This noble delicious beer with a high fermentation has a ruby purple colour with a full malty and fruity taste. This beer has a beautiful round froth due to the second fermentation with a taste that creates a perfect balance between sweet and sour.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by RJA from Palm Springs, FL, USA who has tried this beer once. (1/9/2010 10:27:50 AM)
"A deep mahogany colored ale. Big, frothy off white (light beige) head. Impressive hang time. Settles into an equally impressive lacing. Yeast, spice, dark fruits and alcohol dance beautifully together in the nose. The body is light, but smooth enough to be appetizing. Sugary grapes and an alcohol bite are in the tasting. Not bad, but the appearance is better than the sampling.
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Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $2.49 Unit Cost: $3.32 per Pint
[2] Review by ggrumet from Pittsburgh, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/27/2009 2:51:08 PM)
"Bottle pour is murky brown with quick, effervescent carbonation. Head is thin, but retention is solid. Aroma is earthy and musty, typical Belgian fare. Taste is exceptionally smooth. I get hints of buttery toast and raisins. It's amazingly complex yet unbelievably smooth. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $5 Unit Cost: $6.67 per Pint
[3] Review by Jne5HusG from Le Havre, France who has tried this beer a couple times. (12/17/2009 4:41:38 PM)
"Bottle. Poured a cloudy deep brown colored beer with a one finger beige solid creamy foamy head that had a long retention. Mid-sized carbonation. Great lacing. The aroma is caramel malts, yeast, fruity, cherries, strawberries (!), apricot, plums, raisins. The flavour is caramel malts, dark fruits, plums, raisins, figs, dried fruits, nuts, spicy, licorice. The mouthfeel is creamy, crispy and very smooth. This medium bodied beer has a fruity and spicy finish. A superb tasty flemish brew !"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $3.75 Unit Cost: $5.38 per Pint
[4] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer once. (11/8/2009 4:57:07 PM)
"Well, after swirling in the ton of sediment at the bottom of the bottle all I have in my glass now is a awful looking concoction that resembles globby swamp water eggs. Brown muck, a small brown cap that returns on swirl, some spotty lacing and ok retention. Just a shitload of sediment. Sweet spice on the nose, candied orange rind, chewed gum with half the flavour gone, toffee, mellow, maybe a soft version of nutmeg. Instant spice flavour hits first, strange cocoa, bitter spice, minor alcohol on the nose, easy to drink but I think I am suffering through the immense sediment that will not settle one bit. A disappointing brew."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sample Size: 330ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[5] Review by bigred00 from buffalo, NY, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/25/2009 8:40:34 PM)
"Presentation: It was poured from a brown 11.2oz bottle into a chalice. The bottle has a best before date of 28 06 12 and it was consumed on 6-23-09.
Appearance: The body has a dark burgundy color with lighter reddish high lights. On top the head was about one finger thick and hangs on well but slowly fades to a ring of foam around the edge of the glass. It is light tan in color and makes some spotty and slippery lacing.
Smell: Dark fruity and estery notes mix with a mild sweet alcohol presence.
Taste/Mouth: Its flavor has a pleasant sweet and malty complexity. There are hints of dates and figs sweetened by Belgian sugar, warmed by a mellow brandy like alcohol presence and tempered by some mild bitterness of hops. The palate has a smooth but lively texture with active carbonation.
Notes: This beer is another solid brew from St. Bernardus.
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Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle
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(3.7)
