1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
No carbonation to speak of. Dark, if not black, a ruby tint. OVerr-ripe fruit in the nose. Plums.
Fruit and yeast in the palate. Plums, prunes, aplles.
Flat.
A beer that fails to live up to its potential.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Black color, tan head, coffee/smokey aroma, bitter chocolate-smokey flavors, nice full and dry mouthfeel, has a nice hop bite in the finish, a nice tasty easy drinking stout.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles in Paris. Funky tart. Hollow in mid palate. Dry. Tart fruit on finish. Smells of french red wine. OK but not that great.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft @ Moeder Lambic.
Couleur noire, col café au lait.
Arôme malt grillé, sorte de fruit noirs, malt noir, le tout restant très faiblard.
Bière est douce voire trop sucrée avec touche houblonnée laissant une amertume qui est trop en retrait. Le tout garde un profile malt, grillé, grains, fruits noirs qui est faible, tout comme la carbonnation qui est bcp trop faible pour apporter à cette bière toute consistance. Le tout reste trop léger avec une pointe de réglisse et rappelle un style allemand qui pour moi est bcp trop doux, avec trop de sucre résiduel et loin d’être dans le style stout.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at ML Fontainas. Black ( no kidding) , bright tan head. Aroma of burnt cocoa. Taste is dryroasted coffee grounds and dark cocoa. Nice.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled@The Chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011 "Donkey Dork Lord Edition". Deep amber, close to black colour, with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is caramel malts, mild roasted notes, some alcohol as well as liquorice. Flavour is big time liquorice, mild roasted notes along with some sweet riped fruityness as well. Balanced and nice flavour.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011. Pours hazy, red-brown with a huge, off-white head. Messy malts, subtle fruits, faint roast and plastic in the nose. Medium sweet flavor, modest roast. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Bit of ripe fruits and some dark malts to finish. Alright.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bouteille 33 cl de L’Empire du Malt - Clermont-Ferrand (F). Brune foncée à fine mousse beige assez résistante, goûtée à la température de la cave. Nez de malt grillé, chocolat, fruité et cendre. Le goût est assez rond, pas trop rôti, un peu terreux, marqué par la réglisse , la violette et fruits secs. Equilibre subtil.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
13th June 2009
Cloudy dark brown beer. Made with licorice. Dry palate. Dry unsweet licorice with a repressed tangy fruitiness. Dry licorice - malt finish. Pleasant tasting beer but over dry.
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