My Belgian Dark Ale agony

Yes yes yes yes, yadayadayada. It has that fermented "sugar source-turned-alcohol" flavor haha.

Those crafty Belgians.

 

Such a great beer! Three philosophers is great as well.

 

Strafe Hendrix quad yum yum yum yum

 

Boulevard's Sixth Glass quad has a good fig/date flavor and is fairly reasonably priced for the style.

 

give Trader Joe's Vintage Ale a try. it's cheap and awesome.

 

Westvleteren 8.

 

Just had Dust Bowl's Dark Belgian Ale, shiat was awesome! So i bought Ommegang's Seduction and Adoration. Hopin they're rope!

 

Unibroue La Terrible and Trois Pistoles
Gouden Carolus Classic/Noel
Delirium Nocturnum
Every level of Rochefort
McChouffe
St Bernardus Prior 8/ABT 12
Val Dieu Brown
Boulevard Nommo
Achel 8 Brune
Westmalle Dubbel

There are more, but I don't feel like looking up more of my reviews. I am a Belgian beer *****.

 

Westy 12 has amazing notes of plum, just really expensive/hard to get.
I agree with most that have been mentioned (especially Unibroue), but here are a few others:

Malheur 12
Nostradamus
And one of my favs: Gulden Draak

 

Only if you can't get the 12

 

Gotta try those Unibroue, i always pass on them for some reason. (No sarcasm intended)

Anyone try the Grande Reserve?

 

i liked, unliked and liked this again so i could relike it.

 

A great and very under-rated (IMHO) Belgian dark with nice dark fruit notes (and relatively easy to find, at least in the Philly area) is 21st Amendments Monks Blood. Think rum soaked figs, plums and raisins dusted with brown sugar.

 

Trade for a Raison D'Extra from DFH. It's outstanding, and it's brewed with a copious amount of raisins.

 

Yes, this too. The stuff is great, and very well priced

 

How comes no one has mentioned Gulden Draak yet?

 

R10 works, but for me, Pannepot is the king of this flavor profile.

Conversely, St. Bernardus Abt 12 is probably way off.

 

Agree with a few mentioned already: Unibroue Trois Pistoles and Boulevard Sixth Glass. Also would add Urthel Samaranth as one I haven't seen mentioned yet.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1339/15274

 

I found this beer to taste far too prominently of anise to be enjoyable, but then again its a flavor I'm not a fan of.

 

You should try Gouden Carolus van de keizer (blue), Allagash Odyssey, St. Bernardus chrsitmas or try some German Doppelbocks like Ayinger Celebrator or Wehienstephaner Korbinian all of these beers are pretty readily available and should be easy to find.