3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle (750ml) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc, mabel & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Bottle 690, May 2006. Pours a hazy orange-amber with a small diminishing off-white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, some mild sugary sweetness, light hops and notes of wood. Flavour’s malty along with hops, wood, fruit, light alcohol and brown sugar. For 10% alcohol is well hidden. Medium bodied, well carbonated. Pretty good.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Very nice, but not as a classic Scotch ale. Medium amber body below a frothy, off-white head. Sweet, malty aroma of caramel, toasted grain and notes of oak, apple and cherry. Hint of musty yeast. The flavor is heavily sweet and lightly bitter. Medium to full body with a velvety texture and soft carbonation. The alcohol shows up in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle: Murky bronze pour with a smallish white cap. Jungle fruits meet the nose with extra notes of burnt caramel and light oak. Thick, creamy mouthfeel. The body displays a more rounded caramel profile with a nice drying oak and bourbon finish. Very good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottled may 2006. Tastes a couple months shy of 2 years old. The color is a deep garnet with a swirling head of white cream. The aroma is dark fruit and spice, almost cinnamon and figs. Very nice.
Flavor is sweet malt and those spices. Nicely aged and mellowed. This had to be pretty intense when it was fresh - I’m glad I waited.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled at the North Park Belgian Beer Party at my house on 3-29-08. Pours with a slightly cloudy, amber-brown body topped by a thin, off-white head with some lacing. It’s bitter and peppery with an underlying sweetness and a spicey note. Full bodied and fizzy.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2008-03-28. Hazy dark amber body, modest off white head. (3+) Sweetly yeasty caramel hints. Very light dry wood notes. (7+) Flavour is predominantly dry woody alcohol. Sweet malt foundation struggles to make a showing (7+) Smooth well carbonated palate. Solid, but is missing something and I can’t help but suspect that something would be there if it had not been pushed out by the bold wood character. Interestingly to me, the first batch of this beer was quietly barrel aging when I toured the brewery a few years ago, so it is a treat to finally meet it again in bottled form. Bottle shared by HogTownHarry
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, GregClow, Blankboy, Mabel, and Jerc, courtesy of Harry. Very dark orange/brown/copper, bubbly and foamy white head. Sweet woody aroma, some alcohol. Good taste - lots of alcohol, some wood, fruity, sweet. Very good, alcohol present but not 10%, looking for a tad more complexity.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc, mabel and tupalev - my bottle=. Hazy amber, average white head. Dry roast malt aroma with citrus juice and rosehips. Pungent spice and sweet malt, that barrel-aging is very light, alcohol is lighter to me than 10% - nice. Light boy, boozy, quick finish, slightly pungent spice aftertaste - pretty good.
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