First sip is a deep pool of Trappist know-how; it has the plums, cherries, and molasses. The carbonation is pretty distinct and almost overwhelms, but there is more to this beer than just bubbles - it aches with the need to be tasted - to be gulped.
Tip-in is sweet cherries and dark fruits with carbonation building around the outsides like the swelling of a wave. The middle arrives with that wave of carbonation smashing down into the rest of the mouth with the molasses and toffee trying to assert, but the carbonation is definitely more powerful. The finish comes down with a cold, woody taste with berries and slightly sour cherries.
Bottom Line: Not the greatest Belgian ale I've had, but better than a lot of other beers out there.
3.0/5