Subsidiaries
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Nearly black; dark-brown creamy head, going rather fast. Nose of very sweet chocolate, lactic but not sour, as fresh unpasteurised milk, sweet yoghurt or 'babeure'. Ends like hazelnut-chocolate bread spread. Taste is sweet, but much less sweet than remembered. They've tweaked this! Flavours of British chocolate (= much addition of lecithine, vegetable oil 'stead of real cacao), faint sweet yoghurt, with a dash of acidity. Some malt after all, and nutty again. Rather well-bodied, probably not very highly attenuated. Wilson Stout is a (tweaked? the reverse label says 5.2% ABV, but I have some difficulty believing) relic of the very sweet stouts that once stood between real 'tafelbier' ("Cat. III") and ordinary sweet stout. Cat II, one might very well find on old bottles; It's IMO at the edge of 'beer'. But unlike some other tasters, I cannot find it cloying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2003
at 14:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Blond color; incredibly giant and creamy head. Malty and spicy aroma, dry (the classic coriander). Good body structure, not too much sweet not bitter; a light sour note and wood touch, peculiar in a Triple..
Tried
on 16 Oct 2003
at 04:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Slightly hazy light copper colour with a thin off-white head. Sweet honey aroma with a bit of malt. Medium to Light-bodied; Strong carbonation, subtle sweet flavours wrapped around a mild maltiness. Aftertaste very mild and only somewhat showing the flavour. Overall, not great for a belgie and should be overlooked. I bought this 33 cL bottle at Green's Beverages in Atlanta, Georgia and sampled it on 27-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2003
at 23:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Dark golden colour with no head at all. Fairly hazy. Tons of super-small bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass nicely. Smells of sweet fruit, spices, strong malt, candy and even alcohol! The nose on this beer is simply great. A large complexity arises when trying to determine the various essences. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong initial flavour of berries, candy and alcohol fades fast to just a subtle maltiness. Aftertaste is left with an alcoholic kick, but some of the soweetness is still noticeable. Overall, this beer is better than the average and has an excellent aroma. I'm very luck you try this one! I got this 33 centilitre beer from madoney in Floriday: THANKS AGAIN MATT! :)
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2003
at 02:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught att Bull & Bear Inn, Stockholm, Sweden.
Reddish amber with creamy head. Toffee aroma. Mild and sweet, clean but rounded. Some burnt sugar in a velvetty finish.
Reddish amber with creamy head. Toffee aroma. Mild and sweet, clean but rounded. Some burnt sugar in a velvetty finish.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2003
at 07:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy golden-orange colour with a small (< 1 centimetre) off-white head. Smells of yeast, wheat, spices and an odd savoury aroma (think Worcestershire sauce). Medium to Full-Bodied; Strong alcohol presence in addition to a bunch of malt, a healthy dose of lower a.a. hops and tons of sweet flavours. Finishes with a pineyness and an alcoholic kick. The taste from start to finish is packed with flavour and is very strong. Overall, this tastes much more potent than it smells, but in both respects it is about average for the style. Worth trying, because it is a bid odd...given the aroma and the tate. I was given this 33 cL (11.2 ounce) bottle from fellow Ratebeerian JonR888710 which he purchased at Lee & Edwards in Roanoke, Virginia. I sampled this beer on 30-August-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2003
at 19:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy golden color, large lasting head, frothy, rocky. Spicy and fruity aroma. Bit sweet, apple. Bit yeasty taste, also spicy and sweet. Dry quite alcoholic palate. Almost a bit like white wine.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2003
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Yelloish-brown head; dark brown, opaque beer. Nose of sweet cookies, gingerbread, alcohol, fruity & vinous aromas. Immediate bitter impression in the taste, then (little)bitter-(much)sweet taste, keeping alike. Flavours are grainy, fruity and vinous-alcoholic all the way. Very full-bodied. Alcoholburn and lcoholtaste - some higher alcohols? Esters certainly. Lemonbalm flavour retronasal. Well carbonated. Fruity, strong, liqueurish. But not very refined, nor exciting. Just a strong punch to me.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2003
at 15:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
An unclear light yellow beer with a fine head. The aroma fruity and dominated by lemon. The flavor is rather sour and like lemon. In the middle it is a little wheaty flat and sweet. In the end the flavor is slightly acidic wheaty. A very fresh beer. I think the Belgian version is more sour than the American version.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2003
at 15:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown with orange-red shine, hazy. Yellow-brown head, gone in seconds. Woody, lactic & acetic acids in the nose, the last as in Balsamico. A sharp, spritzy bite by the acids comes first. There is malt behind it, but the colour seems more liquid colouring than dark malt to me. There is a fruity sugarness ("Traubenzucker") in it, ending in a heavy, woody finish. Medium-bodied, refreshing. A perfect example of 'Vlaams Oud bruin'. Closer to the original Rodenbach than Rodenbach 'classic'. Brij. Van Steenberge makes a few worthwhile beers (Bornem, Augustijn); they make one great beer - this - and one world-classic: the lagered pale needed to blend this beer - and which is never sold. And probably hold the world record on labelbeers.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2003
at 13:03