3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at the Saint Louis Ratebeer Gathering in a tulip glass, thanks Dan! Poured an attractive dark copper with a little haze, long-lasting white foam and nice lacing. Aroma of wood and woodsy hops, loads of caramel, whole wheat bread, holiday spice cake, few hops but interesting yeast esters. Good bottle-fermentation characteristics. The flavor, sadly, was just a bland strong amber ale. What’s up? Light-medium body, average mouthfeel and finish. Kinda boring result after all the work they put in.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured a dark mahogany brown with a short brown head. The head disappeared to just a film very quickly. The aroma was mild and had hints of wine, milk chocolate and molasses. The initial taste of the beer revealed a good amount of effervesence from a good bit of carbonation. There was also a pleasant alcohol flavor that lent a bit of tartness along with the carbonation. Flavors of milk chocolate and caramal malt were light in the middle. The finish had a nice alcohol warmth as the flavors just mellowed away.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Vanilla, wood, and maybe a little licorice in the aroma. A lot of malt and some smoke in the flavor, with a bit of a bitter finish. Really good but still slightly disappointing compared to some of Allagash’s other efforts. I’ll take the Curieux over this any day.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle. Pours dark murky brown with tan head. Aromas of oak, vanilla, raisins, and dark sweet malts. Flavors of vanilla, oak, chocolate, dark fruits, and dark malts. Finish is chalky and sweet. Nice brew.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bouteille de 750ml avec bouchon de liège. Version 10,3% Janvier 2010. Merci Julien et Pier-Luc. Bière brune avec des reflets rouges. Le nez est agréable avec des notes rôties, du champignon et du caramel. La bouche est vineuse, digeste avec des agréables goûts boisées. Bue en fin de soirée, j’ai bien aimée son coté digeste.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Iceland super tasting. Dark reddish brown pour, off white head, med lacing. Roasty aroma, burnt toast, a bit winey, some off mushroom-like smells. Taste is oaky and boozy, some roasty character, a bit off. Palate is well carbed/heavy bodied. Not their best for sure.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours dark brown with an average, beige head. Aroma is mostly roasted malts and alcohol. Flavor is moderately sweet with notes of caramel, berries and a hint of oak/cask wood. Slightly bitter at the end. Overall decent but a little too sweet for my taste.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Dark dark brown with ruby notes around the edges in the light. Subtle head that disappeared quickly, but left lacing on the glass. Aroma is malty and has a hint of hops. Maybe a little bit of coffee a la a baltic porter??? Flavor is very malty, but balanced with the oaky richness and some nice bitterness to end. Palate starts creamy and ends with a nice crispness.
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