 jfenglish (198), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Apr 11, 2009 750 ml at home served slightly chilled. Bottled date- March 2008. Last of the birthday beers... Dark brown / mahagony in color, with a rocky head that mellows but never quite disappears. Beautiful aroma of sweet malt, dried fruit, yeast, and a very slight hint of oak. Some alcohol too. Taste is sweet right away, very boozy, no discernable oak though. This beer tastes a lot "younger" than it is- could benefit from another year in the cellar? (I’m biased with the incredible year-old Goose Island Pere Jacques I had last night). The finish of this one is slightly bitter / spicy / peppery but ends a touch too sweet and too quickly. This is a very nice beer, although I had higher expectations of it at $15 a bottle. BUT...I will say now that it’s 30 minutes later, the bitterness has mellowed a bit and the oak and smokiness are both a bit more present, which adds some complexity to it (as well as to the rating). Still a bit too sweet though at the finish. I need to not drink these so damn fast!
yobdoog (1425), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
Mar 27, 2009 Aroma is woody with some smoke, peet and malt. Taste is sweet and very oaky. A hint of spice but muttled by alcohol.
Hank1980 (734), Athens, Georgia, USA
Feb 26, 2009 Bottle shared at Trappeze. Poured clear dark brown with a nice big beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, sugar, fruit, oak, almost like a barleywine. Taste is also sweetly malted, fruity, oak, and lightly spiced. Mouth is nicely carbonated and full. Finish is dry. Overall, a very enjoyable brew.
tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
Feb 25, 2009 (Des. 2006) 75 cl bottle at Hopheads´ tasting 30.01.09 (Trygve). Brown/amber color, lovely off-white/beige head. Aroma is oaky and sweet malty. Flavor is sweet, oak, whisky... Very interesting, and I like it!
Beershine (2678), Hue, Vietnam
Feb 2, 2009 Bottle. Mahogany and hazy. Smells like date sugar, very sweet. Light effervescence. Fizzy but good body. Reminds me a lot of fig jam. Overly sweet.
Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
Feb 2, 2009 Golden-amber. Bright. Some caramel and earthy aroma with a grapey fruitiness. Very sweet. Almost a syrupy malt character; not getting much barrel.
motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
Jan 12, 2009 rbesg08 grand tasting, bottled. reddish brown, wet wood aroma with hints of cinnamon, stone fruits, slightly musty with faint citric tang. average
daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
Jan 2, 2009 Bottle, thanks to Oakes and Beershine!! Nice brown pour wtih a small light head. Aroma comes through with malt, bourbon, caramel, faint spices and woody notes. Flavor has a great bourbon backbone, yeast, wood, and has a great dry finish. I really liked this.
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