3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 341ml.
Light light unclear medium amber color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, berry sweet, moderate hoppy, orange, spicy. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, and nice balancede. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081122]
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. An amber beer with a thick tan head. The aroma has notes of spices, caramel, and malt. The flavor is sweet malty iwth strong notes of caramel as well as notes of alcohol and fruit. The body is thick.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 34,1 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Label claims 9.8% ABV. Slightly hazy reddish brown with a dense off-white head. Spicy aroma with some burned malt. Quite full-bodied with very distinct burned malt, some spices and notes of cough syrup. A distinct, burned malt bitterness with quite some alcohol in the finish. Very unusual for a Barley Wine. 221108
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
34.1 cL bottle. Pours cloudy deep amber with a diminished tan head. Smooth malty and light spiced aroma. Light roasted. Flavour starts mild sweet and is followed by a hard roasted malty flavour swept in a delicate spice note. Warming finish with a lingering malty and bitter. Nice one.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught@SBWF2007. Deep amber colour, not much head. Aroma is fruits, raisins, dark dry fruits and spices. Flavour is is very much the same in a very nice balance. Some spices and caramel too.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival. Clear deep ruby, creamy head. Caramelly nose with some dried fruits. Full bodied. Balanced between grassy hops, caramelly malt and arousing alcohol. Soft and completely without edges. A great winter warmer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle.
Hazy orange red coloured with a huge off white head.
Fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of hops and liquorice.
Fruity and spicy flavour of hops, grape fruits and caramel with notes of dried fruits.
Dry hoppy finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, 9.8%. Sweet and fruity aroma along with some dark malts. Hazy dark brown colour, small tan head. The flavour starts off quite sweet with a lot of spices, sweet cookie notes.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 6, 2009 <i>2008-12-14, bottle, 6-4-8-4-15=37</i>
Cloudy chestnut color; compact head. The aroma is not much expressive, light hop and caramel. It has a good body strength, with strong caramel and chocolate flavor, and a very powerful hopping, very aromatic; the chocolate is rising at the end. Pleasant, but powerful without soul.
<i>2007-09-22, draught at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007, 6-4-7-3-13=33</i>
Very dark color, with bright amber shades; thin head, creamy. Alcoholic aroma, light red berries. Round mouthfeel, very warming, some malt and caramel flavor, sweet; quite high bitterness. Well brewed, but without emotions.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Name: Solstice d’hiver
Date: April 10, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Five Points, Athens
Appearance: clear dark blood red, fine off white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, lots of balancing earthyness, light fruityness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice fruity character, well balanced earthyness, touch of sharp spicyness, peppery alcohol, long bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
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