 BossHossBikes (129), Tennessee, USA
Feb 18, 2008
Bottle. Pours a clear, deep, dark burgundy with a velvety beige head. The aroma has dry bread notes with caramel, toffee, brown sugar, bourbon, and very slight hints of coffee and cocoa. The flavour is extremely sweet and quite viscous. It’s a little too sweet for my tastes, though. However, it’s quite flavourful. As soon as the brew hits the tongue, there is an intense burst of caramelized brown sugar sweetness. Burbon quickly becomes a defining character with some light citric notes. As the brew passes, the bourbon flavour intensifies quickly then starts to subdues soon after. Slight earthy notes arise. Extremely subtle hints of coffee and not-as-subtle hints of cocoa, and toffee become apparent. This is an enjoyable beverage. However, I can only take it one sip at a time. It’s just too sweet for my taste buds.
alexsdad06 (688), Ohio, USA
Oct 26, 2008 12 oz. bottle from 06. Pours a hazy dark copper color with a large beige head with good retention. The aroma has nice caramel malt, alcohol, and a surprising hop presence givin its age. The flavor has chewy caramel malt, grassy hops, moderate sweetness, and a slight dusty sensation. Full bodied and very drinkable. The 10.5% is not much of a factor other than to cause a warming effect. This is still decent, but there are better examples out there.
WeeHeavySD (2034), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Oct 15, 2008 750 via trade a ways back, funny to rate this right after Vac a fellow SD Ratebeerian. Pours deep orange with a tan head. Nose is sweet with malty caramel malts. Sweet taste is a lot of big malts and caramel. Nicely warming and very drinkable for 10%+
Vac (2274), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Pours with a deep amber body topped by a thick head with a good amount of lacing. Its sweet and malty with a caramel and light candy sugar note as well as underlying alcohol esters and a moderate hoppiness. Full bodied, smooth and a touch warming.
AgentSteve (928), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Pours dark caramel with no head. The nose is bourbon and malt, with a sweet front with mid palate that goes cardboard oxidized and a bit hot.
Ughsmash (3148), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Bottled in Dec. 06. Poured deep plum with a dusting of beige head and sticky lacing as it descended. The aroma picked up sweeter, juicy dark fruits, cereal, and aged caramel.. warm, but the alcohol was well masked.. slight green apple on the uptake, which wasn’t awful, but it detracted a little from my enjoyment. The flavor had more of the sticky, aged malts throughout with caramel, toffee, and lesser dark fruit.. bitter herbal notes were mild on the edges, and the apple re-emerged right at the finish along with resiny bitterness that didn’t much help.. still quite tasty overall. Heavier-bodied with tight-bubbled creamy carbonation upfront and a tacky, flatter feel on the back.. warmed up the throat and belly. I’d like to compare against a fresh bottle.
|
