Belgian Grand Reserve
Barley John's Brew Pub

From notes:

Into a flute, pours a dark earthy brown, lots o' head, nice lacing leaving rings around the glass. Aroma is .. unfortunately, I can never get much smell out of anything from this place. Sweet, with some vague fruits, nice for sure but hard to pick up. Taste is not so shy, lots of sweets, fruits, maple, a juicy brew, smooth and fantastic in the mouth. And it only gets better as it warms. A nice long finish and soft warming, this is a fine brew, and if I didn't have to go so soon I'd have stayed for another.

This is now known as Belgian Grande Reserve. Changes should be made so as not to anger the monks.

Deep russet hue, a dark and lovely brown, with a fine, if shortish head...

aroma: full of sweetness and malty tones, rich with dark fruits, plums, cherries, and plenty of oak...

Taste: more of the same, plenty of dark fruits, rich and delicious, maple and molasses, nutty, nearly buttery, Rolls langourously along the palate. Very tasty.
Strength lays low, you're never quite feeling it..and, in the end, it's quite, quite, how do you say, ...? yummy!
An interesting, and overall, delicious version of a dark Begian style.

P.S., someone please change the name of this beer!

Thanks to incongruity for bringing this back from his home area in a growler for his friends to share. My obvious complaints about the name aside, this was a fine beer.

Poured a dark mahogany brown color with very little head (not sure if this had anything to do with being in a growler for about a few days, though). Nevertheless, a beautiful foamy lace remained on the edge of my glass.

Smells of caramel, malt and oranges. The beer is very thick with quite an oily mouthfeel. The sweet taste is oddly minty and of oranges, and as the beer warms, green apples and pears. Quite nice - and quite surprising.