7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours like a traditional Abbey Triple. Spicy fruity aroma coming off an orange brew. Lots of citrusy, malty notes in the flavor. Very respectable Triple. Better line up a friend to share, there's a lot of beer in one of their champagne like bottles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2004
at 04:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dark copper colour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of toffee, light malt and light fruityness. Medium-bodied; Flavourful maltiness with caramel and light coffee showing. Aftertaste clean but some roasted malt flavours come through. Overall, a decent beer, decent for the style but not exemplary! I sampled this 765 mL bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, D.C. on 28-December-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2003
at 19:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pitch black in colour with a super-dense tan head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt, bread, cherries and a bit of nutmeg. Medium-bodied; Bitter coffee start with a mild breadiness and a subtle spiceyness. Aftertaste very clean for a scotch, some coffee and roasted malt, no sugars albeit a light yeastie quality. Overall, good for a scotch and a nice beer all-around. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, D.C. on 28-December-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2003
at 19:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown amber, low head. Nicely balanced. Fruit and berry notes. Grassy hop retronasal.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2003
at 10:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Murky, muddy beige. Aroma of peppery alcohol, some pale malts and peach esters. Firm alcoholic body, with light spiciness and hedgey hops. Finish is yeastier.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2003
at 15:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (under license by Fredericks Brewing). Dark ruby, rich head. Grapefruity hoppy nose. Clean mouthfeel. there's some crystal malt and loads of toffee. Velvetty, yet bitter, finish with spun sugar and pine needles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2003
at 14:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Decent stout appearance, though lacking in the kind of head one might expect - huge coffee aroma - flavor of bitter sweet cocoa, even a hint of caramel, and of course coffee - good, but not stand-out.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2003
at 11:51
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Decent flavor, but somehow way out of balance - the finish is like alcohol and concentrated vitamin solution - that totally ruins it for me.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2003
at 11:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A decent take on the style - yeasty aroma, dark red color, zero head - mildly sweet flavor, with hints of grapes, grain, slight grassiness - vinous a bit - sticky, malty finish - good, but lack a certain depth that most American-made belgians do.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2003
at 11:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Not a very hoppy IPA, but if you put that aside, this is a pretty tasty beer - dark copper/red in color, with a dense, off-white head - intense aroma of oak (I imagine myself in a lumberyard when I close my eyes) - flavor, as I stated, is not very hoppy, but this is made up for with a heavy maltiness very uncharacteristic of the style, but quite enjoyable anyway - woodiness from aroma comes back in the finish, and the hops come to the front a bit - this is bottle conditioned, and has a flavor about it that leads me to believe that it will age very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2003
at 11:40