 Habanero (654), Tranbjerg, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 6, 2010 2008 bottled. Pours deep amber-brown with a small beige head. Nose of roasted malts, raisins, vanilla and fruits. Flavour with caramel, roasted malt, oak, brandy and dark fruits.Full bodied. Ends up more dry with some alcohol too. No bitterness. Not very beerlike but tasty.
drfabulous (1315), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 4, 2010 I thought we were over the carbonation issues. Not really. A little bit of carbonation. But the taste does pack a wallop. Brandy and bourbon mixed with an intense blend of plum and raisin. Color is very dark. I’m getting some toffee too. Caramelized sugar. Still very tasty.
OldMrCrow (1220), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 3, 2010 ’08 bottle sampled Feb ’10. Totally flat. Wow. Now I know what everyone was bitching about. Serious points off. It could be a real world-beater....if carbonated. This goes about 9/2/8/2/15=3.5, which isn’t bad, but isn’t good either. Compare the 4.4 I gave to a (carbonated) bottle of the bourbon aged....
Beerdedone (1901), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 3, 2010 Draft at capones. Pours dark amber brown with no head and no carbonation. Lovely aroma of sweet brandy, caramel, toffee and notes of oak and some vanilla. Flavor was very sweet with caramel, raisins/figs, brandy, toffee slight vanilla with a sticky sweet warming finish.
Gmoney (274), ManchVegas, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 1, 2010 On tap at the Sunset Grill ...Hazy ,deep brown pour.minimal beige head , no lace . Aroma is alcohol , roasted malt and dark fruit . Flavor is sweet caramel malt , vanilla ,wood ,raisin and alcohol . Smooth ,medium bodied , warming and delicious .
EricE (503), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 31, 2010 Rating #500. 2009 bottle. Very dark brown-red pour with no carbonation or bubbles. Boozy alcohol aroma, fruity brandy and bourbon. Bourbon taste. Smooth at first with a rough alcohol finish.
Frovigalning (488), , Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 29, 2010 Appearance: 3/5
Dark brown liquid with just a small ring of foam at the edge of the glass, that didn’t leave any lacing.
Smell: 8/10
Plums, dried fruit, milk, sour, nuts, wood.
Taste: 8/10
Sweet, sour, dried fruit, wine, plums, berries with an alcoholic finish.
Mouthfeel: 5/5
Smooth and very nice mouthfeel. Medium body with a pucking feel to it.
Comment:
A very interesting and complex beer. There where allot of different flavours both sour and sweet with a combo of different aromas. If this is a barley wine (never thought of it while tasting) I would say it’s more of an english style barley wine rather then the more hopped up varieties we usually get from the US. I think it would work great with cheese, preferable something tasty like a strong blue cheese and some sweet marmelade or similar. However it worked just great on it’s own.
travita (2001), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 2/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 28, 2010 2008 bottle. Dark muddy brown in color, no carbonation. The aroma is a nice malty, sweet, tofffee, drired fruits, and very nice. The taste is sweet, malts, dried fruits, alcohol, figs, slight vanilla, and wood. Very good beer.
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