3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Light tan head, murky dark brown. Lots of ginger and cinnamon, and dark fruits. Dark fruit plum and light spice in flavor. Medium to heavier body.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Brownish colour with white head. Nutty spicy aroma. Taste is like a brown ale with a bit of spice. Not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Petrol Station. Pours a clear amber brown with a deep gray head that dissipates to the edges and laces nicely. Aroma has notes of caramel and sweet grain with a hint of backing toffee. Flavor begins with a hint of bread and grains and finishes with sweet grains, a bit of hops and toffee.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
8 Dec 2011, bottle. medium nut brown color, clear, no bubbles, thin frothy head nutty bread up front with a blue cheese aroma that comes through a bit. Wow. lots in the mouth. tree bark, coffee, faint blue cheese, some raisins. alcohol isn’t real noticeable in nose or mouth. pretty good.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
"It’s the most wonderful... kind of a beer." I think this is last year’s vintage, no date on the bottle. Full and enticing aromas of prunes, burnt toffee, sherry, and wood smoke. On the tongue, it’s full and brown and prune and toffee. After a year(?) the hops are quite subdued but still noticable in a piney sorta way. One of my favorite examples of one of my favorite styles.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark fruit, chocolate and toffee notes with a boat load of malts. Light floral hops. No spices. Plenty of dark robust flavors, but not overpowering and a pleasure to drink.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
The aroma is earthy, caramel. The appearance is deep amber, white head. The flavor is like the aroma. The finish is pine and citrus hops./ Medium to medium/thick in body. Quite good.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft courtesy of the Churchkey crew, thank you gentlemen! Very dark maroon color, medium beige head. Aroma of caramel. Taste is sweet and peppery. OK.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle into Chimay glass.
Pours a dark mahogany with very minimal head.
Can detect faint hints of cherry in the aroma. Mostly fruit.
Rich, full flavor. Malty backbone. Almost nutty flavor.
Very smooth and drinkable.
Overall, a very good winter ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very nice. Like a Scottish Wee Heavy. Very malty sweet with a thick feel. The pour is clear reddish amber with a small head. Bread and yeast along with roast malts dominate the aroma and the flavor is similar. Nice warming finish. A winter beer for sure.
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