3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(trade w/changeup45) - Minimal foam after slight pfft opening bottle. Murky muddy dark brown body. Aroma of cocoa powder and raisins. Very sweet. Raisins and figs. Mouthfeel has a texturre like there’s something in it like cocoa. Slight alcoholic aftertaste. Hope to have this on draft someday to see how it tastes fresh.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle dated 4/6/12 poured into tulip glass.
Aroma: malt, alcohol, banana, bubblegum, vanilla, woody, dark fruits
Appearance: hazy reddish coppery color with little to no head
Taste: very sweet, mild bitter, almost no sour in the taste
Palate: medium carbonation, full body, oily texture. Aftertaste is medium bitter, mild sour
Overall: This is very rich and similar to a barley wine. I like it. The alcohol is surprisingly hidden well for 9.8%. It is definitely a sipper.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy red amber (very nice coloring) with a light head and spotty lace that slowly drops back to the brew. Taste is full caramel malt with a touch of cookie spices and a nice alcohol bittering to bring things in balance at the finish. It is a big brew, but also well-conceived. Would be great on a cool evening around a fire. Probably would go very well with under-sweetened desserts.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark orange pour with no head. Caramel malty aroma, fruitiness, some butterscotch. A little hops come through too. Very very smooth taste but I don’t taste that much complexity. Nice caramel malt taste, some sweetness, a little bitterness, and a slight alcohol burn on the finish. It’s a good beer but I don’t think I will seek this out again. Doesn’t really seem like on old ale either, more like an american strong with a little less hops.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours an opaque red-golden with a small-medium off-white head. Aroma is sweet, of caramel/toffee, fruit punch, and spices like cardamom, clove, allspice. Taste is heavy sweet, medium bitter, with a ton of spice. Dry, sweet, spicy finish. Full bodied, oily texture, moderate carbonation.
I don’t know why they release this in the spring, it would be great around the holidays.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A clear reddish beer with a small white head. The aroma is clean grain and sweet malt with toffee. The flavor is quite sweet, toffee and candy with a slight chocolate taste. Good body and the alcohol is not overwhelming.
4.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a dark amber. Aroma is woody and sweet. Flavor is of alcohol, malt and bread. Surprisingly drinkable for this gravity, though I would like a little bit more of the mineraly character.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep amber with a smaller white head limited lacing and retention... Chocolate covered toffee very sweet aroma, very barleywinelike, creamy, malty... Sweet malty lightly spiced dark fruits not nearly as chocolatey or candy sweet as expected from the aroma... lively full bodied kinda sticky... decent old ale, lots of flavor...
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
2011 12oz bottle from brystmar - got a few to age but needed to open up at least one. Ruby pale hazy brown with no head upon initial pour but a thin tan film. Very mellow aroma - vanilla, brandy, fig and plum. Low carbonation, moderate body, sweet and smooth, interesting combination of alcohol and fruit, somewhat dry finish, lots of brandy and sherry at the end. Very excited about this one with a year or two on it but fresh I would say its only ok.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
35,5 cl bottle @ O’Hara’s Freehouse. Rated on 09.03.2010
Dark red colour, disappearing head. Aroma is hoppy and sweet with fruits – feels a bit like scotch ale. Palate is a bit too high on CO2. Flavour is sweeti sh with ripe fruits, some raisins, plums and hints of sugar. Too sweet stuff for me.
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