Vicaris Winter 12 - Brouwerij Dilewyns

JerzDevl2000

New Jersey

3.73/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Finally had a chance to check out Beer Authority in New York yesterday, having walked by it dozens of times to get the Bus Terminal. This was one of the few beers that they had on tap there that I hadn't tried, so I plunked down $10 and had one of these. Yes, it was served in a wine glass and the bartender told me because this was rare and they didn't have glassware for every different style served there. They had enough pint and tulip glasses floating around, so that wasn't a big deal to me as I took a sip of this and gave it a go.

The hue was a dark brown with a nice chocolate head and spider web-like lacing that clung down the sides of the glass. Not a lot of aroma here but the taste more than made up for it. The strong malt base was countered nicely by a good mix of raisin, plum, a hint of cocoa nibs, and lots of crystalline sugar. Sure enough, there was lots of booze here too and thankfully, this was able tow arm me up quite a bit as I savored it slowly. The aftertaste had a strong currant feel to it as the alcohol held on for quite a while, even after I finished off my glass.

While this wasn't a quick sipper, this was worth savoring over the long session I had yesterday. If I hadn't had one of these before, this would not be my introduction to the style as the dark fruits are strongly present and I couldn't have a whole lot of this at a time. However, this was a great example of the style and a great beer to enjoy during the Winter. Worth a go if the time allots!

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 21:58:00 | More by JerzDevl2000