3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20Poured into a snifter. Release #5 with an ABV of 9.9%.
3.5 A: Ruddy brown color. Two fingers of short lived frothy beige head. No lacing.
4.5 S: I went searching for some smoke and I found it. Moderate smokiness offers what I wanted without impinging on the other aromas. Oak, too, is plentiful and perhaps more so than the smoke. Whiskey is right behind offering peat, leather, and apple fruitiness. Caramel adds a sweet maltiness to this that rounds off the main flavors. The Belgian character is minimal, but that’s only because the other flavors are so strong. If you dig deep enough you will find clove and pepper spiciness that complement the main flavors.
4.0 T: Soft and welcomed boozy whiskey bite up front. Oak and vanilla after that. Smoke isn’t as strong in the taste, but does complement well. Whiskey adds a hefty dose of apple, leather, peat, and melon. The Belgian character is much more pronounced. Light fruits, pepper and clove spice, and some plum to round things off.
4.0 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. My only complaint is that the carbonation isn’t a bit spritzier.
4.5 T: Epic is killing it right now for me. They make some duds, but I haven’t had any in a while. Based on the trends in the reviews, it seems like they are improving with every new batch.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 03-16-2012 02:05:45
0.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
I must have had a bad bottle. Poured a murky cloudy brown. The two esters from the smoke and Belgian yeast mixed in a way that gave it a strong medicinal aroma and taste. Also a strong aroma and taste of old meat. If i ever have the opportunity to try it again ill re review, but this bottle was terrible
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours dark amber with a somewhat frothy head. Nose is caramel, cherries, raisins, brown sugar, dried fruit, some peat. Taste is a bit smoky upfront that gives way to overripe apple, caramel, raisins, sugar and hints of cherries and vanilla. Really quite good!!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle 0.65l, release #18. Orange hazy. Golden toffee, sweet overripe fruits, vanilla. Creamy malts, some pinish woody notes. Full bodied, smooth. Sweet toffee malts, vanilla fruityness, yeast, stone fruits. Very well flavored, soft, balanced. Alcohol in finish, but not disturbingly.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Klar, djupt orange-brun öl med litet, lätt färgat skum. Doft: Jord, kol, kraftigt övermogen frukt, alkohol, jäst. Smak: Söt ek, bland fruks juice, bränt socker, belgiska jäst smaker, rökt korv, övermogen honungs melon, körsbärs pralin, socker dricka. Får en känsla av en ej färdig utvecklad produkt.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Systembolaget. Clear red/amber with beige crown that disappeared very quickly. Heat but no alcoholic taste. Sweet, toffee, oaky, belgian yeast flavour.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Smak och doft av humle, malt, belgisk jäst, torkad mörk frukt (plommon och russin), trä med toner av vanilj, lätt rök och marzipan. Rund, len med stor sötma, lätt kolsyrad och avrundas av en enkel beska.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Systembolaget enjoyed at home
Amber red, thin beige head. Smells of smoke, blue cheese, peat, malts, oak and yeast esters; one ot most unique aromas i’ve tried. Heavy sweet, alot of fruity notes, vinous characters and oak, then the smoked malts takes over. Peat, tar, smoke; just lovely and amizingly blended with the oak and fruits. Moderate bitter finish. This really is my kind of brew; bold, crossing alot of borders.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
650 ml bottle from bev4less. Release #17 (10.6 abv) Pours a beautiful reddish amber color with a small beige head that quickly fizzes away. The aroma is mild with sweet malts, toffee and ripe plums. The taste is complex with vanilla, dates, plums, peat, brown sugar and toffee. The smoke if any is way in the background. The palate is full and smooth with soft carbonation. Fin ishes long and sweet. Overall: I am a bit disappointed there was not more smoke flavor, that aside the brewer did a masterful job.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Believe it was a 15. It s asmoky one, an interesting style to smoke but someone had to do it.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle - Amber in colour. Smoky and fruity aroma with ash, raisins and caramel detected. Fruity, sweet and smoky taste with caramel, nuts and raisins.
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