 MesandSim (5999), London, Greater London, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 A Mes rate: Gravicask at GBBF.
Very dark brown with a slight tan head. Fruity as hell, very vinous and generally wine like plus loads of pepper and alcohol. Thick and chewy. Superb bitter finish with some late malty notes. Amazing length. Really, really good.
thewolf (5842), Kolding, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle. [thank you Skortila/ceasar]
Pours deep brown with a small, staying, frothy, beige head. Lovely woody aroma, nicely roasted, chocolate, raisins, tobacco and coffee. Medium carbonation, fine lightly creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is rather sweet and sugary. Coffee, roasted, chocolate, oak, bourbon, vanilla. Warming alcohol sensation at the end. Very nice sipper, but it just a tad to sugary for my liking.
bu11zeye (5731), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 21, 2008 (Draft) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, vanilla, herbs, florals, and toffee. Flavor of orange, caramel, wood, some chocolate, and herbs.
hopdog (5631), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 29, 2008 12oz bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Poured a deeper brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of wood, earthy, roast, and chocolate. Tastes of wood (although lighter than the aromas), vanilla, roast, and chocolate. Alcohol content well hidden.
jcwattsrugger (5583), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 12 oz bottle-pours a rich dissipating brown head and black color. Aroma is initially dark malt then more smells subsequently of dark malt-chocolate/molasses, roasty/peat, vanilla/wood, dark fruit. Taste is lots of dark malt-chocolate/molasses/caramel, roasty/peat, vanilla/wood. Some sharpness. Half way through some coffee comes out. RIS/porter-like. Full body. Not an everyday beer for me, but quite enjoyable. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for sharing.
Rastacouere (5566), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 Objectively speaking:
Weird beast with a strong barrel character that seemingly takes more room than actual malt.
I like:
Another exceptional alcohol concealing job by DFH. Moka and vanilla interesting notes.
I dislike:
I don’t consider plywood astringence to be a proper substitute to hops when it comes to balancing a beer’s enormous sweetness. Not as vinous as hoped, though certainly tannic. Not that aromatic really. Annoying molasses dominating note.
Magicdave6 (5560), London, Greater London, England
| 1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 2/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 2/20 |
Sep 18, 2008 Cask at GBBF many thats to Chris from realale.com for writting this down for me. Tas molane, marzipan, overpoweringly rubbish, massive roasty character, really one dimential, far too alcoholic, a little bit of chocolate. Pritty undrinkable altogether.
hopscotch (5558), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 24, 2008 Bottle... Miami Beach Spring Beer Fling ’08 ... Pitch black with a burnt orange hue when held up to the South Beach sun. Small, creamy, well-tanned head. The vinous, earthy aroma is of charcoal, wood, mineral notes and caramel. Full-bodied with a 2%-milk mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Sweet, chocolaty and nutty. Finishes sweet and chocolaty. Any woodsy essence is understated, as it should be when a beer is aging on one of the world’s most dense and, subsequently, least porous woods. Thanks to mgumby10 for providing the sample!
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