9.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Beautiful dark appearance. Malty taste, caramel and chocolate hints. You don’t even notice the 11.3 % alcohol, which is a sign of a great beer. I really enjoyed this beer, though i can imagine only at the right time, somewhat later in the evening. But what a brew!
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2002
at 12:28
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On the light side of dark brown, if that makes sense, very sedimented and with a big rich head. Deep malty, fruity aroma with rich plum, brown sugar, light toffee, raisin, peach and faint pear, alcohol and doughy yeast. Sweet malts in the body mix with a surprising tartness (mainly yeastiness). Fruits are subdued but still there (plum, pear). The malts seem subdued by a bit of wateriness...this is a 7.5% beer my I remind you so that�¿nds a shocker but I may be viewing this flavour profile vis-a-vis its bigger brothers without realizing it. Anyway, a solid, sessionable trappist brown. Upon multiple tastings, I have upgraded my score significantly, to reflect the floral, smooth awesomeness of this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2002
at 16:56
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
A trappist, what can I say? Bitter chocolate-flavour mixed with dark rhum. Great stuff!
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2002
at 10:40
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Unlike the Westy I didn't start this one too cold, and I was rewarded. What a great Ale. Like a liquid Fig Newton. Sweet, almost candy aroma. This is a beer to sit back, relax, and enjoy.
Tried
from Can
on 10 May 2002
at 08:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Burgundy coloured. very rich aroma with loads of banana and red berries. Medium bodied, big toffee flavour. Sweet. Loads of raspberries in the finish. A very distinct and flavourful beer
Tried
on 30 Apr 2002
at 01:14
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Mahogany coloured. Big, wonderful aroma of red berries. Sweet and softly malty. Sparkling mouthfeel. A hint of toffee. Salty finish. A very complex ale, which I actually find even better then it's stronger cousin.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2002
at 11:07
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep burgundy coloured, although a tad darker than Westvleteren 12. Big toffee aroma, very malty, velvetty texture, very sweet, salty finish. A huge well balanced beer, but when sampled head to head with Westvleteren 12 if falls short, as it doesn't have the enormous outburst and variety of flavours at Westy 12. Still, no doubt, a world class beer.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2002
at 07:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark brown, fine carbonation, huge brown head. Citrus and cherry nose with a light wooden note. Carries over and intesifies in the flavor. A hint smoke, orangepeel, caramel dark sugar. Very well balanced, does not get cloying and feels light on the palate. Light chocolate note retronasal. nom nom nom.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2002
at 10:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle bb 8.7.08 Grapes, plums a metallic vineous note in the aroma. Bread base - on top of that cherries, plums in madeira, nuts, marzipan - christmassy. Phenolic citric note in the aftertaste. Medium body, mellow mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2002
at 10:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cloudy brown color. Typical rochefort brew, and the rocheforts become better as the number increases.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2002
at 04:14