4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/202010 vintage. Pours dark, dark brown with macchiato-coloured head. Raisin, toffee aroma. Very rich, spicy caramel and coffee flavour, dried fruit, quite dry. Very good.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Dark brown pour with a tan head. Aromas of dried fruits, malt, and yeast notes. Complex flavors of figs, plums, brown sugar, and malty goodness. Abv is well hidden. Awesome brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2011 Bottle. Pours a murky dark brown with coarse, light brown head. Settles in minutes with no lacing. Aroma is fruity, plum, stone fruit, mild alcohol. Flavor is fruity, plum, fig, dark stone fruit, with a malty, toffee, and mild alcohol finish. The alcohol is well masked as expected, beer is very well balanced. Soft carbonation with a medium body and smooth texture. Dark, fruity, rich, a tasty brew.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Pours inky black with mocha head. Aromas of chocolate, raisins, and roasted malt. Flavors match aromas with a rich full mouthfeel. A well crafted complex beer demanding contemplation.
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4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
33 cl bottle from Etre Gourmet- 2010 Edition. Pours hazy dark brown with a medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate and som spices. Flavor is a lot of dark fruits, chocolate and som spices. Extremly complex but also very well balanced so it is smooth and very easy to drink. Alcohol is hidden but noteable. Medium carbonation, medium bitterness, full body.
Simply one of the best beers so far.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours deep dark brown with a dark kahki head. Aroma is spices, pungent yeast, chocolate roasted malt. Flavor is a big dark fruit bomb. Sweet figs, chocolate, cherry, hints of spices, yeast funk. Silky smooth texture goes along with the huge complex flavor. Relatively heavy carbonation. Hints of alcohol warmth. Great beer.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. 2010 vintage. Very dark ruby beer with touches of a residual head. Aroma of dark treacle and dark fruits. The taste is very complex. Dark fruits, licorice, dark treacle, sweet and rich. Oily and a little sticky on the palate. Slight carbonation. An outstanding beer, one of my favourites.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Old rate. Great beer, dark fruits, caramel, nice maltiness, good yeast character, delicious beer.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma: Sweet, roasted malt, dried dark fruits, slight hint of alcohol Appearance: Nice lingering lace, beige, fine bubbles Taste: Coffee, liquorice, dark dried fruits, some booze. Definitely my favourite beer at the moment.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
330ml bottle, 2011 vintage.
Pours a brilliant, deep mahogany, with a thick brown head. There’s a decent amount of sediment towards the end of the bottle.
Complex, spicy aroma, chocolate, caramel, dark cherries, tobacco, quite vinous, phenolic notes, yeast, earth.
Off-dry, medium to full bodied, mid bitterness, creamy CO2.
Complex, vinous taste, caramel, candied sugar, chocolate, faintly sour, phenolic yeast notes, spices, hints of licorice, dark cherries.
This is a downright fantastic beer, there are so many layers of flavour to be found here, I wish I had more bottles to cellar for a few years. (2013-05-01)
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Top 10 beer in the world IMO. This thing is complex, without being overpowering. Nice balance of malt, caramel, and leather. Strong, but not too bourbony. Smooth, and calm going down. No prob downing.
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