3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Huge brew shared by cheeseman. Packs a punch of dark malts and dark fruits. Strong alcohol flavor. Fairly good for as strong as it is.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A beast shared by the Cheeseman. Pours a brownish with no head. Caramel, toffee, boozy aroma. Taste is honey, malt and surprisingly smooth for such a big beer. Works really well when warm. Very good.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours turbid deep copper with minimal off-white head. Nose is prune, pear, apple, yeasty spice, malt, honey, fermented fruit. Tastes very rich, huge, with spices, cinnamon,and a gigantic honey dipped fruit flavor that reminds me a lot of the Jagwiga and Canadian eis-ciders I’ve had in the past. Very smooth, well hidden -OH, a bit cloying late, but delicious and very smooth and tasty.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz. Bottle: Aroma is sweet, with notes of dark ripe fruit, honey, light toasted caramel, malt, figs, raisins, slight hops, apple, and slight spice. Poured amber/copper in color, with a medium-sized, creamy, beige head that diminished but lasted throughout around the edges, and as a film on top of the beer. Lightly hazy. Very slightly sparkling. Flavor is heavily sweet. Tastes of malt, dark ripe fruit, figs, raisins, honey, slight hops, and maple syrup. Medium to full body. Viscous, coating texture become lightly dry. Soft carbonation. Dark ripe fruit, malt, honey, fig, raisin, and slight hop finish is dry. 22%ABV is completely hidden throughout...AMAZING!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear to slightly hazy orange brown color. Aroma is sweet, sugary and alcoholic. Flavor is sticky, sweet, sugary, candy like. Boozy crispy pie crust with brown sugar. Cloying sweetness which I usually enjoy. Slick honey mouthfeel. A sipper, didn’t enjoy as much as I though I would. Would love to try again if given the chance.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Had this at a tasting at the home of "hannont" a few weeks ago. Colour... clear, orange-amber with no head. Nose... loads of candied orange, pekoe tea and spice. Palate... holy cats! What a colossus!! Aside from the gentle CO2, there’s nothing else low key about this ale! Majorly cloying with booze out the wazoo, followed by toffee, orange spice cake, honey, sherry, candied orange chunks and marzipan. This is like a robust Grand Marnier!
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, big thanks to Ericandersnavy. Poured a dark amber w/ white top. Aroma was of apple and cinnamon. Flavor was of a sweet caramel apple. Good sweet beer!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ratebeer winter gathering.
A: Pours a nice amber hue with a small off white head. No retention or lace.
S: Sweet and boozy. Lots of honey and apple puree. Mild dark fruit with hints of spice.
T: Boozy right from the start. Rich honey sweetness with nice dark fruit tones. Mild chocolate with hints of maple and molasses.
M: Rich sweet and boozy.
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