer with a thick, stable, creamy brown head. Also laces beautifully - one of the prettiest beers I’ve witnessed. A really powerful and complex aroma of malt, coffee, roasted bitter chocolate, lots of dark fruits, caramel, some licorice and something else I can’t put my finger on. Sweet flavor of chocolate, some plums and prunes, some espresso and a dry finish with some hops, roastiness and notes of alcohol. A thick, creamy mouthfeel. A wonderful beer. 9/5/8/5/17=4.4

Drunk to celebrate my rating number 10100 - the presently highest rated beer available to me, that I haven’t yet rated. A deep red beer with a medium dark brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of herbs, spices, brown sugar, caramel, and malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of malt, spices, herbs, and caramel and medium notes of plums and wood, leading to a dry herbal finish.

Richmond Industry Gathering 2007. Dark brown bdoy with a light brown head. Heavy spice and earthy aroma. Heavy spice flavor, with some belgian sugar. Medium light body.

Draught @ Erasmus, Brugge, Belgium. Unclear medium to dark red brown - amber color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dryed dark fruit / berry, raisin, plum, fresh apple ad pear, cask wood, licorice, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, a very complex flavor and smooth. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. Very nice ;o)) (280208)