4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
0.65 L bottle kindly shared by GrOve. Low latte head. Hazy mahogny colored body. Intense caramel aroma, gently sweet and light peppery. Some mild roast tones and faint chocolate and licorice. Loads of fruity hops to balance. Chocolate-accented malt flavor. Well roasted with notes of burnt sugar and vanilla. Clean bitterness, just enough to deal with the big malt body. Pleasently warming alcohol. Dries up towards a rich malty, lingering bitter finish. Oh yes.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle, shared with the table at Aces & Ales. Thick near black pour. Luscious aroma, sweet and rich, chocolate, toasted marshmallow, vanilla. Densely flavoured, with a beguiling alchemy occurring between the bourbon and the chocolate, really fantastic, dark cherry, light pipe tobacco. My God these anniversary blends are just outstanding!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Small brown head. Clear dark brown body. Earthy caramelly port aroma with spicy roasty notes. Dry-sweet port and roasty chocolatey taste with caramelly spicy notes. Full-bodied. Mild, slightly hot mouthfeel. Dryish oily vanilla fudge and spicy roasty aftertaste with alcohol and pepper notes. Interesting and unusual. (0.65l bottle shared by gr0ve.)
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pitch dark. Tar, molasses, intense hops trying to keep the sweetness in chcek. Some sharp alcohol. Great stuff.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I had this at the release over 2 years ago, but didn’t rate it. I recently stumbled upon a bottle at a bar in SF that has been cellared for all that time. Score! Only $14 for the bottle too… double score! It pours very dark brown with a tan head. The aroma is strong with bourbon, caramel, cocoa and vanilla. The flavor is very sweet with caramel, vanilla, bourbon and strong alcohol, but not unpleasantly strong. Smooth and well integrated barrel character. The age has done this one very well. Classic!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma has light roasty notes, dark fruits, light cocoa, and mild boozy notes. Flavor is roasty dark chocolate, cocoa, mild oak, and faint dark fruits and burnt brown sugar. Mouthfeel is medium and the finish is roasty and very warming.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a very dark brown with a taupe/tan head that attenuates quickly. The aroma is so pleasing with alternating toffee, bourbon, vanilla, and coconut. The aroma leaves little to be anticipated in the taste. So complex, yet the flavors seem to express themselves individually from start to finish. The creamy mouthfeel completes this phenomenal beer. It’s a milder, more drinkable sibling to Abacus and Parabola.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 650ml.
Pours very dark brown. Almost not head (beige). Aroma is of malt, bourbon, fruits, alcohol. Taste is of malt, bourbon, caramel. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Overall: Pretty good. A sipper. Almost spicy.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle shared by tom10101, thanks! pours unclear dark brown, red hue, with a decent light beige head. roastiness and dark fruitiness, molasses, spices, light acidity, plenty of roasted notes, some burnt. some sweetness - almost cloying. average to soft carbonation, medium body - oily and sticky. skilled blend. enjoyable.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Dark brown pour with an off white head. Boozy aromas. Medium body with big caramel and velvety smooth bourbon notes. Good mouthfeel and balance..
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