 TheEpeeist (1500), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 25 cl bottle. Dark brown with a thick, foamy tan head. Dies leaving lacy tendrils and spots. Nose is prune, dark berries and chocolate with rising bourbon soaked fruitcake. Substantial body but not heavy. A bit of chalkiness finishing with a vinous tang. Taste is dark chocolate, bourbon, sour cherry and dry cabernet. A most curious stout-wine hybrid.
Travlr (837), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Bottle poured by Urbain the Maestor at the schoolhouse.
Dark maroon color with a smallish tan head and moderate lacing.
Aroma of smoke and cocoa powder, with a background of bourbon and oak.
Smooth flavor with subtle smoke and bourbon, background only, and a finish of chocolate.
Good body.
Always a pleasure to drink with the master. Drinkability improved drastically when Urbain did his special blend with Woodford Reserve bourbon. Aroma was amazing, but taste was relatively unaffected, except for a bump in the body. Urbain, we saw you sneak the reminder of the bourbon from the glass!
gam (1128), brisbane, Australia
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Large tan head good retention very dark IMP aroma coffee dark fruit chocolate caramel chickory liccorice molasses note cinnamon hint flavour creamy mellow coffee chocolate liccorice smooth bitter very noticeable liccorice good tasting the bourbon puts some flavour into it,nice malt sweetness goes well with the bitter at the finish which is mellow and creamy great on the palate.
bluebetty (149), Australia
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 Bottle. Pours a deep chocolate. Very rocky brown head. Falls away quickly leaving nice tan coloured lacing. Appears to be quite oily. Aromas are very complex. Some citrus and heaps of sour cherry initially. Followed by a little malt sweetness, roasted aromas and definitely some bourbon. Fantastic. Flavours are initially malty sweet. There is plenty of roasted malt and certainly some hop bitterness on the finish. Perhaps some of the bourbon is showing through also. Very complex. Great beer.
Joen (9), Zeist, Netherlands
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 25 cl bottle. Nice brown head. Aroma, at first the sour bit of a cantillion with a bit of prunes. the tast goes from sour to weet to caramel and to a nice heavy darkmalt bitter. The biteernes stays for long, which is nicely balanced.
DSG (1515), Tel Aviv, Israel
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Bottle sample at a tasting. Black with huge brown head. Strong aroma of brett, oak, cherries, and roasted, slightly coffee-ish, chocolatey malt and bourbon notes. Sweet roasty flavor with some light woody sourness, lots of dark fruits, some pralines and barnyard. Full-bodied. Maybe slightly infected but very enjoyable.
zvikar (438), Tel-Aviv, Israel
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 @ a tasting, thanks DSG for sharing this one, pours black with a nice beige head, aroma of chocolate, bret and acids, roasted flavors, chocolate, dry fruit sweetness, bret, with oaky aftertaste, full bodied. Nice and interesting
chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 On draught at pre-Zythos bash, Alvinne, March 2009. Very dark. Lots of chewy fruit in the aroma and the flavour. Lovely licorice in the flavour too. Some bitter cocoa and subtle woody vinous notes. But the plummy fruit is in the driving seat. Alcohol is warming but not too boozy. Spectacular stuff. I was enjoying it so much I nearly forgot to make any notes.
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