3 French Hens
Poured into a tulip glass from a 750ml bottle. A - Pours a nice rich and quite dark mahogany colors with some nice reddish hints. The head has some nice medium and bigger sized bubbles mingled with some tighter dense bubbles. The head is does not retain so well. S - Aromas of clove and some nice wine notes. Some slight banana and apples and pears are present as well. Some slight sweet notes are present. Some woody notes are present as well. There is some slight caramel as well as some leafy aromas in the nose. T & M - Starts off with some slight funk that quickly turns into some slight vinous and tart notes. Quite an interesting flavor profile. There are some prune notes and some pear and apple notes as well. There are definitely some woody notes in there that mix well with the funk notes and the sweet. Finally there is a slight alcoholic burn as well. It is not overwhelm,ing but noticeable. Body leaves a bit to be desired with some lighter notes probably coming from the blending. Still quite good. D - The beer is good and great for colder months. The profile is complex but definitely delicious. I would get it again.