5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Big cherry, oaky nose. Cherries and oak, malty, unbalanced mouth. Not sour. Too young. All over the place. It burns.... If a college kid was experimenting with homebrew and was trying to make a wild Belgian style, I would say he this was a good effort.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2006
at 09:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Muddy amber-brown colour. Holds a half-inch layer of head. Aroma is fruity (peach, pear, plum), sweaty, dusty and alcoholic. Strong flavour is foremost yeasty (dusty, sweaty again) with some phenols retronasal. By-the-numbers example, but does nothing wrong. Alcohol lends dryness to the slightly plummy, otherwise honeyed malty finish.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2005
at 02:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2004 bottling. Murky red-brown body with plenty of yeast sediment, puffy cream head with brown specks. Plummy aroma with cinnamon, caramel, and bread notes. Flavor was a bit harsh, very yeasty/estery, with a heavy emphasis on plum and other dark fruits in addition to hints of cinnamon and pear. Quite bready and caramely. Alcohol was kept relatively in check. Bitter and a bit unbalanced despite its complexity, and should probably age for another year or two.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2005
at 12:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Eyedrinkale for the trade! Dark lemony colored pour that produced a thick lacy head. Ripe citrus aroma. Musty fruit cellar. The flavor is moderately complex. Sweetness, some acidic tartness, fading into a dryer finish.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2004
at 20:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Jul 9th, 2004: This beer is an amber brown color with a thick and fluffy off-white head. Nice lacing throughout. Berries, yeast and citrus in the nose. Medium-bodied with a nice malty coating, along with citrus and spices. The alcohol is ever present yet understated nicely. The finish is lightly bitter and satisfying. Pretty darn good overall.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2004
at 21:57