Christmas Day. Two naps, a new Wii and a beer named after a failed Renaissance seer. Good Lord, I wrote about Belgian dark strong ales almost four years ago. Before almost anyone else was blogging. Bet that post's all wrong.
Michael Jackson points out in Great Beers of Belgium that this brewer is all-wood fired before he briefly mentions the early history of the saxophone. I don't know why he did that. Anyway, this pours a gorgeous chestnut under a massive light tan head. On the first sip, I already miss the case of this that I don't have. Brown sugars, nutmeg and fig with a little milk chocoate work with herbal hops that go a little steely in the spiced finish. Incredibly morish even with the 9.5%. A beer that might well make you a better dancer.
I paid a very reasonable $8.50 USD for 750 ml somewhere on my travels this year. BAers love it.
Comments
Stan Hieronymus - December 25, 2008 11:33 PM
Alan - MJ mentioned the saxophone because Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, is from nearby Dinant.
That's why Caracole calls one of its beers Saxo.
Alan - December 26, 2008 9:42 AM
Yes but, frankly, that is not good enough for me! Why were they drawn to the saxophone and not the uprising of 1466 or the Bayard Horse???
Stan Hieronymus - December 26, 2008 8:45 PM
I'll confess right off that the thought never occurred to me that I should ask.
Alan - December 26, 2008 9:57 PM
It's like the Zima / Lewis and Clark thing. I see these things. It's my gift. Who am I to question why?
Alan - July 21, 2009 10:10 PM
Having my third bottle... since Xmas. Liking it.
Alan - December 10, 2010 8:33 PM
Opened one in the wee hours of this morning but barely touched it. Still in fine form this evening despite not being recapped.