 cquiroga (371), Sylmar, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 29, 2004 Updated: Jun 24, 2006
6/23/06. Poured out of 12 oz. bottle, obtained from Liquid Solutions via mail order 6/9/06. RateBeer Release. RERATE. Lightly hazy orange caramel color with a moderate-to-thin, mostly tightly-formed light cream head, fading slowly to a thin surface dusting. Lacing is average-- spotty, uneven, but finely sanded and somewhat sticky where it falls. Aroma is wicked as ever, but not quite what I remember-- extremely fruity, yeasty, hypnotically woody with a waxy, sweet-and-sour vanilla essence. The caramel character is even doughy like cinnamon cookies. Flavor is a little rough in comparison, plenty of tobacco (a mixture of sweet, soft new cigar and spent ash-- there’s a definite ashen prickle to this) and still featuring the wax-wood and vanilla, but also met with a bubblegummy and prickly hop presence, just a bit too raw at this stage (although with the sourness hinted at in the nose, I’m really not quite sure how this will age). Mouthfeel is outstanding-- fine carbonation is fluffy, fuzzy and tingling, intertwined with the snippy alcohol bite and gentle warmth, all surrounding a full body that packs an astoundingly dry, sappy finish. Vanilla, dry wood, faint vinous sourness and fruitiness, over-toasted sugar cookies where Mom forgot to add the sugar. Still, quite a treat. Thanks, Mom!
9/3/8/5/17/4.2
ORIGINAL RATING: 8/28/04. Poured out of 1.5 L bottle, sampled at Dr. Bill and Steiny’s 8th Annual 12-Hour Beer Festival in Orange, CA 8/28/04. Pours a lightly hazy orange-caramel color. Slight head that lingers in a rocky ring. Not much lacing at all. Lovely round caramel nose and a very mellow, subdued wood character. Very subtle and inviting. Touch of sweetness and bitter hops. Huge body. Touch of wood sourness masking an awesome velvety sweetness and then finally a dirty bitter malt. Perhaps too much wood, but only slightly. Amazing body. Slight carbonation tingle, big alcohol and very dry, numbing finish. It actually seems HIGHER than 10% ABV, but in a very good way. A bit of pith in the flavor, a bit of caramel and brown sugar. Thick, viscous and chewy. 9/3/8/4/18/4.2
sfhodense (856), Odense NØ, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 16, 2010 Pours amber with a large white head. Aroma is sweet caramel, plum, raisin, vanilla and oak. Flavour is sweet caramel, high alcohol, plum, raisin, vanilla and oak. Pure niceness.
punkrkr27 (707), Berkley, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 10, 2010 Hazy orange pour with a loose white head. The aroma is sweet clover honey, oak, vanilla, butterscotch and some subtle lactic tartness. The flavor is buttery with notes of caramel, oak, toffee, some slight sourness and a piny bitter finish. Creamy medium-full body with moderate carbonation.
StoutFest (16), Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 7, 2010 2yr old bottle. Pours hazy orange with no head to it. Nose is a sweet vanilla, oaky, and dried apricots scent. Very low carbonation. Taste was sweet and sour. Some orange, vanilla, oak, sweetness, and tartness. I thought I was going to enjoy this one a lot more. Solid over all but did not blow me away.
arminjewell (471), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 25, 2010 Pours deep red with dissipating head, aroma is full of caramel and toffee with some pine notes. Taste is huge and complex, starting with vanilla, oak, lemon, pear, apricot, and some dark fruit going into toffee, caramel, and a sweet candi sugar finish. What an excellent brew.
mastabass666 (209), California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 20, 2010 Pours murky brown. Aroma- yeast, sugar, pale malt, wood. Taste- darker and richer than Fred with a ton of woodiness. Has qualities similar to a oaky cabernet, but sweeter and much more full bodied. Great.
marcus (2045), Sacramento, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 14, 2010 Pours amber orange with a thick beige head and a sour fruit and alcohol aroma. There is a delicious, complex flavor that includes caramel malt, treacle, dark fruit, oak and a hint of chocolate. There are equal portions of sweetness and bitterness, and a slight alcohol trail. Very well done.
stobbe74 (999), Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 14, 2010 Pours an unclear, dark amber beer with a weak head. The aroma is sweet, fruits, wood and vanilla. The flavor is sweet with wood and vanilla. The palate is likewise sweet. Overall a good balanced and complex beer.
TampaBrew (1030), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 13, 2010 #1000! Pours hazy orange. Nose is caramel, toffee, raisin, cherry, grapes, hints of tart, booze, oak. Flavor is huge toffe, alcohol, cherries, fig, plum, fresh wood, tongue burning booze, caramel, sweet syrup. Insanely complex.
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