sloth (1540), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA Apr 15, 2008 06 vintage. Medium sized tan head with good retention and a nice coating lace that lasts. Clear, deep brown, ruby hued color, good lookin brew. Nose of spice, molasses a hint of honey and chocolate. Lots going on here. Body is full, creamy on the palate with a soft carbonation. Strange flavor profile has the above aromas coming through in the flavor along with notes of pepsi cola, toffee, raisiny notes, cinnamon? pine needles(and i,ve brewed beer with fresh pine needles, believe me), cocoa notes, sugary malts and the honey notes lying in wait. Finish is lightly sweet with a sort of wierd astringency, not bad just,,, different. The 11% ABV is undetectable. Props to Robert @statelineliquors for the bottle! Eccentric,,, indeed.
Papsoe (11030), Frederiksberg, Denmark Oct 25, 2008 (Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of pepsican. Hazy reddish brown with a rough, off-white head. Fat, sweetish and spicy aroma. Very full-bodied, sticky, sweet and fat with spicy accents. Rather bitter finish. Excentric indeed, but not really great. 201008 yespr (7779), Copenhagen O, Denmark Oct 23, 2008 12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark amber with a fully diminished head. Mild yeasty and alcohol aroma. Flavour is spiced and slight herbal with a nice caramelish note. Lingering spiced and somewhat acidic. Light yeasty too. Mild acidic and yeasty finish with a dense caramel malty note. Grovlam (3319), Copenhagen, Denmark Oct 20, 2008 Bottle. [Tasting @ Papsoe 20-10-2008] Vintage 2006. Small fizzy beige head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Dark amber color. Aroma of herbal, pepper, ginger, dried fruit, floral. Quite bitter floral / herbal feel over the palate. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and thick texture. Moderated sweet and bitter flavor. Lingering biter herbal and floral finish. OldMrCrow (1057), Seattle, Washington, USA Sep 20, 2008 2004 bottle courtesy of Mr.Bendo sampled 9/08. Thanks! I’ve been wanting to try this one for a long time.
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Pours dark and cloudy, gorgeous barleywine nose, leathery and sweet, aged hops and caramel. Absolutely kick-ass flavor, rich and complex with lots of dark sugars, plenty of hop punch even after four years, smoke and dried plums, vast complexity. Lovely mouthfeel, not hot in the least, but thick and rich and full. Beautiful beer at this age. I can see that it might have needed a good fraction of these four years to come into its own, but right here....wow. A knockout that I’d place alongside the top US barleywines at four years. Beerman6686 (816), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 2, 2008 Poured a dark murky brown with an off white head. Aroma was of lots of alcohol, some fruits, vegetables and the milk balls. Flavor was realy complex, hard to pick out specifics, finished with a long overbearing taste of burnt malted milkballs. ONly gave it 16/20 due to its complexity and uniqueness
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