 garretjax (103), Colorado, USA
May 14, 2008 Vintage 1999: Consumption date: 5/14/08 Dark toffee color a with very thin off white head. Some sediment. Molasses, malt, soy and dark fruit aromas. Full bodied and very low carbonation. Creamy toffee and carmel flavors, very thick consistency. Candied dark fruit and sweet alcohol. finish is nutty and sticky.
Vas19 (144), Maryland, USA
May 7, 2008 2000 bottle. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, honey, sour fruit, and alcohol. Taste is caramel with an overwhelming malty sweetness and a bit of roastiness too. Some fruit too. Noticeable alcohol even at this age. Syrupy texture. Delicious.
mgermani (505), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 6, 2008 2006 Vintage, Courtesy SoLan
I wasn’t sure if I should enter this review, as it seems I might have a bad bottle, but as other people have noticed a lack of a head abd carbonation.
Pours a murky brown with no head at all, and lots of sediment whirling about on the bottom, surprising since it gave a good hiss upon popping the cap. Port-like aroma, raisins and whole wheat bread, delicious! Taste is overwhelmingly sweet, molasses, port, warming alcohol finish. Not much in the way of hops, yet I find myself more forgiving as it warms, despite my initial disappointment at it not being carbonated. Speaking of which, nice chewy body but nearly nothing in the way of carbonation - just residual Carbon Dioxide from fermentation. I’m sure this is very heaven itself when it’s on its game, but this bottle may have lost carbonation during shipping (nobody’s fault, it just happens sometimes) or was just not sealed properly at the brewery. I am going to actively seek another vintage and will re-rate. Many, many thanks to SoLan for the trade.
carruthm (101), USA
May 4, 2008 2007 vintage at hardliver festival
no head with a syrupy mouthfeel and a taste like candied sugar.
DrBayern (848), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
May 3, 2008 1998 bottle on 5/03/2008. Deep mahogany pour producing a spare light tan head, settling to a thin ring, leaving a sparse lace. Wonderful aroma of raisins, figs, brown sugar, vanilla, and a hint of spice. Full body, light carbonation, syrupy and sticky on the palate, but expected and appropriate. Molasses like sweetness up front, lingering on and on, yet a soft, understated bitterness slowly builds to take the edge off. The finish is by no means dry, but is not cloying either. Alcohol is very well hidden. This is a late night slow drinker, much like a nice aged port or cognac.
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