Bottle. [Another great tasting session @ Papsoe] Large creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Clear amber color. Aroma of lovely bread, grain, caramel. Hint of floral and citrus. Medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderated sweet with a hint of acidic. Sweet bread like finish. 7 / 3 / 7 / 3 / 14

Had this beer on 4/2/2003. Aroma is a sweet malt scent like you would expect from a Scottish Ale. Color is a rich clear amber with very good carbonation and a nice head. Taste is malty and bitter. Starting with a full body that goes down with a mellow sharpness. Finish is a sweet rich malt flavor backed by quick bitterness. In the end it leaves you with a warm alcohol feel.

<b>Date:</b> 11/29/2004<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> Trade<br /> <br /> clear dark red, nice fine light brown head, sweet citrus aroma, creamy body, big sweet carmel malt flavor with lots of hop character, low bitterness, good in a me-too imperial ipa kind of way, <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <b>Date:</b> 02/01/2007<br /> <b>Mode:</b> bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> aa<br /> <b>Vintage:</b> 2006<br /> <b>Score:</b> 3.8 to 3.0<br /> <br /> thining out with muted hops but the fruity malt is not kicking in yet, a muddy middle age mess<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 5/10; <b>Palate:</b> 6/10; <b>Overall:</b> 12/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 3/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 6/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> *4<br />

rating from memory, had this around 11/06, 22oz bomber, purchased at Chuck’s wine and spirits outside of cleveland. pours dark amber, nose sorta old ale like, sweet caramel and fruits. taste was pretty enjoyable, sweet malts, fruits, chocolate, and subtle vegetable notes. pretty tasty and aged fine.

<b>11-Sep-06</b> <i>&#40;22 oz bottle: Obtained 30-Jul-04 in trade with Eyedrinkale, thanks Mike!&#41;</i> Lots of age under this one, so the characteristics aren’t surprising; it tastes and smells malty, earthy &#40;the aroma is almost pungently so&#41;, chocolaty and moderately sweet. Brown sugar and dark fruits, but it’s moderately sweet, staying far away from anything remotely cloying. Bitterness, either from roastiness or hops is very mild if it ever existed in the first place. Whatever spice might have been in this winter-warmer-gone-wild is tough to pick out at this stage over the earthiness and dark fruits. Really coming across as an aged old ale to me. As mentioned, the aroma is earthy, but unmistakable sweet fruits come out even more. Body is medium-full and medium carbonation has held up perfectly after two-plus years in the bottle. Light brown in color, the beer is cloudy out of the bottle, but it pretty much clears up completely over time. Small, light-tan head shows more life on the second &#40;and thus warmer&#41; pour, but either way, it settles to a filmy layer after not too long. Only a few wisps of lace stick to the glass. Very enjoyable to drink, but this has almost certainly transformed into quite a different beer from when it was fresh. And with the aging, it has followed a pretty standard transition toward earth and dark fruits, but the chocolate overtones give it a nice note of distinction.