beer_name: Solstice D'hiver
text: A gift that arrived during the summer. Just been sitting around until the weather got colder. Bottled on October 5, 2009. Pours a dark brown color with two fingers of thick, creamy, off-white head. Initial smell is very boozy, which is not surprising given the 9.8% ABV. Other smells include toffee, molasses and brown sugar. Taste is also alcoholic, followed by some sweet molasses flavor. Some creamy and coffee flavoring near the end. In simplest terms, this is like a barleywine version of the Peche Mortel. Booze hits you pretty hard. More of a sipper than anything else. Substitute for a glass of whiskey or scotch.