3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Papsø tasting.
pitch dark, no head.
dark malty aroma, slighly boozy, woody.
flavor is roasted malty, licorice, full flavored, very nice.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Pitch black - brown head. Burned, licorice, high malty, oiley, nice wooden,, light boozy, brandy, sweetness, coffee, chocolate, ok bitterness, fruity, ok hoppy, nice wooden tartness. Lovely complexity.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Sampled at Papsø’s) Pours black with little toffee head and lace. Aroma of roasted malts and alcohol. Oily on the palate, full-bodied with medium carbonation and a warm, roasted finish. Taste is sweet and roasted bitter.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Papsø.
Pitch black coloured with a small beige head.
Sweet and roasted aroma of caramel with notes of rum and liquorice,
Sweet and roasted flavour of caramel, dark chocolate and liquorice.
Roasted finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dry dark hard roasted malty and breadish. Dry, dark acidic and hardroasted malty. Thick liqourice. Dark chocolate, alcohol and thick malty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, soy sauce, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, soy sauce, and a bit of wood, leading to a dry roasted finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours an opaque pitch black with a small beige head. Roasty aroma with a distinct booziness. Solid body, very low carbonation, hard roast, tar and ashes, dark fruits with a woody edge. Malty bitter with a warming alcohol heat. Pleasant alright but the barrel adds surprisingly little character. 180911
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle pours black with a beige head. Aroma shows dark chocolate, roasted malt, plum, and molasses. Flavor shows a definate brandy presence and is easily distinguished from it’s bourbon brothers. I was rather impressed by the brandy version and it’s probably my 2nd favorite, right after PVW that is. Now i just need JD and Old Fitz.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Chris O’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011. Black color. The aromas and flavors of vanilla, raisins, prunes, woody licorice and chocolate. Very oaky but somehow this still works, perhaps it is that nice plummy character which balances.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
660ml bottle (ChrisO’s pre-GBBF2011 "Donkey Dork Lord" shindig) - marked as 9.5%
Great vanilla aroma a top a rich roast. A bit hot, but short of a burn, even in the aroma. Taste follows the aroma very closely, and the heat continues in the finish. Too boozy to excel, alas, but a pretty OK roasty stout at its core. Would like to have something by these guys not doped with booze^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hbarrel aged.
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