my two sons and I are having dinner right now...here's a pic ...wish you could be here, too
which I can describe as ...straight back are Michael's crab cakes, to the right are Tyler's lobster ravioli, and heading front left you'll notice my glass of Belgian strong dark ale, and my barely grilled sushi-grade tuna with sort of a green goddess on it...and who the hell doesn't LOVE a green goddess! especially if she's wearing the trendy booty shorts I was just reading about and posted in another thread with a "hot pic" hint hint
...which reminds me of the fine buzz I have this moment which is why you may have detected a "loose tongue", thankfully due to that
Brasserie d Achouffe N'Ice Chouffe Belgian dark ale
This one pours up a dark amber/brown color. An almost three-finger head of light tan colored, fluffy foam sits on top. Retention is fairly good and lacing is craggy/fluffy and nicely sticky.
Great big notes of lots of dark fruits jump out at me first. Loads of raisins and a good deal of caramel malts. Belgian candi sugars, dark and golden brown sugars and both dark and golden caramels all make a showing. The spice level is much more muted than expected.
Lots of raisins, with some toffee and caramel notes thrown in. Mild level of corriander spiciness. The spice presence is more on the back-end than in the flavor. Good, mild level of brown sugar. A fair amount of rich maltiness.
This beer is medium-bodied with a mild-to-medium level of carbonation. It is extremely smooth and has a nice, light, presence of creaminess.
You can feel the 10.0%abv as you make it through the bottle, but you certainly don't taste it. This is very nice, very smooth and nicely drinkable.
...I couldn't have said that better myself...well, I could have but this is easier...and this one was from draft