mikeyo1 (1017) - Linköping, SWEDEN - JAN 13, 2024UPDATED: JAN 13, 2024 Bottle @ home cellared for 10 years. Tan somewhat fizzy head. Aroma has a fantastic blend of ripe dark fruits such as plums & raisins along with vanilla, fudge, caramel. Taste is dry and caramel-smooth with a balanced herbal bitterness. Notes of vanilla, milk chocolate,caramel, plums. Hints of licorice and red fruits.
EerieDrinks (1415) - Malm�, SWEDEN - JAN 7, 2024UPDATED: JAN 7, 2024 2 finger light beige head. Dissipates quite quickly but leaves a mighty lacing. Clear, deep ruby bordering maroon coloured beer.
Aroma of rum & bourbon soaked raisins, prunes, milk chocolate, red grapes and oak tannins.
Taste of dry white grapes, cacao powder, raisins, gooseberries and brut-IPA bitterness.
Mouthfeel is dry and quite light. Medium bitterness. Medium carbonation. Very drinkable. Rather long finish.
Overall: Not at all up to par with the previous vintages, this feels sessionable in comparison with a very bright transluscent green profile.
kingstoni (3539) - FINLAND - OCT 7, 2022UPDATED: OCT 7, 2022 Bottle. Hazy amber color with a thin head. Aroma of caramel and wheat. Sweet taste with some bitterness. Medium body.
DJMonarch (15135) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAY 15, 2022UPDATED: MAY 15, 2022 Cask Handpump at GBBF 2013, Kensington Olympia 14/08/2013 Fruity malt aroma. Amber mid brown coloured rich on the palate and fruity with a hint of dryness in a creamy and bitter malt finish.
mike_77 (14296) - Breda, NETHERLANDS - MAR 20, 2022UPDATED: MAR 20, 2022 Brown and slightly murky with thin wispy head. Aroma starts out like a can of tomato puree but it just need some breathing time. After 10 minutes an intense honey note comes through. Slightly bready. Bitterness is light. Very drying finish.
tightslice (2826) - Austin, Texas, USA - JUL 24, 2021UPDATED: JUL 24, 2021 Bottle from South Lamar Wine & Spirit in Austin, TX. Aroma is heavy malts, caramel, bananas foster. Taste is dry, oaky, bitter, tannic, leather, walnuts, cedar. Big malt up front on the nose and then taste is very dry / bitter / aged wood.
VastActiv (15661) - Espoo/Tampere, FINLAND - SEP 18, 2020UPDATED: SEP 18, 2020 Bottle at Cosmic Comic Cafe, Turku. Color is slightly cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Bread, some caramel, fruits, toffee and malts. Surprisingly fresh and enjoyable. Bottle and package is on mold!
BlackHaddock (15350) - The County Time Forgot, Shropshire, ENGLAND - MAY 15, 2020UPDATED: MAY 15, 2020 Boxed 500ml bottle; #076928. Drank at home on 14th May 2020, during the virus Lock In. Poured a hazy orange/amber colour, off-white crown. Barley Wine aroma (malty and winy), taste also malty with a sweet wine like base. Sadly there were some 'cobwebs' too, just on the turn and some sourness was beginning to creep into the flavours.
pictoman (7281) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 22, 2020UPDATED: MAR 22, 2020 Poured from 500mL bottle (No 073536 - aged 6 years). Clear amber with off-white head. Bread, caramel, toffee, good blend.
WortMeister11 (258) - TAIWAN - NOV 7, 2019UPDATED: DEC 5, 2020 opened on 7th, Nov, 2019
Aroma: toffee, dark dried fruit, some chocolate, weak citric fruit
Appearance: hazy orange-copper color with a one-finger tan head.
Taste: toffee, dark dried fruit, some chocolate, mild citric fruit, medium-high sweetness, smooth medium bitterness.
Palate: medium-full body, silky texture, little carbonation, bittersweet finish, appropriate dryness and alcohol sensation.
Overall: With a robust malt base which has become even more or more complex over years, this beer is really rich and tasty without being cloying. It is somewhat more of a barley wine than an English strong ale because of its stronger malt and relatively lower hoppy aroma. Umami quality from aging process is detectible. The flavor is well-balanced, complex and mellowed.
8/4/9/4/17
Open on Oct. 1, 2020
The maltiness is complex and robust, and gives a malty syrup impression. Hoppy aroma has gone. Umami quality are present. The flavor is rich in maltiness and dark fruitiness. After seven years of aging, it has become more attractive. Worth the waiting.