Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Refreshing, fruity taste, a bit sweet. The alcohol is well hidden; might be dangerous;-)
Tried
on 21 Jan 2002
at 11:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Huge, thick, longlasting head. Yeasty aroma with citrus and coriander. Fresh, crisp taste with an alcoholic kick. An Duvel-wannabe above avarage.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2002
at 12:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Easy to drink ale, despite of the alcohol content. And that is what you feel the next morning :-)
Tried
on 16 Jan 2002
at 04:49
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Nose is ok - wheat, pear, apple, hint of barnyard. The colour is a little dark for the style, but its the light palate, hint of plastic and cheese-like finish that really turns me off this beer.
2 years old:
Hazy copper-amber. Cheesy, woody, sourish aroma with port, figs and orange zest. The palate is plasticy still, with corn syrup, peach, perfume, dust, mildew...some dead yeast cells perhaps? Just maybe. In fact, this dead yeast thing really sends bizarre messages to my brain, like Karakalpak yurt felt. I've only been in one Karakalpak yurt and that was a display piece, not one that had been used, so why that jumped into my head I'll never know. But that's exactly the problem with this beer, whether fresh or with aging, it's just odd, and not in a good way. I don't want to drink a stiffly alcoholic yurt, you know what I mean? Vintage rating 2.4.
2 years old:
Hazy copper-amber. Cheesy, woody, sourish aroma with port, figs and orange zest. The palate is plasticy still, with corn syrup, peach, perfume, dust, mildew...some dead yeast cells perhaps? Just maybe. In fact, this dead yeast thing really sends bizarre messages to my brain, like Karakalpak yurt felt. I've only been in one Karakalpak yurt and that was a display piece, not one that had been used, so why that jumped into my head I'll never know. But that's exactly the problem with this beer, whether fresh or with aging, it's just odd, and not in a good way. I don't want to drink a stiffly alcoholic yurt, you know what I mean? Vintage rating 2.4.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2002
at 12:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy amber ale. Sweet malt aroma. Dry, malt and hop flavour too light, but very smooth. The palate ain't really aromatic.Beers of Switzerland
Tried
on 10 Dec 2001
at 16:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Most bocks are clear, but this one is not. Sweet malts. Good bock!..........
Tried
on 05 Nov 2001
at 08:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very yeasty, not my style of beer. It reminded me of Ciney and Rochefort, but not as good.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2001
at 04:25
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Dryish, yeasty. A substandard example, wherein the flavours do not meld well together. Nor is it as stylish as most examples.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2001
at 15:42
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Okay, so the glass is cool. But I found the beer to have a rather unsettling yeastiness, poorly developed malt flavours and a bloating excess of carbonation.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2000
at 20:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Opaque med-brown; light brown head; aroma of alcohol, chocolate, raisin, baked apples. Creamy texture, milk chocolate balances with some alcohol heat. Yeast, vague fruit notes. A simple beer whose popularity continues to confound me. To each his own I guess.
2 years old: Opaque cherrywood. Inch thick mocha head - impressive given the age and strength of this brew. Vague dark fruits, earth, caramel, malts and alcohol (esp. as it warms). Drinks like a warm Frosty spiked with brandy - sweet, thick, oily, sugary, vaguely fruity (gooseberry, plum, pear), artificial chocolate. Finishes too timid unless it is warm in which case alcohol attacks.
2 years old: Opaque cherrywood. Inch thick mocha head - impressive given the age and strength of this brew. Vague dark fruits, earth, caramel, malts and alcohol (esp. as it warms). Drinks like a warm Frosty spiked with brandy - sweet, thick, oily, sugary, vaguely fruity (gooseberry, plum, pear), artificial chocolate. Finishes too timid unless it is warm in which case alcohol attacks.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2000
at 12:36