4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #20. ]
Clear dark black brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, dark chocolate, coffee, wood, cask wood, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, alcohol burn finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100821]
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt, alcohol, roasted malt, fruits, prunes, and chocolate. The flavor is powerful with notes of prunes, over ripe fruits, alcohol, roasted malt, and chocolate, leading to adry roasted finish, where the alcohol tickles the tongue.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of wavers1. Pours pitch black with a creamy light brown head. Hard roasted malts and smooth Bourbon in the nose, but not overly sweet or hot. Solid body, sweet hard roasted malts and vanilla but again - not excessively sweet. Warming alcohol in the finish. Very balanced. 210810
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, blind #20. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and slight roasted. Sweet malty, boozy and caramelish. Subdued chocolate. Dark roasted malt. Bitter, dark malty and roasted finish. Lingering dark malty.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled (thanks mjs!). Pitch black colourr, small brown head. Aroma is vanilla, bourbon, some alcohol, mild sweet malts, vanilla and some dark dry fruityness. Flavour is bourbon, vanilla, wood, mild roasted notes, liquorice and some black chocolate. Rather pleasant.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle #20 at Papsøs blindtasting.
Black coloured with a small beige head.
Sweet and roasted aroma of caramel and dark chocolate with notes of liquorice.
Sweet and roasted flavour of caramel, dark chocolate and liquorice with notes of hops and alcohol.
Roasted and warming alcoholic finish.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 12, 2007 Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF
black, frothy beige head,
sweet rum raison and dark chocolate aroma with dark chocolate enhanced by vanilla and oak for balance,
hot dark chocolate flavor, bourbon and vanilla for sweetness, lasting bitterness mixed with oak,
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Date: 11/30/2007
Mode: draft
Source: strong ale fest
Score: 4.0 to 4.3
creamy body,
little alcohol in the flavor allows the rich chocolate and fruity character more soom to shine,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***4
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ Hallinghansens US Tasting, Odense. Pours black with a creamy beige head and lacings. Heavy roasted nose and flavor. A bit of soy, liquorice and fruit. Almost burnt roast. Ashy, vinous and slightly oxidized. Rather delicious!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Draught) Pours dark brown body with a thick beige head. Aroma of oak, sweet raisins, vanilla, and chocolate. Flavor of oak, bourbon, dark chocolate, roasted malt, and nuts.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Craft Leighton birthday. Black lasting tan head. Some bourbon some cheeseroasted coffee and bitter dark choc aroma. Its decent a bit boozy yes quite harsh on finish. Biscuit. Likeable but a touch too boozy. Not in your face bourbon but still i am not a fan of the vanilla. Good but not great
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