4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at the Bistro’s Barrel-Aged Beer Fest; Nose of caramel, vanilla, and dark fruit; red-amber with only a few bubbles around the sides of the glass; flavor was caramel, rasins, vanilla, and a little oakiness. Medium body with little alcohol showing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured orange amber, caramel malts, stone fruit, alcohol, little vanilla,little honey.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours ruddy caramel with no head. Nose is caramel, honey and apricot. Same in the flavor with little hint of alcohol. A bit thin in the body, but that was the only negative.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
This was very smooth and easy drinking, and I’m surprised to see now that it has an 11.2% ABV, because it’s very well hidden. It poured a light caramel color and was headless from the beginning. The aroma had toffee, butterscotch, vanilla, and a whiff of peat-like smokiness. Only slightly warm with alcohol in the mouth, the flavor reflected the aroma with the addition of light brown sugar, some prunes, and a woodiness. Decent. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eve of Barrel Aged Beers, Chicago, IL 11/04/2006<font size=-1>
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A red copper coloured ale with no head. More pronounced vanilla in aroma, with maple notes and good hops. In mouth, getting into barley wine territory, with sweet malt, molasses, raisins, vanilla and alcohol warmth. Very good. Sampled from bottle, at BP, August 2005.
Earlier Rating: 1/10/2006 Total Score: 3.8
Red copper ale with no head, like a scotch. Sweet malt and corianderr with raisin vinous notes. In mouth, smooth sweet candy sugar with dry hops and alcohol warmth. Vinous in mouth, like a barley wine. rich and smooth. Sample from bottle, at BP, August 2005.
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