SHIG (13064) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - MAY 28, 2023UPDATED: MAY 28, 2023 Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured a caramel brown with bubble head. Aroma is boozy, fruity, berries, woodsy, oak. Taste tangy, caramel, toffee, fruity, boozy.
mikeyo1 (1018) - Linköping, SWEDEN - OCT 23, 2021UPDATED: OCT 23, 2021 Bottle @ home, cellared since new. Loads of strawberries and raspberries with wood , lime and vanilla.
MrTipple (19326) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 17, 201814Mar2018 Tangy stone fruits, musty, raspberries, bit of oak. Hazy brown, tiny, frothy, white head. Medium bitter. Bitter stone fruits, apricot, raspberries, raspberry jam, tangy, bitter citrus fruits, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Quite decent, interesting palate. Bottle shared during AB:1 - AB:25 vertical tasting at BrewDog Shepherds Bush - thanks to madmitch76!
Theydon_Bois (40505) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - MAR 14, 2018Bottle split at the full Abstrakt AB01 to AB25 tasting, #704/3200, big thanks to Kenny for my last Abstrakt tick 14/03/18.
Hazy orange amber with a decent light beige head.
Nose is plum duff, stewed fruits, whisky marmalade, orange peel, berry pips, strawberry jam.
Taste comprises tangy berry fruits, earthy notes, light booze fumes, mellow barrel, sweet and sour bite.
medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
This has held up very well ... great stuff for a 7.5 year old fruit beer.
AndySnow (16582) - Huddinge, SWEDEN - MAY 14, 2017How: Bottle, no 1992.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a minimal head.
Aroma: Raspberries, tart, strawberries.
Body: Medium body, low to low carbonation.
Flavour: Raspberries, some caramel, tart, strawberries.
omhper (40206) - Tyresö, SWEDEN - MAY 6, 2017Bottled at AndySnow tasting. Hazy copper colour, no head. Concentrated tart strawberry jam aroma with some whisky. Tart with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel, no carbonation. Strawberries and caramel. Low bitterness.
Lonick (2711) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - FEB 2, 2017Bottle @Craig’s (Abstrakt tasting). Pours dark copper, slight white head which did go very quickly. Nose is big fruits , cherry pie and fruit cake. Taste is cherry, huge cherry, (Trump hands), the carbonation lifts the beer, tastes a bit like Haribo Tangtastics.
GlasgowTAD (2015) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - JAN 24, 2017Bottle at Craigs. Pours brownish orange with no head. Aroma is muted strawberry, raspberry and a hint of caramel. Taste is strawberry fruit, sherbety sourness, raspberry sweet, slight alco heat, sherry notes in the finish.
fiulijn (28318) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - SEP 1, 2016Courtesy of Daniele; synthetic cork, bottled 08.09.10; April 2012
Hazy red-amber color, with very small head. Smell of fruit, yeast and alcohol, jam, cheese. Strong body, caramel flavor with some berries; quite hash alcohol and bitterness. Some late astringency and acidity. Unpleasant.
Holmen1 (13046) - Stavanger, NORWAY - MAR 5, 2015Fra flaske (bottled 080910) på RBHD-treff hos OG: vi feirer Asle Bjørns rating nr. 3000 med denne, som han hadde spart til anledningen. Åpnes med Lumbyes Champagnegalop på anlegget. Jordbær og rips på lang avstand, og gylden med et rødlig skjær og meget kort skum. Tørr, snerpende munnfølelse med preg av gamle bær, eik og vanilje. Besk og med sur magefølelse. Whiskytoner i ettersmaken. Bærer ikke alderen med eleganse.