4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 Naka (684) - Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 31, 2013Bourbon and sweet caramel vanilla aroma. Pours black with a brown head. Oh my God is it good. Like aged whiskey with caramel cream and a body you can chew on. It is absolutely amazing.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20 DCLawyer (682) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - MAY 19, 2013
Bomber->snifter. Deep brown with lite brown head. Chocolate, vanilla, roasted malt, espresso. Rich, complex, very good. Only complaint is a tad too boozy.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 dogfishho (470) - Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA - MAY 16, 2013
Not a heavy barrel presence, which is a good thing. Extremely silky and smooth mouthfeel. Nice sweet vanilla flavors balanced out by roastiness.
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4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20 tourette (200) - Seattle, Washington, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Had on tap. Serious stout. Amazing balance and complexity. Nutty, chocolate, sweet, oak, and just all around amazing. You can taste the alcohol a bit much, but that's my only dig.
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4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 IvoR (63) - New Jersey, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Amazing brew. Outstanding aroma of milk chocolate and hazelnut. Flavor starts out mild with a sweet vanilla taste until the roasted barley (or malt) and hops kick in all at once. Leaves a mild but lasting finish. Alcohol is barely noticeable but warmth is.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20 gunnar (3584) - Sandnes, NORWAY - MAY 14, 2013
Shared bottle at local tasting. Pours entire black with a nice tanned head. Aroma of roasted malts, tar,liquorice and tobacco. Taste is superb liquorice mixed with rich burnt malts. Smooth and thick mouthfeel. Lovely beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 HenrikSoegaard (9123) - Randers, DENMARK - MAY 12, 2013
Draught at CBC. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter wonderfull flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Sigmund (4162) - Tau, NORWAY - MAY 10, 2013
650 ml bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. ABV is 12.5%. Pitch black colour, moderate to low tan head. Intense roasty aroma, notes of dark bitter chocolate, tar, tobacco, leather and coffee. Same elements in the flavour, intensely tarry and rich, salty finish.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 Holmen1 (1073) - NORWAY - MAY 9, 2013
Fra flaske på CBC mai-13: denne kom tidlig i programmet, og ble en benchmark for resten av dagen. Et klasseøl i aller øverste liga, som å få en håndlaget belgisk konfekt i munnen. Måtte tilbake for påfyll, dette er virkelig noe av det lekreste jeg har smakt innen imp.stout eller øl overhode.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 gyllenbock (2962) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAY 8, 2013
Sample at CBC 2013, Friday.
Black with a small head. A very nice beer this one. Bourbon, oak, chocolate, some alcohol and dried fruit. Heavy body and with a long aftertaste. Balanced and so nice!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 DSG (3926) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 8, 2013
[5/3/13] Draught at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2013. Black-colored, not opaque, with a light brown foam. Aroma of dark chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, soy sauce and alcohol. Wonderful sweet flavor with lots of chocolate, some bourbon and vanilla. Very full thick body. One of my top two beers in the festival.
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