7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pours darker brown, clear. No head. Scent is rather umami-based, mild cognac but down-watered by the beer. Taste is very umami, cognac-light , oak, Spirit-forward but not at all boozy. Rather thin body, lower carbo. Very aromatic. Not bad at all, just lacks a bit of balance (basebeer). Great advertisement for cognac though.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

The 36th one in this endless series of beautiful quads (and the best La Trappe has to offer as far as I am concerned), aged purely in cognac barrels. Bottle at ‘t Molenhof in Oostvleteren, thanks tderoeck for sharing. Moussy, pale yellowish-beige, dense and stable head, initially clear copper-red caramel brown robe with protein flakes floating throughout, hazy with sediment. Aroma of caramel candy, lots of vanilla-breathing oak wood, pronounced cognac indeed, hazelnut oil, chewing gum, wet leather somewhere, elderberry syrup, amaretto, fig jam, banana, old brown honey, red apple. Sweet onset, brown-sugary with fruity aspects of candied dates, banana, pear jam and Sultana raisin, medium carbonated with full body; caramelly, toffeeish and lightly brown-bready maltiness, sweet with a strong tannic oak effect (including that retronasal vanilla aroma) and some soft floral hop bitterishness. Pronounced, boozy, peppery brandy flavour in the finish, but caramelly sweetness remains, and absorbs part of the heat. Quite boozy still, I think I prefer the non-liquor ones in this series, but arguably still on the young side and probably prone to further improvement with extended cellar ageing.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

11/VI/22 - 37.5cl bottle @ Molenhof (Oostvleteren), BB: IX/2024 17:14, L02I19 (2022-690) Thanks to Alengrin for sharing today’s beers!

Little clear red brown beer, lots of protein flakes floating around under a small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of banana, alcohol, very oxidized, dried fruits, yeasty character. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots and lots of alcohol up front, caramel, more alcohol, very boozy, ripe banana, some vanilla. Aftertaste: pretty boozy, lots of alcohol, milk chocolate, a little bitter, a bit sweet, calvados, more alcohol.

7.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Reddish brown, some light white foam on the edges. Smells sweet, bit woody, some cognac, raisins. Relatively light body, still some good carbonation in the mouth. Taste is bitter and sweet, plenty of dried fruits, lots of wood, and some cognac.

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Hazy brown with quite a lot of gunk in the bottle. Aroma and flavour have loads of sweet fruity cognac notes. Pleasant woody dryness. Rich texture. In the aftertaste the banana sweetness of the base beer comes through but is a good match.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Corked bottle. Dark brown color. Raisin, bubblegum, vanilla and cognac in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with oak, vanilla, bubblegum, cognac. Complex, but not my favorite of this serie.

8

Thanks René, alcoholisch, cognac, bruine suiker, rozijn, hout, caramel, deze komt wat jong en scherp over, oudjes waren wat gebalanceerder