7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Re-rate 11/13: Bottle sample at a tasting at Tempo. Thanks Ariel. Brown, dark fruits, malt, caramel, sweet. Quite nice. 7/3/7/3/14=3.4
(3/17/08) Bottle at Café Scharrebier in Amsterdam. Best before 1/19/2020. Dark brown with a quickly-diminishing small beige head. Aroma of malt, a lot of dark fruits, some yeast and a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, dark fruits and hints of roastiness and alcohol. Medium body and strong carbonation. Great stuff. 7/4/8/4/16=3.9
(3/17/08) Bottle at Café Scharrebier in Amsterdam. Best before 1/19/2020. Dark brown with a quickly-diminishing small beige head. Aroma of malt, a lot of dark fruits, some yeast and a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, dark fruits and hints of roastiness and alcohol. Medium body and strong carbonation. Great stuff. 7/4/8/4/16=3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2008
at 10:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours with a large, creamy, off-white head with a murky, dark brown body. Dark fruits (raisins and candied figs), belgian sugar, light floral hops, and light yeast on tap in the aroma (albeit the aroma is a bit weak). Some alcohol upon letting the beer come to temperature. Sheets of lacing down the glass, the head has great retention throught the entire length of the beer. Taste is nutty, sweet, and raisiny with the alcohol upfront. Creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2008
at 03:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass is incredible! Very fine foam. Tastes strong, but not alcoholic. Really, really good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2008
at 16:04
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I am a little bit disapponted by this one. Pours with a large, ultra creamy, beige head covering a murky brown body. Thick lacing and good retention; this is what a beer should look like. Aroma is floral with rich fruits, currants and sweetness, but the aroma isn’t very strong. Alcohol is noticable in the taste, aftertaste is salty and yeasty.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2008
at 18:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
little bottle Pours out a hazy brown topped with a foam off white head. Aroma sweet pit fruit and raspberrys. Tast of raspberrys some odd yeast. This was my last of the 10 8 6. They all were very good. This one was tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2008
at 21:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Pours cloudy orange-ish amber. Aroma of brown sugar and raisins. Taste is metallic and medicinal. Don’t like it. I got it! If you pretend its cola its not so bad.
Rerate: Didn’t take tasting notes, but I had a small sample which was much, much better. Scores updated to reflect that.
Rerate: Didn’t take tasting notes, but I had a small sample which was much, much better. Scores updated to reflect that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2008
at 20:40
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Pours a mahogany color and very, very cloudy. Persistent head. Aroma of dark fruits and citrus. Tastes like a fine loaf of bread. Malty and sweet and light and effervescent. Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2008
at 18:54
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
33 cL bottle and magnum bottle at Kerstbierfestival 2007. Pours deep brown, slight murky with a light brown head. Aroma is distinct chocolate malty, quite fresh fruity towards citrus fruits and mild yeast. Flavour holds the same distinct fresh citrus fruity hops note (does become a bit cloying towards the end) to a smooth delicate yeasty and malty chocolate malt base. Quite complex yet clearly lighter and more accessible compared to the 10. Ends with a nice lingering fruity and malt driven complex finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2008
at 17:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
33ml bottle. Aroma of dried fruits, with malts. Slightly sour flavor with some fruit sugars. Alcohol is masked almost completely, which is a very nice surprise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2008
at 00:06
9.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
33cl bottle in Rochefort glass. Pours very thick dark brown. 2 finger tan head, lots of lacing. Smells great - malts, raisins, figs, plum. Excellent! Alcohol is present but not overwhelming. Possibly the best beer I have ever tasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2008
at 20:10