4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Hazy red brown color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of wood, sherry, vanilla, dark fruits, caramel malts, oxidation and a bit of alcohol. Taste of much of the same, dried fruits, caramel, lots of barrel, oxidation, and a mildly tart finish. Really nice beer!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at home, 10/06/13, from Johns Marketplace PDX.
Pours an opaque dark chestnut brown with dark amber hues in the light, thinnish off white head.
Nose is dark fruits, light spice, rich caramel, oaky/woody notes, bourbon, dark malts.
Taste comprises brown sugars, bourbon dosed wood, dark fruits, dates, prunes, booze.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, warming alcohol in the finish.
A fairly complex number, well balanced, nothing too over bearing the alcohol whilst present is well integrated.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of Dallas shared at Franks. Pours a deep, murky amber brown body with thin active, off white lacing. Aroma is dark fruits, light alcohol and oak. Mouthfeel is medium with nice carbonation and notes of sweet fruit, light grain, alcohol and earthy wood. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared with me by Savnac: Poured a reddish brown with thin off white head. Aroma is strong boozy fruits. Taste is boozy alcohol burn, malts, sweet malts. Finished very dry on the palate.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a muddy light brown with a small head and decent lacing. Aroma is a bit tart with brown sugar and a light fruit ester. Taste is toasted malt and a bit of apple tartness with brown sugar and only a hint of bitter and floral flavor. Mouthfeel is soft and medium bodied with light/medium carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2013 bottle to a snifter. Pours a cloudy brown color like a strong tea. Aroma is tart with a bit of soy sauce and apple cider with some brown sugar. Taste is surprisingly malty up front with the brown sugar coming through in the middle either some spice and tartness at the end. Traces of floral and grain and maybe even some tropical fruit. Complex and subtle in the variety of tastes. Medium mouthfeel with a little dryness. Easy drinking.
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3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A muddy dark brown color, like a thick iced tea. Has a tart like sour smell, some sort of fermenting fruit, soy sauce, sweet vinegar. A sweet initial taste, some brown sugar with a little tart, sweet tea, low on carbonation, pretty smooth and unique.
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle. Enjoy after 4.30.2013. Booze yet sweet aroma, mild head with light carbonation, taste of sherry, bourbon with sour notes. More time in bottle is necessary to fully appreciate.
4.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle. Dark fruit, vanilla, caramel and oak. Very complex. Sour notes in the background. Dry finish with light alcohol. Tasty.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the 1st annual Asheville Rare & Wild Beer Tasting 2013, this pours ruby-amber into the glass, with a minimal head that diminishes. The nose contains some yeasty sours. Sours and malts combine with brett to provide a complex mouthfeel, and the sour finish accents alcohol notes to set forth a slick, semi-boozy palate. There is a lot going on here; very complex with multiple aging barrels evident. This, in some ways, is a blessing and a curse, as it feels like so many contingencies are fighting for my attention, it’s sometimes gets in its own way. Kudos to the brewing process, though. That had to be a fun experiment!
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