3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle - opened in Dec ’08; pours clear, reddish brown with frothy off-white head; musky, rich, almost bourbon-like nose; texture is thin, flat and soft; caramel, sweet candy malts, dank fruit and a little syrupy; almost BW-like flavors and nothing off-putting or oxidized; bready, dry and sweet; pretty tasty overall and interesting with the age on it
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
08/07/08 - Really amazing smell, hops are fading but the beer still tastes pretty good and could probably age another year or two. Warms the stomach...
02/16/08- I cracked a bottle of this and wow I liked it a lot better this time. Delicious malts, some hop bitterness, sweet caramel, piney, reminded me a little of Yulesmith. What was I thinking the first time I reviewed this?? Excellent beer, Damn you Alesmith!!!
9/29/07-This was indeed quite red in color. The smell was a little hoppy but nothing impressive. The taste was also a little hoppy with some malts but again nothing stood out as being decadent. The mouthfeel was astringent and decently carbonated. I would not purchase this again and I can’t imagine this improving with age as the label suggests.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 09-29-2007 17:44:10
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared with mspindler and JoeTheYounger.. Pours a milky brown with a khaki head.. Some caramel in the aroma but you can tell it has oxidized.. Flavor is caramel with surprisingly a hop bite. Lots of carbonation left for being almost 3 years old..I enjoyed it.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Courtesy laroja, thanks Morgan. This one pours a dark reddish brown color topped a by a foamy tan head that leaves some spotty lacing behind. The aroma is really nice and shows rich, sweet caramel, toffee, piney hops, and some vanilla cream. The hops seemed to have faded a bit, but you can tell they were a big component when this was fresh. The flavor is very malt forward with rich caramel and toffee that the pine hops try to balance out. Chocolate and caramel with some vanilla cream dominate in this beer. Full bodied and smooth with nice balanced carbonation leading to a sweet, malty finish with a touch of warming. This is a really tasty beer now and still holding up well, but I can see how good this would have been fresher.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This is clearly over-the-hill, and a shadow of the beer it once was, but it’s still deliciously malty and full-bodied.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown with a lasting light brown head. Aroma of biscuit malt, lots of hops and a little alcohol. Malty and hoppy flavour, though a little too sweet and a hint of hot alcohol.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle shared by shigadeyo. Pours a hazy deep copper color with a large beige head. The aroma is big toffee/caramel that enhances the sweetness of the citrus and dark fruits. As this had some age the hops have become more blended than fresh. The flavor is more of the same: bread covered by rich caramel and toffee, dark fruits and candied citrus, there is still a bit of bitterness to balance the sweetness somewhat but this is still malt dominant. Medium-full bodied with a smooth presentation. This has to be one of my favorites from a solid brewery.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle thanks to Ibrew2or3 for the share! Poured a dark, cloudy honey color with a thin beige head. Nose is quite boozy with hints of over-ripe fruit rasin maybe, wood, and hops. Medium bodied with a decent amount of carbonation. Flavor is vinous with strong caramel malt notes, rasin or prune, wood, and quite a bit of tongue burning alcohol. Dry boozy finish with notes of sherry.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From the Bottle at Tom’s Ultimate Glasgow Tasting, Blackfriars 01/12/2007
Hoppy pine aroma. Mid brown coloured a little rich on the palate and spicy with a crisp and slightly bitter lasting finish.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Nothing I can comment on hasn’t already been stated before, probably more eloquent that I can too. Just a world class beer. Shared it with my brother, and buddies Gary and Mike D. Chock full of flavors and aromas and it was just an explosion of goodness.
The beer pours out a cloudy, chestnut brown color with a thin 1/2" white head. Aroma has a near perfect blend of french toast, caramel, earth/wet dirt, dark fruit, light chocolate and old leather. The flavors really mirrored the aroma blow for blow. French toast (with the maple syrup), dark fruits, caramel chews, toffee, lightly floral, wet paper with a nice spiced finish. Just incredible to enjoy, and thankful I kept it this long for a milestone review.
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