3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle… Clear, electric orange ale with a small, fizzy, khaki head. Decent retention. The aroma is of caramel, date, grassy/peppery hops, ethanol and a touch of dried plum. Full-bodied with a thick, chewy mouthfeel and delicate carbonation. The flavor is sweet and caramely up front; followed by a gentle bitterness that lingers right on through the caramel/toffee, mostly sweet finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Rating vintage 2009 bottle.
Dark amber colour, beige head. Aroma of dried dark fruits, malts, caramel, leather, oak and floral hops. Flavour fruity sweet, bitter hop tones, caramel and honey. Hoppy bitter finish with sticky dried fruit notes. Very pleasant.
(From 66cL bottle @ RBBWG 2012, Antwerpen. Thanx for sharing the bottle, Klaas!)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle @ RBBWG 2012 thanks to Klaas. Vintage 2009. Hazy dark amber to brown coloured beer with a small off white head. Oaky sour fruity and malty hinted aroma. Full creamy palate. Finih is full creamy malty hinted with some yeasty and slight alcholic touches. Actually a pretty good barley wine.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
14/I/2012 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ RBBWG 2012 - Best After: IV/20/10 (2012-37) Thanks to Klaas for bringing the bottle!
Little cloudy red rust brown beer, small beige head, unstable, dissipates fast. Aroma: cranberries, sweaty armpits, leather, tobacco. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: bit sweet, red fruits, leather, some pepper, spices, alcohol in the finish. Aftertaste: tobacco, spices, Szechuan pepper.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
2009 vintage 66 cl. bottle sampled @ RBWG 2012 – thx to Klaas – pours a hazy orange with a slight red hue & tanned head, smell is sweet with caramel, sticky dark fruit, toffee & floral hops, taste is bitter partially from the hops which are drenched in caramel thus also plenty of sweet caramel, nectar, floral, sticky toffee mixed with some dark fruits,very bitter in the aftertaste, warming going to alcoholic, very slightly sticky in a nice way, soft carb, don’t think that this was infected
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Definitely infected. Lots of green Apple and tons of horse blanket. Bummer.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle) Pours light hazy orange amber to copper with a small nougat coloured head. The aroma is quite malty with tones of bread, caramel and light dried fruits. Undertones of earth, light floral hops, light alcohol, nuts, toffee, vanilla and subtle oak wood. The flavour is near medium sweet, medium bitter and light acidic. Tones of caramel, honey, nuts, toffee, earth, flowers, some raisins, wood and some alcohol. The mouthfeel is light fiery and fairly round but for a BW there is something missing. Light carbonation. Liquorice and bitter hops on the finish. Medium bodied.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at Aces and Ales. Pours a muddy orange with a tiny cream colored foam. Smells of sweet caramel, citrus, chocolate, and vanilla. Very strong hop flavors and alcohol. Citrus and dark fruits in the finish. Not your session beer for sure.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. 2009 vintage. Poured a clear copper color. The head was tan and reduced to a thin film after a minute or so. Nice aroma; pear liqueur, orange zest, ginger, and toffee. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with a warming alcohol effect. A bit spicy on the tongue. Cherry, toffee, fruit liqueur, and lemon Pez candy flavors.
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