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GreenCard

Oregon

3.1/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: amber to light brown color, great clarity, a thin layer of light tan foam

Aroma: delectable rummy sweetness, bubblegum phenols, malt, whiskey, some hops

Flavor: malty base-flavor but not much sweetness, lots of peppery alcohol, a pretty robust bitterness (both hop and alcohol related), a touch of caramel, the finish is surprisingly dry for a beer like this and the aftertaste is a bit sharp

Mouthfeel: medium-full body, fine carbonation, lots of alcohol warmth

Overall Impression: This beer tastes like having a rum and coke that is more rum than coke. The huge alcohol flavor is a bit overwhelming. Not very balanced, as such. A little more sweetness would be good in that regard. Bush de Noel is definitely better than this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2004 18:50:00 | More by GreenCard

kvnstfrd

Missouri

1.25/5  rDev -67.4%

05-23-2013 04:52:46 | More by kvnstfrd

Grinky

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

05-17-2013 23:38:46 | More by Grinky

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

05-17-2013 18:50:09 | More by Slatetank

Labeorphile

Texas

4.03/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from an ~8 oz bottle into a Chimay chalice. Nice cloudy, amber color, but with little head that quickly disappears.

Smells like a typical Belgian ale, malty and yeasty, but with strong hints of alcohol, which is expected given the high ABV.

Taste is sharp and malty with a punch of booze, almost distracting. But the mouth feel is good. Creamy and bubbly and kind of pops.

Overall a solid strong ale, but would taste better with less booziness.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 01:56:10 | More by Labeorphile

reitzbrewing

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +23.7%

05-15-2013 06:38:19 | More by reitzbrewing

donzilake

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-10-2013 23:49:24 | More by donzilake

Hunter

Arizona

2.99/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Clear copper ale with a thick head of dense bubbles that dissipate quickly, Little lacing.

Smell: Alcohol.

Taste: Holy cow - strong alcohol is the first, dominant taste. There is some hint of spice, malt, etc. but nothing comes close to that first hit of boozy heat.

Mouthfeel: Scouring on the tongue.

Overall: This is closer to a finishing brandy or a barelywine than a beer. Wish I had more to say about this, as it received some great reviews from others and I want to like it, but...the alcohol dominates.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:14:09 | More by Hunter

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-05-2013 22:23:07 | More by kylehay2004

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

04-26-2013 15:21:27 | More by Jason1337

coltsr2

United Kingdom (England)

4.7/5  rDev +22.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Wow!...Lovely beer!...pours a nice dark honey with little head whci soon dissolves to nothing....nice lacing and reasonable carbonation with a few bubble streams popping up in places..

Aroma is subtle...more malty than hoppy.. a nice simple fresh sweet aroma..

Taste is just pure divine...a truly beautiful experience....feels slightly sweet but with a nice yin yang bitterness relationship that makes this a perfectly balanced beer!...

Mouth feel is rich, thick and solid as you would expect with such a high gravity beer...full, semi sweet, luscious and frothy as the carbonation hits the tongue....this is what high gravity, full bodied, desert wine style speciality beers are all about!....lovely stuff!

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 16:02:16 | More by coltsr2

spakman

California

4/5  rDev +4.2%

04-20-2013 00:47:00 | More by spakman

mychalg9

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.2%

04-14-2013 03:46:17 | More by mychalg9

GRUUMSH

Belgium

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

04-12-2013 09:47:31 | More by GRUUMSH

whatname

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

04-05-2013 00:56:45 | More by whatname

bacasnax

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

03-31-2013 23:14:58 | More by bacasnax

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

5/5  rDev +30.2%

03-23-2013 08:08:24 | More by grahamboudreaux

harpus

Alabama

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-20-2013 17:34:23 | More by harpus

NightINgale

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

03-17-2013 15:21:51 | More by NightINgale

Novels

Illinois

4.45/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Poured from a bottle into oversized wine glass at Monk’s Pub in downtown Chicago. Has a hazy, buckwheat honey color with brown hues. No head, but great lacing left on the glass- tan/white in color. Texture is extremely impressive, very thick without being haughty. Tastes like heaven, or hella caramel, whatever you want to call it. Amber malt, bittersweet finish and dry personality. Great.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 18:02:06 | More by Novels

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-11-2013 05:19:08 | More by spycow

Danobold

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-10-2013 21:51:15 | More by Danobold

Satyr179

Sweden

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

03-09-2013 09:53:14 | More by Satyr179

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

3.94/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Very nice appearance, golden color, decent head and lacing on glass.

Maybe just a little weak on the nose.

This beer doesn't taste like 12 % at all. Easy drinking, some decent fruit flavors. A little too sweet in my opinion. Not the best I've had, but not the worst either.

Again, the mouth could stand to be a bit more rich and creamy or have other qualities to balance the hoppiness.

This is a pretty solid PA, but far from the best. It's worth trying if you like the style. Satisfying but not necessarily extremely memorable.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 01:16:22 | More by Beer-A-Lot

Dully

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

02-02-2013 17:18:19 | More by Dully