 yayforbeer (587), Orange Park, Florida, USA
Apr 24, 2005 250ml 12-05-99. Brown beer with no head, little carbonation. Served in a Kronenbourg 0.25L stem glass. Poured carefully to avoid the chunky sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Sweet and thick with dark fruits and brandy. Spice and a little bitterness. A little boozy. An interesting beer which is still good though well past its time. What is really amazing is that this beer showed up here in Freakville (Jacksonville Florida) in a local beer/liqour store. I would love to know the story behind this one. Thanks to BeerBlockaid for hooking me up.
BeerBlockaid (462), West Palm Biatch, Florida, USA
Apr 5, 2005 Lot 12 - 05 - 99 :: Whoa. Gosh damn avalanche of yeast. Looks like the Stari Most lying in the river of Mostar after the Croats blew it up, in the bottom of my glass. Aroma is very seet and spicey with carmel, clove, cinnamon. Taste is the same add some dark fruits. Roast/Coffee after taste. No real big head, but a small one that last. Palate is chewy and soft. I think a few years ago this would have been excellent. I am amazed no ones rated this in so long.
argo0 (6019), Washington DC, USA
Jun 6, 2004 (250ml, 1999) Medium beige head atop floatie-filled chestnut brown body -- lots of dead yeast. Aroma is medium sweet, spiced, caramel, cinnamon, brandy. Taste is sweet, spiced (milled-ish), cinnamon, raisin, brandy. medium-full body, lightly carbonated. Past its prime, but still a decent beer.
bob32256 (171), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Nov 3, 2003 dark brown, very little head, lots of sediment; sweet malt smell; rich, smooth, thick feel; sweetness and alcohol are the prominent tastes
Indra (1818), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Oct 1, 2003 Dec. '99 vintage. Malty, heavily sweet aroma, some sherry notes, banana/bubblegum esters, apple butter and plummy fruit spiciness, some alcoholic fumes as well. Reddish brown color, very still and no head, with a massive amount of sludgy sediment and particulates. I had noticed this the night before, and let it sit for a day before pouring gently and leaving the last bit in the bottle, and what made it into the glass is still what I would deem excessive. Malty, fruity, vinous and sweet flavors abound, some dark candi sugar, yeast and fiery alcohol are quite apparent. A bit on the cloying side, unfortunately, suffering from a lack of balance and perhaps too long of a rest. This would have likely been better 2 years ago.
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