4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20Pours a deep, dark amber with a thick and frothy beige head. Very appealing and complex aroma, with raisin, licorice, plum, apple, caramel, pine, and some chocolate undertones. The fruity aspects stand out most here. The taste, while really not what I was expecting, is very good as well. It is quite roasted. Big on caramel, coffee, chocolate, and pine. I still get the darker fruits underneath these dominant flavors. Contains an impressive hoppy kick that is very much like an IPA. Aftertaste is caramel, coffee, and lots of pine. More of a medium body here with a texture that is sticky. Alcohol content becomes apparent quickly and settles in very nicely. This beer really is something else. It feels like a blend of different styles that are all made up extremely well. Each sip gives a different impression to me. And the transition from the nose to the taste is wonderful. If you want to impress your friends, make them try this one.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured in a 22 oz. sinfter.
A - Very dark chestnut brown with 1.5 fingers of khaki head that have excellent retention due to the ABV. Sheets of lacing are left behind.
S - Toffee, cocoa powder, nutty, then as it warms sweet citrus oil, green pine needles. Berry fruit really comes out full force with some perfumy orange blossom. Slabs of caramel mix with alcohol vapors and fill the glass with a robust sweetness.
T - Starts with a mix of semi/sweet chocolate, sweet toffee malt, then an undertow of hops rush in with mint and citrus. The hops almost take over creating an herbal spice that turns resiny and woody while still laced in citrus. Dark berry fruit, leather, and cocoa really comes out and melds with the malt
M - Medium creamy and lush body. Solid carbonation.
Very complex beer with plenty of transforming flavors during a session. The aroma is so good it’s hard to explain. The cocoa stays in it’s place and adds alot of complexity. Hops shine but don’t overtake it. Very interesting and flavorful beer.
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2011
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark orange brown color with small off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, bread, vanilla, wood, coconut, citrus, pine apple, pine, dark chocolate. Taste is light to medium sweet, fruity flavor, light bitter, Medium body, creamy luxurious texture,flat to soft carbonation. May be the best Barley wine I have had.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Cola black beer with a huge beige head. Looks delicious! Very fruity and sweet, hoppy aroma of ripe peaches and other more exotic aromas. Body is soft, full and round. Lovely sweetness combined with a grape fruity bitterness. Lots of caramel, raisins, sherry and some roasted coffee. Some warming alcohol as well but is well hidden in the taste. What a great beer even if this is not fresh (brewed 100811 and opened 120513). Truly a master piece and a piece of art!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark cloudy brown with a small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruits and woody notes. Taste is medium sweet leading to a huge finish of bitterness. Pretty damn good.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500 ml bottle
Best before 16.8.16
Dark brown with ruby highlights. Head is a thick collar, light brown in color. Lots of spotty lacing with this and thick ABV legs.
Hops have held up well. Some nice pine notes with backing strawberry and plum jam notes. Good caramel notes as well.
Burnt pine, grapefruit, caramel and jam. Has held up quite well and still holds elements of the DIPA quality.
Low carbonation, big feel. Not very sticky or sweet. Lots of pine and hop finish.
Workable now, needs more to really be a BW though
3.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft - Piney and sweet malts. Opaque mahogany with a thin off white head. Pine, booze, some dark fruit and a nice bitterness. Medium body and a long finish.
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Blackish brown beer with a strong off white head. The aroma is roasted but not heavily, and the flavour is deeply roasted and bitter with some vinous qualities. Overall a really strong tasting imperial stout like beer.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
The carbonation gives off a nice thin foam head. As for color it is dark brown with sediment floating around. The aroma is of toffee, hops, and carmel malts. The flavor is of bitter hops, molasses, toffee, carmel, and malts. The finish is bitter dry with a sweet after taste to balance things. Overall #100 is a fine drink to knock back.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bought this bottle at Brewberry in Paris over holidays 2012. Finally opening it May 2013 in Leuven. Just a big malty bomb of a beer. Pours dark brown and pretty much opaque. Holds head great. Sweet molasses aroma with great depth. Flavor is warm and rich and meaty. Actually super bitter as well, which is maybe a bit unexpected from the aroma (not much hop presence there). Strange note of salt or soy sauce to it that could present interesting pairing opportunities. Mouthfeel is sticky and thick as you’d expect.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Mørk cola gjennomsiktig medium beige skum. Bygg aroma alkohol. Balansert fettshiiiut ja
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