4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from footbalm from 1975, dark cola pour with a bit of red hue, super thin white head. Aroma of cherry, wood, tobacco and some brown sugar. Taste is very drying of the mouth like red wine, has lots of wood flavor and some chocolate, a bit of cardboard but exceeded expectations by a lot.
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
bottle into glass at club w, boys night, pitch black thick pour brown head, pleasant smooth creamy aroma, taste is great, bitter coffe finish, its all over, love it
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled two different vintages, 1975 and 1976, both bottles thanks to Doug. Signs of oxidation, raisin, chocolate, vinous, toffee. Very good imperial stout, the bottles held up very well.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
1975 bottle thanks to hopdog , acquired in a trade almost six years ago! 1976 bottle thanks to Kirk in a much newer trade. Both pour out a deep black hue with a medium tan head. Some light sludge coat the sides and bottom of both nip bottles. The aroma of the 1975 was more smoky whilst the 1976 was more chocolate and roast. Both had large oxidized notes. The overall flavor was roasted malts, metallic notes, chocolates, some bitter hops and roast, big oxidation and mellowness. Maybe a hint of sour plum forcing its way in, but very small. Overall, an excellent brew. I’d love to try a fresh one from the original brewery (time machine anyone!). Had the new Wells and Young version next to it. Some similarity, but really an impossible comparison. Excellent.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
1975 and 1976 bottle shared by Doug at the vintage tasting, thanks man
Appearance: Dark brown with small tan head, no lacing
Aroma is roasted malts, woody and leather
Taste is dark malts, soy sauce, woody and toffee
Nice, the ’75 seemed to hold up better of the two.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
1975 bottle (thanks Douglass88). Dark brown, tan head. Aroma is nutty, some toffee. biscuit, raisins, leather. Flavor is similar, also some soy notes, a little oxidative note also.
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3.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Lovely aroma of cherry, prune, maple syrup, and wood. Color of turbid swamp water with thin, sepia off white head. Taste of leather, dark fruit, and pine; moderately acidic. Finish is very dry. A good beer.
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
1983 Vintage. 30-letnie piwo poraz pierwszy piłem aż tak stare. Po tylu latach jaest nadal wspaniałe, a nawet lepsze. Bo tylko zyskało na głębi czerni czekoladowego i portowego aromatu. Piwo pachnie tak intensywnie że aż miło. Delikatnie sączyłem przez ponad 40 minut i nadal pachniało jak na początku. Sporo mazi na dnie butelki której prawie nie można wymieszć. Ale mimo to piwo jest zdecydowane w smaku. Kawowo-czekoladowe, piernikowe i nuty porto wyczuwałem najbardziej. Finisz rozgrzewający i trochę alkoholowy. Trochę nut chmielowych, aromatycznych. Piana średnia lecz opada, ale jest pięknie brązowo-żółta. Wspaniała uczta u mnie w domu, tak jak na carskich dworach. To piwo to sama klasa. Polecam zdobyć na aukcjach jakikolwiek rocznik bo warto.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 4/20
Quite harsh. Bitter but this is what it should be I guess. Fruitiness. ..orchard..coffee. chocolste. Strong hoppy on the palate.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Aromas of ground cinnamon, ginger, burnt sugar and espresso. Deep blackish brown with almost no foam. Interestingly balanced flavors of cocoa beans, smokey coffee, maple and some dark fruits (perhaps blackberry). I actually don’t detect the pear they claim to be present. Overall, this is extremely well balanced with complex flavors. The alcohol is extremely well masked. I’d give this an A+ rating.
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