3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2011-02-20. Dark brown body with a modest foamy tan head. 3+ Modest aroma, lightly tangy fruit character, mild alcohols and sweet malt. 7+ Flavour has a mild malty base with fruity accents and muted woody notes. Fruit character lingers in the finish. Smooth average palate. Enjoyable but on the mild side. Perhaps it has mellowed with a year in the bottle but this is surprisingly mild for a beer of this strength! Bottled January 2010, via trade with Fred82
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(beer tasting @ Monty’s Krown - Rochester, NY: bottle - corked & caged 750 ml) Can’t recall the vintage. Deep reddish color with a thick and fluffy off-white head. Bourbon in the nose along with oak, vanilla and dark fruits. Flavor starts off dark and fruity with a nice oak and vanilla bourbon middle. Finishes slightly tart and with the lightest bitter hint on the aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle. 2009 Vintage. Nose of oak and wheat. Thin head that produced great lacing that stayed until the end. Taste is a oak wood upfront (Cedar taste, if you could eat wood) Has a wheat base. Finish is a light toffee or vanilla ester in the mixture of complex ingredients. A fine aged brew that was balanced perfectly.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Co-rate! Tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad barrel event. Brown color. Aroma of Hershey bar and earth. Taste is dirty caramel. Next to Avance, this was tame.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad barrel event. Brown color. Aroma of Hershey bar and earth. Taste is dirty caramel. Dull.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Clear mahogany, off white head. Aroma is loaded with bourbon, tannic vinous character. Flavor again bourbon, warming alcohol, vanilla, warming alcohol. Oily smooth mouthfeel.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled at the Brewvival 1. Near clear brown pour with no head. Sweet caramel, and a little burnt, scotch and nuttiness. Kinda boring actually. Or maybe my palate had already been blown out. I don’t know what it was particularly, but I didn’t really care for this one too much.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled from a bottle at Mondial de la bière. Dark hazy copper with a film of beige head. There is the scent of orange in the nose, along with a little spice. And maybe a vegetal note, although that may just be my nose malfunctioning. In the flavour there is lotsa yeast, sweet vanilla/oak, and spice at the end. Medium-full body, medium-low carbonation. Pretty good, overall.
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