Subsidiaries
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle Clear, deep brown body. Rocky, lightly brown head, which lasts mostly. The aroma is very pronounced of burnt, toasted malts (coffee, molasses, ...). The aroma is not exactly what you would expect after just smelling it. In the beginning it is rather moderatey sweet, lightly bitter. In the end lightly sweet, lightly bitter. And it is quite nicely balanced as a quite sweet beer, with some interesting hints of malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2002
at 12:02
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Very heavy beer with it's 10.5 %, and the bad thing is you can taste them. Aroma is very good, malts, spices. Outstanding dark appearance. Very nasty bitter palate. --- Beer merged from original tick of Gulden Draak on 12 Mar 2018 at 22:16 - Score: 7
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2002
at 10:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A light yellow beer with a great head - a very nice fruity aroma. The flavor is distinct with the alcohol content.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2002
at 13:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled, 1997 vintage sampled in 2002. Mahogany colour, no head. Cognac aroma. Very malty, notes of caramel. Loads of toffee. Very mature with velvetty mouthfeel, and balanced sweetness. A rich and complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2002
at 23:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Orange color, slightly hazy. Fruity aroma, hoppy aroma. Hoppy sweet taste, with a hint of sourness, strawberry, cherry and yeast. I couldn't agree more with bierkoning i guess...
Tried
on 22 Oct 2002
at 14:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden coloured with creamy head. Fruity (apple) nose with a hint of herbs. Full bodied, malty and grainy. Sweet. Rich, but short flavour followed by a fruity finish.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2002
at 12:26
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2024-08-13, bb 10/07/2023, possibly 1 year old, 7-5-8-4-16=40
On the positive side, the yeast character is strong, spicy; on the ther side, it's a tad sweeter than I'd like tonight (hot evening in Italy); it also has floral and fruity esters. Very good
2023-10-02, bb 2003-06-07, probably 23 years old, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Hazy honey colour. Aroma of vanilla, honey. Mellow flavour, cane sugar, with a hint of honey and vanilla, no bitterness, and just a bit of warming alcohol. Interesting evolution.
2009-12-26, bb 2003-02-08, about 9 years old, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Hazy golden color; short head retention. Mature malt aroma, lightly oxidised, honeish; it reminds me of some Sherry, showing some sign of age, but not extreme. Surprisingly, it still has a good body structure, enough sugars; sweet malt flavor; strong bitterness; there is a pleasant alcohol perception, not too high (as it may otherwise happen with old beers). I'm quite surprised to note that this beer aged well.
2002-09-10, 7-5-8-5-16=41
Golden colour, thin collar, nice perlage. Malt, alcohol in the nose, not outstanding; it gets more interesting when warmer: ananas and other fruits. Really strong flavour, of malt and hop, the alcohol remains surprisingly hidden; in waves it's alternatevely rather sweet or really bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2002
at 14:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very nice triple. Cloudy orange/golden color, with creamy lasting head. Spicy, fruity and malty aroma. Very good. Spicy taste.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2002
at 06:29
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Iron aroma indeed, not real good. Copper color. Sour cherry taste. It's actually a Flanders Red Ale i guess, but this one is not pretty good.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2002
at 11:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
This tastes the same as the one brewed by Miller or Celis or whatever. Bad rotten smell, burnt caramel could be. Looks very good, thick lasting head, orange-red color. Taste is somewhat sweet, bit malty maybe. Doesn't taste like a bock actually.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2002
at 07:38