3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured an indigo color with a small, off white head that left very little lacing on the glass. Aroma of plums, candy sugar, port wine, apples, and caramel malt. Taste of sweet malts (caramel and honey), grapes, apples, dried fruits (prunes?), and really finished cloying sweet. For the size of this, very light alcohol was detected, but overall it was very sweet. Like the others have said, I enjoyed this snifter (or mini martini glass without the stem) after dinner.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at brewpub (Bowie): So I got a tiny 1/3 sample glass in my sampler. Don’t cheat yourself by only trying a sip because it just won’t do this one justice. Deep mahogany with ruby highlights, sprouting a small beige head that slowly recedes to a tiny ring around the glass. The aroma is quite fruity and doesn’t show any of the stated 14.6% alcohol. There’s raisins, mild cherry, figs, fruitcake, candi sugar, grapes, and port wine-like scents. The taste hides the alcohol almost totally, which surprises me. Is this really 14.6%?? It’s quite sweet, but the alcohol seems to be able to cut this without burning. There’s notes of caramel, figs, sweet yams, yeast, plums, grapes, and aged port wine. Full-bodied, light-moderate carbonation, never once felt syrupy and too sweet. Served in a snifter glass - and I would serve it no other way. Definitely a nice after-dinner sipper, though I felt like I could easily have another 3 or 6 of these and Jeffin7 downed about 3 in the time it took me to get through a sampler so I think it holds up well in quantity. A beer well worth revisiting. If you are studying for the stupid GRE... Port: Wine; Repent: Beer.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: SEP 16, 2005 Draft @ the Mills - First "Pent" I’ve ever experienced. Deep mahogany, hints of amber, thin creamy light tan head.
Upon warming, intense nose of caramelized dark candi sugar, stewed golden raisins, rum cake, and cherry, with boozy port wine overtones. Big time mead like sweetness up front with loads of tawny port and dark fruit tones throughout. Alcohol shines, but quickly dissipates after each sip. Full bodied and slightly syrupy, soft carbonation, warming, sweet dark fruity finish. Really nice, but knock you on your ass potent. The deal is...if you dig an after dinner sipper (maybe a good match for a robust cigar), this is certainly something to seek out. Unique for sure. This should age well for years to come...
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