4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Darker brown pour with a medium tan-beige head. Aroma is sweet with some dominant citrus and floral hops along with some nice rye and darker fruit. Flavor has a pleasant grass/citrus hoppiness wth some rye, honey, molasses, and a good overall sweetness. Nice brew - would be extremely unique if it weren’t for Stone 11th Anniversary - it doesn’t match the Stone, but its still a really good brew!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle, nothing too great to say about this, its like an over hopped brown ale methinks, while quite good its nothing spectacular or original. the brown ale contributes some molasses while the hops take over the back end, i on the contrary thought stone XI was a better "Dark dry hopped ale"
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 15, 2007 Bottle from Friar Tuck in Savoy, IL. Pours a beautiful dark brown/black with a thick brown head- very stout like. Aroma of caramelized sugar, raisen, hops, and tobacco. Full bodied with a slight stickiness to the rich malty texture. Initial flavor of molasses, cocoa, and raisen that immediately gets zapped by a citrusy hop middle. Bitter finish is peppery yet moderately sweet. I am not totally sold on black IPA’s yet, but I enjoyed this much better when it warmed. I think this is better than Stone 11th, at least right now.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
(bottle from hi-time wines)crimson red body with a thick light brown head that leaves some heavy webbing as it sits.very beautiful looking beer i must say.the aroma is a nice blend of citrus hops,caramel malts,cinnamon,earth,and allspice.the flavor boasts much of the same along with some mint,pepper,and raisins.very different and very well done.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz. bottle from BevMo LaJolla. Pours a deep brown, almost opaque, with gorgerous cherry color highlights when held to light, and a thick creamy beige head. Roasty flavor with rich dark fruits, cranberry notes, orange and cocolate, molasses, lemon zest, and bitter herbs. Dark bitter coffee flavors, bold citrus including orange and grapefruit, brown sugar, maple hints, blackberry, pine resin, fudge sauce with the alcohol well hidden. Full body, smooth carbonation. Delicious combination of roastiness and hops.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Helene’s. Dark brown (almost black) - offwhite head. Sharpness, bured, roasted, berries, dark bread, ryebread, sharp hoppy, licorice, caramel. Light alcho-burn.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Kastanje brun øl.
Humle tung duft
Varm tung smag af lakrids, karamel, og alcohol.
Sur humle eftersmag.
Meget alcohol
4.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Wow. This is what it’s all about. at 9.46 ABV this one is has all the gravity and thick malt sweetness of a barleywine. What really separates it is the use of dark malts. It has a rich creamy chocolate taste, which compliments the strong malty and hoppy overtones. Could be considered the first true dark barleywine. Absolutely recommended for strong beer afficionados. Superb stuff.
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