3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/2012 ounce bottle purchased at The Davis Co-Op. The original aroma is acetone and some Brett, but this dissipates fairly quickly. This is a fortunate thing. Behind that is some nice bourbon character, which is strong and pleasant. On the third sniff, more of that Brett and Acetone comes back. Fuck. Metallic and ethanolic. Not such a good aroma. Quite muddled and sloppy. Mostly transparent dark amber-cola colored body with a fizzy small-medium cream colored head. Decent retention. Starts a bit tart and a little acetic with some Bretty hints. There might be some Pedio in there, too. Hard to tell. Becomes a little sweeter and fruitier in the middle with some pitted fruits like plum and fig. Finishes with more funky tartness and a kick of bourbon. Warming. This beer is a big fucking mess, and I just don’t think it’s worthy of the price tag. A fun experiment, but nothing to fleece your loyal customers over when it doesn’t really work out so great.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle acquired via trade - pours a dank mahogany with almost no head to speak of - mild lacing. Aroma is bold and vibrant, all over the place, and damn good - tart fruit (cherry), bourbon/booze, wood, other dark fruit, brown sugar, slightly sour/vinous - wowzers. Flavor is very cherry forward, but in a good way - plenty of sweet and tart fruit (cherry, cranberry), malt, wood, and an overall sour/funky feel- this is some seriously complex stuff that I’m having a hard time pulling apart, but enjoying immensely. Palate seems appropriate for the style, and I must admit, although there’s edges of booze here and there, this drinks very easy for a 11-plus percent beer. Only regret is that I don’t have more
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Barry with some friends pours brown orange with light head and lacing. Notes are rich booze, bourbon, sherry, oak, rich wood, cognac, sweet, hops, plum, cherries, and bannana pudding. Awesome.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle to snifter. Best after 4/30/13. Consumed 5/13/13. Pours deep brown-mahogany with a very fluffy, beige head. Aroma is IPA-like; spicy, fruity, apples, citrus, grass, lemon, caramel, vinous. Taste makes me smile; sour cherry, citrus, dark fruits, spicy, more cherries, vanilla, caramel, a good amount of barrel, oak, wood, earth, lots of fruit; finish is tart cherries. Beautiful dense lacing throughout. Medium-low carbonation. Chewy mouth feel. Alcohol is evident but fairly well-hidden considering the ABV. This is excellent. VERY West-Coast. Please tell me there was more of this bottled!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle. Poured a dark amber colo with an off white head. Aromas of wood, vanilla, dark fruits, and saw dust. Tastes of dark fruits, caramel, vanilla, and toffee. Medium alcohol on the finish with a softer body.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Incredible. Pours a hazy dark amber with very little head. Aroma is tart cherry. Woody and a little dry. Really a good beer, might grab a couple more.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a brown color with a small foamy white head that lingered and left a decent amount of lacing. The aroma was boozy tropical fruits, pine and table sugar. The flavor was bitter, tart and sour pine, lemon, tropical fruits, bourbon, coconut, plum and oak. Medium length finish of oak, pine, tropical fruits and coconut. Moderately full bodied and almost syrupy. Nice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle, (drinking with Adam, Fred, and The Dissident) pours a murky slight amber brown with a small khaki head. Aroma of oak, vanilla, caramel, some sour cherry, slight rye, and whiskey’s. Full body, caramel and toffee, some mild cherry tartness, vanilla and oak. A fair about of orange sweetness from the Fred. Tartness of the cherries from the Dissident comes through nicely. I think the Adam comes through the most here with chocolate and darker malts and works the best to help blend all the different barrels. Overall very complex and enjoyable!! Glad I have a few more bottle of this one.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(12oz bottle) clear deep amber, offwhite bubbles. Nose is caramel, mossy, cranberry. Taste of cranberry, caramel, vinous, light oak light carbonation.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz best after 4/30/13 @ 60º into 15.25oz Spiegelau Soiree Cognac snifter; mahogany body supporting a 1" slightly desaturated light khaki tightly structured head with a few large bubbles, falling to a hardy ring, thin islands, and a few peninsulas of lace; a flood of complexities, bright funky acidic barnyard opens the show, caramel, coffee, leather, smoke, chocolate create a base for dried light and dark fruit, vinous layers, bourbon, toasted oak building through the drink, seamless characteristics mingling and evolving within a silky medium body leaving a thin stickiness and building warmth, caramelly coffee layers and sour bourbon notes linger for some time; interesting and exceptional
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a deep murky brown with thin khaki head that quickly dissipates and nice waves of lace. Nose of vanilla, oak, sour cherries, caramel, bourbon and sherry. Taste follows the aroma with additional notes of anise. Lightly tart, a little boozy, with a nice oaky finish.
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