Pannepot

I only had a small taste of this beer so I don’t have a full review but I wanted to comment on it. It was extremely dark, no light could get through. It had a light sour fruit smell to it. As for the taste: It was VERY sweet. You could taste the alcohol and a warm coco taste. It would be hard for me have a full pour of it. I think a small tasting would be nice for dessert.

Kasteel Cuvee

Cateau 10 yrs oak aged

Appearance: Dark but the light still can come through. Quite a thick head.

Aroma: (Note: It was hard to smell this as a strong perfume entered the room and kind of took over for a while.) What I could make out was a sweetness.

Taste: I could taste the alcohol in this one. There was a slight coffee taste and the oak rounds it out nicely without over powering it. There was also a very slight fruit taste at the end.

Mouth feel: Light to moderate.

Overall: Tasty.

Bier Du Boucanier Dark

Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Bier du Boucanier

Appearance: Cola shade of dark brown and bubbly.

Aroma: Chocolate and toffee (Nice start huh?)

Taste: Quite sweet up front. Slight alcohol at the end.

Mouth feel: It’s on the moderate side of light.

Overall: A nice dessert beer.

Orval Trappist Ale # 26

Belgian Pale Ale


Orval Trappist

Appearance: Dark golden color. Minimal head.

Aroma: Intense musty fruit smell with a slight floral aroma.

Taste: Light and airy up front followed by a moderate hop flavor that sticks with you slightly.

Mouth feel: Very light.

Overall: It made Porter want to taste the rest of the Trappist beers!

Shipyard Old Thumper

Strong Bitter

Shipyard Brewing Company

Appearance: Golden sun kissed brown. No real bubbles and a thin head.

Aroma: A light bright smell.

Taste: Citrus with a slight sweet hint up front with hoppiness at the back. The hop taste sticks with you. There was minimal carbonation.

Mouth feel: Moderate

Overall: It was quite smooth.

St. Bernardus Pater 6

Dubbel

St. Bernardus

Appearance: Cloudy chocolate brown.

Aroma: It has a fruity limbic smell.

Taste: Porter described it that the dubbel of it brought a candyish flavor while there was a trappist funkyness to it. There was some coffee tones and it was quite smooth.

Mouth feel: Light

Overall: Porter is a huge fan.

Rogue Chocolate Stout

American Stout

Rouge Ales

Appearance: Jet Black!

Aroma: It smells just like a tootsie roll.

Taste: Up front it tastes like a tootsie roll in the back it tastes like burnt coffee. No carbonation.

Mouth feel: Light side of moderate.

Overall: At the time I thought it was probably a 3 but thinking again I am thinking a bit higher. This beer was part of a chocolate pairing. The chocolate took out all of the chocolate in the beer and just let you taste the coffee flavor. (Not the best pairing)