3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(22oz. bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of bourbon, roasted malt, light vinous, and soy. Flavor of roasted malt, bourbon, and chocolate.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Small beige head atop cola-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, Bourbon, vinous, light roast. Taste is medium sweet, vinous, light Bourbon. Medium body, low carbonation.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (incl. 3D glasses) in Sune’s Sommerhus (Thanks guys) - shared with Mette, Sune & Bager. Black - brown head. Licorice, oak, bourbon notes, herbal, grainy, pino noir notes, tobacco, chocolate, fullbodied. Nice complexity - Lovely.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ok NEVER mind the BEER. THIS has a 3D label, and i was luckily wearing my 3D glasses to the Pre DLD event ... Freaky label ... black ... roast malt nose ... light bitter roast ... quite meaty ... little dry roast ... ok bit just didnt hit that spot.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Courtesy of After4ever, thanks Tom! It is black with a weak, red hue and a creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, oak, light rubber, chocolate and ashes. The flavour is dry and roasted with a light bitterness and notes of oak, ashes, hints of smoke, citrus, wine, tannic acid, and the finish has a dry, light bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Dark brown/black pour with a decent tan head. Aromas of toasted (not burnt) malt with chocolate and darkish fruit. A little woody astringecy. Nice feel. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Black Albert it’s not, but the flavors are not dissimilar. Finishes lightly sweet, but off-set by toast and light hop. It’s one of the better dark ales in America today. Top 50, say. Betcha.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle acquired in trade with riversideAK (thanks!). Poured a dark black color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of roast (lots of), chocolate, woody, earthy, and grapes. Tastes of roast, chocolate, wood, vanilla, and dark fruits (or could also be some pinot?). Barrel aging definitely on the softer side. The label explains why; 59%-8% aged in oak bourbon barrels & 33% aged in oak wine barrels. I can see the wine (in the tastes), but really didn’t get the bourbon. I found this drinkable and liked it the more I got into the bottle.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to ditmier: Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a thin wispy-lacing light tan head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel and roasted malt with a touch of coffee. Body starts with good fullness and rich caramel malt with some vinous notes and roasty malts with a bittersweet dark chocolatey finish. Pretty smooth and unique.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to mar. Pours with a dark brown head and a dark brown body. Aroma of mocha, alcohol, dark fruits, and roasted barely. Taste is initially banana esters, followed by a ton of roast, wood, wine spiciness (Pinot). Lightly carbonated, syrupy and a bit warming.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle, a few months old. Dark brown with a tan head, quickly diminishing. Nose is slightly lactic when cold. When warm there’s a black pepper quality that becomes easier to pick up. The oak is sharp, peppery, a bit charred, a bit tannic. Nice enough smell, nothing spectacular but more than tolerable. Flavor is more black-pepper, smoked malt, charred wood, etc. Slightly astringent, a bit rough, body isn’t all there, it’s a little flabby. But it’s better than your typical robust or imperial porter.
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