Vicaris Winter 14
Brouwerij Dilewyns
- From:
- Brouwerij Dilewyns
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 7.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 23, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 09, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by snegopady from New Jersey
4.91/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.91/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bought six of these on clearance a couple of years ago for $5 (!) apiece. Sadly, this is the last one. They've just gotten better and better. Figs, chocolate, roasty malts, molasses, all beautifully balanced--what a delight!
Feb 23, 2020
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
5/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
From Belgiuminabox. In Grimbergen glass. Playing A Golden Wake. Maybe the 2011 version was a bit softer and more balanced but this one is still great nonetheless
Jan 25, 2017
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at 'The Pour House' in Exton, PA
L: Pours a dark brown, opaque, with a moderate tan head.
S: Roasted malts, milder yeasts, and fruits... plums and figs.
T: Dangerously high in alcohol, and the 10% is very well hidden. Clearly a Belgian style... more of a roasted malt character than I was expecting. Chocolate and dried fruit were playing in the background.
F: Very smooth, medium body... not quite chewy, and nicely carbonated.
O: Not quite what I was expecting from a Belgian Strong Ale.... the roasted malt characteristics put me more in mind of a porter or stout. Great flavor though, and there was a lot going on with this beer. It does a dangerously good job at hiding just how high the ABV is, and definitely a sipper.
Apr 12, 2015L: Pours a dark brown, opaque, with a moderate tan head.
S: Roasted malts, milder yeasts, and fruits... plums and figs.
T: Dangerously high in alcohol, and the 10% is very well hidden. Clearly a Belgian style... more of a roasted malt character than I was expecting. Chocolate and dried fruit were playing in the background.
F: Very smooth, medium body... not quite chewy, and nicely carbonated.
O: Not quite what I was expecting from a Belgian Strong Ale.... the roasted malt characteristics put me more in mind of a porter or stout. Great flavor though, and there was a lot going on with this beer. It does a dangerously good job at hiding just how high the ABV is, and definitely a sipper.
Reviewed by stephens101 from Oklahoma
4.12/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A dark tan head floats thin across this dark brown brew.
Grain, spice cake and plum aroma-wise.
Dry with ripened dark fruits, grape juice, grain a pinch of cinnamon and some chocolate as it warms.
Medium-bodied with a virtually unnoticeable alcohol heat.
Dec 26, 2014Grain, spice cake and plum aroma-wise.
Dry with ripened dark fruits, grape juice, grain a pinch of cinnamon and some chocolate as it warms.
Medium-bodied with a virtually unnoticeable alcohol heat.
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