3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle from dbsdelight- thanks a ton, Dan! December 2006 vintage. Pours a cloudy brown-amber color with a finger-thick off-white head. Notes of caramel, dark fruits (ripe plums, figs, dates), brown sugar, oak, faint bourbon, and only a hint of Belgian yeast character. Medium-bodied, with mild carbonation and a bready mouthfeel. Interesting and complex but doesn’t stand up to the Odyssey.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
28th June 2009
Hazy dark brown beer. Off white thickish head. Softish and semi dry palate. Bitterish toffee with a little aniseed alcohol. Simple but pleaseing taste.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
0.75L bottle brought home from ØlKonsortiet, Aalborg. A fully diminishing blond head, over a near-clear nut brown body. Wood, licorice and dark dried fruits on the nose. Taste is quite vinous and rummy mayby, with a refined malt sweetness, and more dark dried fruits. Oaky barrel notes. Also some pepper and spice tones. Medium body, lighter than excpcted. Alcohol warmth in the finish. Probably past its prime, yet a pretty good one.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Medium offwhite head. Brown body with strong carbonation. Earthy caramelly alcoholic aroma with grape and herb notes. Dry wine grape and spicy roasty taste with earthy caramel notes. Mid-bodied. Mealy, faintly hot mouthfeel. Dry peppery spicy roasty aftertaste with syrupy papery strawberry notes. Very, very nice. (0.75l bottle shared by Ole_R.)
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark golden, decent white head. Aroma dominated by vinous notes. Faint apple and pear. Flavor has a ton of residuel sweetness, tart fruits, and loads of alcohol. Alcohol really thins out the body, and kills the score.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
2006 vintage at the 5th Annual Epic Beer Tasting in Richmond, VA, November 28, 2010. Pours a hazy dark amber color with a large frothy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of toffee, caramel, fruity notes, wood and an earthy finish. The taste is warm caramel and toffee notes, leafy hops, peppery wood, peack and plum. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer,
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2008 Bottle. Sort of dirty toffee colour. Light foam. Dark sugary warm alcohol aroma. Boozy, sweet, brown sugar. Lots of flavour addition from the Bourbon, not as much noticeable from the oak. Sugary bready Bourbon.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle: 2006 vintage. This one pours a fairly clear, ruby tinged amber color. There was a bit of a tan head on it, but it didn’t linger long, nor leave any lacing. The aroma is nice. There is a fair amount of the oak in the initial nose. Lots of other aromas in there: fruits, bread, caramel, faint spice, maybe some peat. The taste is quite good. It is quite complex and starts a touch sweet, but there is a bit of caramel, fruits and smokiness on top. There is a bit of oakiness there also, as well as a slight bitterness to the finish. Almost a bit of a port wine characteristic to it also. Very Nice!
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