4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle @ The Lost Tasting Of Abbey Beers, late edition, Odense 2013. Black with a lasting tan head. Big aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, licorice, ink, ash and alcohol. Sweet and full bodied flavour with chocolate, roasted malt, licorice, vanilla, bourbon, charcoal and vinous alcohol. Great balance and intensity for a Super strong and sweet black beer
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ The Lost Tasting Of Abbey Beers, Odense 2013. Thanks to AdamJackson. Bottle # 179. Pours black with a creamy beige head. Nose is roast, liquorice, oak and coffee. Flavor is roast, coffee, wood, liquorice and a touch of pepper. Smooth, slick and vinous. Nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
In short: A big stout with intense barrels, highly roasted, a bit chocolaty, some booze. A straightforward example of the style.
How: Bottle 22oz, 2010 vintage, aged 2 years. I think I got this one in a trade or what, thanks… dude!
The look: Black body topped by a very small tan head.
In long: Nose is an intensely barrels, strong coconut sensation, roast. Taste is charred cereals, burnt almonds, dry chocolate chips cookies, lots of wood, raisin cookies. A bit too much alcohol presence although 10% really isn’t that much for a beer like this. Sweetness sensation is medium at most which is nice. Easier to drink than I expected, not saying it is a session beer but a 22oz was actually quite easy to drink. Even if easier to drink than expected, I liked the beer but I didn’t love it. A bit too straightforward, no complexity here, just a big highly roasted stout with a whole lot of barrels. A good beer lost is a sea of similar beers. A good beer but these FiftyFifty Eclipse are overpriced, I paid too much money for this bottle just because it is limited in quantity and has a nice wax job, and if you think I’m gonna fall for that gimmick again you’re probably right.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle share by Jared, aroma of barrel, dark fruit and a bit of booze burn. Taste is a bit of light chocolate and dark fruit, little burn in the taste, pretty good, prefer Elijah.
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4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
A - Dark black with a touch of brown and a finger of frothy khaki-chocolate head. Fades normal.
S - Chocolate and dark caramel malts, molasses, Bourbon, vanilla, oak, rye, black licorice, dark cocoa, coffee, booze.
T - Sweet chocolate and caramel malts, Bourbon, vanilla, oak, spicy rye, molasses, coffee, black licorice, bitter dark cocoa, touch of dark fruit, and some booze.
M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and a bit syrupy with a warming, sweet, and lightly spicy finish.
D - Great barrel aged stout. The rye bourbon comes through really nicely.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
4/11/13. 2012 Bomber - Rittenhouse Rye. Tasted side by side with 4 other Eclipses. Krunk. Black pour with a nice tan head. Rich BA aroma, plenty of roast, fudge, coconut, caramel, and more - not as much heat as some of the others - with a bit of spice. Not my favorite of the bunch but better than the corn and Fitz. Not bad.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Taken from notes - 660 ml bottle shared by Jeffo and Erik at Sloshfest 2012 - 6 in a row... Nice vanilla and oak character, behind the clear bourbon scent. Charcoal, roasted malts, a bit of caramel.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2012 version. I’m not sure how I managed to not rate this as I’ve had it several times. Pours near black with an espresso head. Aroma has chocolate, vanilla, coconut, booze. Taste is sweet with chocolate, vanilla, spice and light toasted coconut. Medium bodied and sticky. A little heat on the end, but not distracting. Another fantastic eclipse.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice balance on this. Probably the best I had so far from this series. Aroma has booze and barrel whiskey. Pours black with mocha head. Roast malt with nice whiskey tang at the end. Finishes sweet and creamy. Thick and syrupy. Bottle thanks to Sammy and Liam.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Certainly the best tasting, smoothest of the half dozen I have had to date in this series. Black, lacey. Coffee but also nicely undercarbonated. Very good drinkability. Bottle split with Liam.
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