3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 22fl.oz.
Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, burnt malt - caramel - brown sugar, moderate yeasty, light candy sweet, light metalic. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, spicy yeast, burnt malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111001]
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Autumn Tasting, Ulfborg 2011. Pours ruby amber with a creamy white head and lacings. Sweet nose of nuts and caramel. Very malty. A bit of fruit. Medium bodied. Warmth from alcohol.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear red with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dried fruit and yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. 011011
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark amber/brown with small tan head. Aroma is malt, yeast, caramel and fruit. Flavour is malt, yeast, dried fruits, caramel, medium sweet, little toffee and a little bitter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are molasses, caramel, fruits, malt and hops.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Fantastic outing from Anderson Valley, one of my favorites and most consistent breweries from the west. Pours a dark amber with a frothy, but thin, tan head. Consistently bubbly body. Aroma is sweet with a light, plum essence. Taste is smooth, a tad sweet with a light spice. I am yet to try the triple, but I think this is on par with the double and triple from Ommegang
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle.
Deep amberish mahogany, light brown head.
Fruity, spicy, yeasty nose, oranges, cloves, some chocolate.
Dryish, full bodied, medium bitterness.
Spicy, fruity, quite yeasty taste, cloves, chocolate. Thins out quickly, leaves bitter alcoholic finish. (2011-07-01)
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A reddish brown ale with a thin moka head. In aroma, a pleasan vinous malt with treacle, honey maple, light oxidation notes, but acceptable. In mouth, a nice smooth burned caramel, treacle, molasses, vanilla fudge, very nice well blended. Probably 2 years old. Tasted June 18, 2011.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cellared for 2+ years. Pours a dark, clear, brown with hardly any head. Aroma of caramel, malt, and yeast with some sweetness. Taste is slightly sweet, with some fruit. Slightly bitter and earthy finish/aftertaste.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Small beige head doesn’t last. Clear dark brown body. Caramelly bubble gum aroma with earthy chocolatey notes. Sweet roasty earthy alcoholic taste with bubblegum notes. Fullish body. Sharpish, hot mouthfeel. Dryish hoppy bubblegum and alcohol aftertaste with earthy peppery butter notes. Didn’t really like this. Too hot and harsh, and too sweet and heavy. (0.65l bottle, La Trappe, San Francisco.)
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