4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
3 feb 2012, bottle. Dark nut brown. Gorgeous nose! Sweet vanilla and raisin, bran muffins, fonts of oak, twinge of tartness. Thin/med body. Sugary, syrupy. Big vanilla, slight dry paleness in finish. Very nice but not as much complexity as in the truly great bourbon aged.
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pour copper with a tan beige head. Aroma caramel, butterscotch, tobacco, pine, molasses, brown sugar, dark fruits. Taste raisins, dates, caramel, toffee, pine, resiny hops, brown sugar, earthy, wood. MF full body with light carb. Spectacular beer very well crafted and balanced A+
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, 2010 vintage. 01/30/2012. Pours ruby maroon, thin white head dissipates rather quickly. Aroma seems muddled, a little muted, but thick with caramel, dark fruits, tobacco, dark molasses, booze, piney hops that have faded but at this point strike a nice balance. Taste has caramel and dark grains, nice touch of orange citrus from the hops, finished with lingering butterscotch. Palate nice and smooth, light for the ABV, very easy to drink. I was wishing the nose would pop a little bit more, but overall still tastes awesome and well done.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2010 vintage. I’ve let this one age for about a year, but have tried it at various ages. The aging has done it well. Has toned down some of the extreme alcohol that was present. The aroma has a lot of caramel and sweetness. Taste is a sweet and alcohol mix, with caramel in the finish with a little bitterness. Overall one of the best Old Ale’s I have had. Looking forward to comparing to the 2011 vintage that I got last month.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sample from bottle at the impromptu Kuhnhenn tasting on 01/17/2012: This beer is a dark brown color with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of graham cracker, caramel malt and a touch of fruit. Full-bodied with a sweet honey graham character and notes of burnt malt, caramel and fruit. The finish is rich and syrupy with a sweet malty aftertaste. Tasted substantially different than the barrel-aged version and overall I would say is more enjoyable.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Beautiful dark cherry color, sweet non-citrus fruity aroma of cherries and plums that translate directly into the amazingly sweet delicious flavor immediately apparent upon first taste. Mildly syrupy mouthfeel with a fantastic balanced finish. You’d think this tastes more fruity than it is from the aroma, but a great alcohol wave suppresses that quickly. Vintage 2010.
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
My first beer from this brewery. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with no head and no lacing. The aroma was sweet toasted coconut, brown sugar, bourbon and a touch of windex at the end. The flavor was sweet brown sugar, coconut, vanilla and cocoa. The finish was long caramel, brown sugar and cocoa. Fairly full bodied. Impressive.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Skyview V, 11/11/11. Brewed Feb 16, 2005 [Batch 3]. Courtesy of Footbalm. Dark brown color with no head. Big aroma of brown sugar and port. Flavor of molasses and brown sugar. Very sugary. Thin body.
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