4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown with not really a head. Sweet and vinious aroma with overripe fruits, caramel, raisins and dates. Flavour was very sweet with figs, dates, raisins, overripe fruits, caramel and toasted malt. Finished sweet with loads of warming alcohol.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Vintage 2003. Hazy reddish brown with a tiny, rough off-white head. Massive aroma of dried and overripe fruits and cheese with the alcohol showing. Solid body, very low in carbonation, overripe fruit, sweet figs and dates, syrupy sweet with a massive alcohol burn. No real bitterness. A pleasant sipper. Yum. 300809
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
This poured a dark red brown color with no head at all. Aroma was sweet sweet maltdark fruits and lots of booze. Flavor was lots of things going on at aonce. Very very sweet and cloying roasted malts, some smoke maybe, alcohol, leather. I cant beleive this stuff is 23%.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Bo’s still somehow, the only Bo’s beer left. I was told the batch I tried was 23%, WOW! They have a 2 drink minimum on these bad boys. Served in a snifter glass, this one is a dark cherry chocolate color with minimal head. Aroma is a K.O. of alcohol and maltiness. Flavor is super sweet, with dark fruits, toffee, alcohol, brown sugar and bittering hops apparent as well. Palate is thick and syrup-like, and the flavors linger in the mouth well after each sip. Low carbonation. Took me well over an hour to drink this, and though it was pretty good, it isn’t something you could drink too often.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pauls Tasting. Pours a dark brown murky body with no head. Huge grainy cherry medicinal flavor. Oxidized with a huge alcohol warming. 04 was better than 03 and much better than 02. Thanks for the share Mike!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
3 year vertical shared by Miketd. Thanks for the share. Super sweet and liquorlike which was to be expected. 2004 was the best vintage. Noticed a fairly large taste variation between the vintages.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(12oz bottle, vintage 2002, thanks CaptainCougar) Cloudy dark-brown body with no head. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, plum/raisin, Brandy, some banana peel, light soy. Taste is sweet, chocolate, some raisin, Brandy. Alcohol evident but not overpowering. Minimal carbonation in a sticky full body. Yummy sipping beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz unlabeled bottle, 2002 vintage, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Thanks, Tom Pours a murky, oily, very dark brown color headless with strong legs. Loads of brown sugar and slim jims in the aroma spicy, smoked meats, and caramel quite nice nose, actually. Huge, full mouthfeel: chewy brown sugar, intense maple syrup and smoked meats (slim jims, again spicy and juicy smokiness) definitely a significant show of smoked meats, maple syrup, and brown sugar huge stuff intensely chewy and viscous in the mouth really nice smoked meat and maple syrup character throughout well-aged and well done overall definitely not nearly as much alcohol showing as one would expect. An immensely dense cordial. Lengthy finish: brown sugar, smoked meats, and plenty of oily nuttiness.
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