Captain Lawrence Nor’ Easter Winter Warmer

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Elmsford, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Bottle 75cl. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ]. [ Batch #2 ].
Clear dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is berry, edelberry, oak, cask wood, grape, chocolate and vanilla notes, moderate to light heavy bourbon. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel has alcoholic notes. [20090411]

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a brown shine under a lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of brown sugar and prunes as well as hints of bourbon. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and oranges and again a light touch of bourbon. The alcohol is felt on the sides of the tongue.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of markgugs. Pours completely dark brown and almost opaque, there’s a warm, reddish glow underneath with a light brown head. Distinct and lovely aroma of bourbon and dried fruit. Rather full-bodied with plenty of sweet, roasted malt, vanilla and oak accents. The bourbon really shines all through also flashing quite some alcohol in the finish. Quite interesting. 100807

From 75 cL bottle. Pours very deep brown with two finger tall light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, slight earthy and yeasty. Flavour is malty, chocolate, bitter/sour to slight citric flavour blending with the a bourbon flavour of the alcohol. Thick alcohol mouthfeel. Strangely spicy and liqourice in the finish. I did not sense elderberries at all.

Bottled (thanks Degarth!). Deep ruby red colour, small brown head. Aroma is fruity and wooden along with some alcohol and some slight raisins. Flavour is raisins, alcohol, wooden, and quite hoppy. Quite much sweet and very strong wooden notes.

Bottled, thanks jjpm74! Very dark brown, beige creamy head. Oaky nose with an interesting touch of elderflowers. Sweet and softly malty with roasty malt and molasses. Bourbon brings flavour and warnming alcohol. The bitterness is low. Big, yet well balanced, although the sweetness is a bit much. Really good!

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2010
Name: Nor’ Easter
Date: February 26, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: #4
Appearance: muddy brown, fine beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet fruity chocolate aroma, hint of berry tartness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of chocolate, sweet berry balanced by a big berry tartness, light mustyness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

Name: Nor’ Easter
Date: May 03, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: dark brown, frothy beige head
Aroma: dark malt and fruit aroma with earthy balanced hot bourbon that burns your nose
Flavor: sweet dark fruit and caramel flavor, lots of bourbon and sweet vanilla character, touch of bitter dry dark chocolate in the middle of a sweet fest, ends up finishing rather dry

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *** /4

Name: Nor’ Easter
Date: November 26, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: opaque dark brown, wispy beige head
Aroma: sweet plum and bourbon aroma, touch of chocolate turned milky sweet by the vanilla
Flavor: sweet bourbon and chocolate flavor, lots of fruity character, sweet vanilla, tart cherry pit character

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

2010-02-28, bottle, courtesy of Papsø, 7-4-7-3-14=35
The color is very dark, the head is medium-sized. Mild aroma of caramel and red wine. Good body strength, sweetish caramel flavor, with red wine, and finally some liquorice; the final is slightly salty. Tonight it seems a bit chaotic: I can’t appreciate the wine with the liquorice with the caramel.

2009-10-17, draught at New Beers Distributors, New York, 8-5-8-4-17=42
Black color; creamy head. Wonderful vanilla oak aroma, alcohol, whisky. Good body strength, chocolate and caramel flavor, vanilla oak, and a light sourness from the fruits that fits together very well. The alcohol is clearly perceived. There is some liquorice in the end (and I don’t fancy that too much). Vibrating, but it’s difficult to drink too much of it.

Batch 002
Slightly lighter dark brown than the 001. The aroma is boozy still but a little more pronounced to the bourbon. Soft chocolate and toffee come together well. Soft body with a delectable brown sugar note. Seems to surrender some complexity to achieve a more pleasurable character, but a nice brew. 7 3 6 3 14 = 3.3

Batch 001
Very dark brown with a thick head. Very pretty beer. Boozy, woody nose with molasses accents and burnt raisin notes, and a hint of chocolate chip cookie dough. Boozy and harsh on the tongue, with some chocolate and toffee undertones. Gets woody and very dry in the finish. 7 4 7 4 14 = 3.6

(750ml bottle, batch 1) Pours a dark brown body with a moderate tan head. Aroma of bourbon, chocolate, toffee, goji berries, and blueberries. Flavor of bourbon, caramel, vanilla, chocolate, and wood.