 Jokes (1449), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dec 11, 2006
Clear garnet with few, if any, bubbles. Essentially still. The aroma is just huge. Loads of vinous character: red wine, oak, cherries, spice, alcohol, light malt, red grapes and some sweet vanilla. The body is thick and silky as the lack of carbonation allows the liquid to encapsulate the tongue. The flavor is strong and shows more barrel-aged character. Mostly sweet with a hint of tannin bitterness and licorice-esque alcohol heat. The finish is long and warm, a good cold-weather beer. This isn’t a bad beer, but not quite as elegant as I’d hoped. The barrel-aging is cool, but probably a little too dominate and the strength just isn’t hidden at all. I like it, but a little refinement could make this really fantastic, at least in terms of my tastes.
ogglethorp (801), Ohio, USA
Sep 9, 2008 Bottle shared by moejuck, I think. Pours a dark amber color with a thin beige colored head. Aroma is oak, alcohol, vineous. Flavor is blast of alcohol reminiscient of grappa, vineous, oak, spice. Palate is medium bodied, medium carbonation, finished super hot. Decent stuff if you can get past the alcohol, definitely gets in the way of enjoying this one. Not good.
Vac (2253), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Bottle shared by SDbruboy, thanks Cliff. Pours with a cloudy red-brown body topped by a thin to medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty with an underlying sour note, a touch of fruit and some yeasty notes. Medium bodied and slightly dry.
SDbruboy (1822), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 28, 2008 750 ml bottle, from sloth - outrageous man, thanks! Pours hazy chestnut amber with a small head. Aroma is wonderful, woody and vinuous, tart fruits and florals, brandy notes. Flavor is complex, tart and sweetish, dry, rich woody and unripe fruit flavors, wine barrels, tannic and spice. Smooth, full body, gentle carbonation.
Rciesla (871), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
May 19, 2008 Bottle at P1HG. Pours brown amber with white 2 finger head. Decent co2 4 years later. Good aroma with sweet merlot, sour mash, dark fruit, and some etoh. Flavor is vinous, tart, woody. A nice score.
puzzl (1820), New York, New York, USA
May 15, 2008 Bottle shared by Brandon. Huge thanks! Tart aroma, dark fruit, smells a bit like garbage. Lightly metallic. Nice fruity flavor, very mellow, vineous, with a light tartness, oak, and wine finish. Good drinkability. I wish I had a bottle of this of my own.
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