hellomynameis (743), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Mar 8, 2008 Absolutely still when poured, no head and a very dark brown nearing black in the middle. Nose is full with tobacco and lots of sweet sherry notes. Barely resembles a beer, way more like a liqueur. Some oxidation is present but it’s not bad considering this has lost all its CO2. Some burnt sugar and molasses and maybe a bit of chocolate.
maniac (2022), Richmond, Virginia, USA Sep 27, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Greg Koch at our stop at the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens on 08/03/2008 on day three of RBSG. Vintage 1993. Clear caramel color with nearly no head. Big malty aroma with caramel and honey. Caramel and molassas flavor with a smooth finish. Medium full body with no carbonation. Shag (1787), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA Sep 7, 2008 Vintage 1993 - A pitch black appearance with no head. The aroma is soy sauce, chocolate, coffee, and some dark fruits. The flavor is rather sour with some soy sauce, grapes, chocolate, and noticeable alcohol. This was ok for a small amount but nothing I would drink alot of. yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark Sep 6, 2008 33 cL bottle, 1983 vintage, thanks to faeroeviking for bringing this - nice surprise! Pours dark brown to black with a fully diminished. Dense roasted malty and dark fruity. Very dense. Flavour and mouthfeel is oily. Dark hardroasted malty with a mild chalky note. Smooth and slight tarish. Dark roasted and tarish finish with a smooth alcohol presence. thewolf (3956), Kolding, Denmark Sep 2, 2008 Bottle. [thanks for sharing, faroeviking]
[vintage 1983]
Pours completely black with no head. Aroma is lightly olxidized, some cellar, tar, roasted malts, raisins and dark chocolate. Super oily mouthfeel, with nearly no carbonation. Fat, oily flavour, lots of chocolate, no oxidition noticeable. Some cocoa powder-like graininess and dryness. No residual sugar. Super long, vinious and warming aftertaste. Great to try! faroeviking (4386), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark Sep 2, 2008 Botella. Vintage from 1983 taken from the biggest beer collection in the Faroe Islands (my own). "Best before end of 1986" :-) Originally a gift from NosirIwont. Pours a pitch black colour, no head. Nice soft sweet dark fruity aroma with some chocolate and sherry. Sherry sweet dark fruity chocolate mild coffee alco flavour. Long lasting sweet chocolate sherry finish. Great 25 year old brew!
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