3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very hazy orangish color, little head. Bomber of a nose, toffee, raisins, caramel, oranges, alcohol, large! Palate starts to taste like the nose but there is a resinous there pushing back, and a bit of hoppiness. This seems to be more of a barley wine. I like it quite a bit, maybe I can run back to botw to get another to age.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
other then a really good appearance this beer was rather mediocre. Poured a nice brown opaque hue with a tan head which lasted forever. Aroma was of mild caramel notes and some hops. flavor was similar. Alcohol seemed to be well hidden.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark brown with a decent tan head. Aroma of hops, citrus and malt. Nice hoppy taste with interesting fruity tang that melts into a bitter finish. Pretty tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz bomber: I had consumed a few bottles of this before I could really begin to write how to define this beer. One word in short would be bazaar. In the nose, I find a blend of roasted malt, sugar, and a hint of pine? The palate is rich and creamy and has a pure well balanced mouth feel and finish that really allows me to enjoy this ale despite my lingering question about how exactly to define this beer. Anyhow, what I will say about flavor is that it touches on my sweet and bitter taste buds and that’s probably because I sense dark roast malt with caramel similarity and a citrus west coast hop that could easily be fooling me. I positively guarantee with a few months of shelf life this element of hop will disappear and allow me to truly see this ale as it is.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Sweet resinous hops on the nose. Dark dry roasted malt. A tad soapy. Dried fruits. Coffee. Alcohol. Pours dark, oily brown with deep amber highlights. Very sticky lacing all the way down the glass. Big flavor profile: lots of hops and malt. Fairly dry. molasses. Floral hops turn piny as it warms. Big, rich and slightly oily on the palate. A very big and complex beer, but perhaps a tad unbalanced. Less alcohol presence and more integrated flavors and this bad boy would score in the mid 4’s.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Strong malt aroma with a moderate amount of hops. Super dark amber or brown with a medium dark tan head. Strong sweet malt beginning with a strong malt and bitter finish. Creamy palate.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Getting my notebook online. Bottle. Pours dark brown. Lots of sweet fruits on the nose. Different brew lots of malts.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark brown with no haze. Huge, creamy, frothy off-white head that disappears slowly and leaves a sticky lace all over the glass. Smells of sweet sugars and malts right up front, but you also get the tell tale citrusy smell of hops. Tastes big and sweet, a little chocolatey up front with a little coffee as well. Hoppy on the finish, sweet citrusy, orange. A bit thick, with pretty good carbonation. This beer is very, very tasty and interesting.
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