3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled - vintage 1998. An unclear dark golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, and over ripe fruits, leading to a dry alcoholic finish. Thanks CaptainCougar for coming to Denmark and bringing this.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Vintage 1998. Cloudy and opaque reddish amber with an off-white head. Fat, cheesy aroma. Solid body, tart and oxidized fruits with notes of blood and metal. No real bitterness. Over the top I’m afraid. 300809
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar.Pours hazy orange with a small off-white head. Cheesy and overripe fruity dense barley wine aroma. Mild citrici to acidic, solid overripe fruity flavoured. Bitter and citric flavoured finish. A bit over the hill, still decent.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Red-brown. Alcohol in the nose. A bit sweet and vinuos. Much less hoppy than the average American barley wine. More like an English barleywine.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, thanks to sk8viking for sharing.
Clear orange red coloured with a small off white head.
Sweet aroma dominated by dried fruits with notes of alcohol, cheese and berries and dusty notes.
Light acidic flavour of dried fruits and berries with oxidized notes and notes of alcohol.
Tart finish.
Too old.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy amber with a fairly large beige head. Aroma had fairly ripe fruits, rubber and toasted malt. Flavour had toasted malt, overripe fruits, malt and caramel notes. Finished sourish and a bit oxidized.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Figures I haven’t rated it yet. I did not take very good notes. So I’ll just say this. We all know that Brimstone Big was a strong, sweet, soft barley wine with a big alcoholic finish. I had it fresh, I had it with a little age and having tasted it again recently I can confirm that it is still holding up well. It’s very soft, but also chewy. There is only minimal oxidation (wax cap). The malts are therefore still quite thick, but retain their brightness and smoothness. The alcohol, if anything, seems to be toned down a bit now. It’s still beautiful, if you’ve got any stashed away.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 17, 2009
Name: Brimstone Big
Date: September 26, 2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC
Vintage: 1996
Appearance: opaque brown, whispy tan head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with hints of plums
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of fruit character, rich and warming
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
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