3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to MrBendo? Copper pour with a thin head. Sweet spiced malts on the nose. medium bodied with flavors of; Citrus, brown sugar, and spice. Mace maybe
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a red orange hazy brown with a thin orange head. The nose is sweet, spicy, mellow aged malt, citrusy, light alcohol, smells like its calmed down a lot. The flavor is rich and warm, waxy, aged mellow, a year did it well. Rich palate, thick, and a little warm in the finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - bottle from MrBendo (I think). Year old or so at this point, and the brew is drinking splendidly. A cloudy brown pour, a strong spiced ale with a complex malt profile that seems to deepen as it warms. The yeasty dimensions is very, very subdued, I must say, and I was wanting a bit more quirkiness in that regard. But there’s enough going on here so that it’s not needed, with vanilla, nutmeg, and orange peel in the finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle via MrBendo - thanks! Sweet spicy nose, lots of caramel malt with citric hops, sticky and reminiscent of FFF. A bit of colorful sugar, presumably from the yeast, and vanilla cream. Dark brown pour with a light brown / tanned head. Strong flavor, robust alcoholic kick, sweet with a grassy/herbal tone which lasts past the caramel in the drying aftertaste. Firm vanilla and a bit of a cool mint feel. Touches of clove and ginger, sweet toffee and yeast made liquid - the colorful candy store notes that one finds often in Belgian. Loads of rich, developed malt, hints at chocolate without presenting it. Complex and nimble and delicious! Dried, pitted fruits, more fig than apricot. Medium, very sticky body. Aftertaste has tobacco, cigar quality - reminds of HOTD. Had no chance at guessing 13% abv - tastes more like a full 8-9%. Dangerous and very original!
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz bottle in trade from Siphium. Deep burnt orange pour with minimal head. Strong malt aroma, once past that roasted coriander and maybe cardamon. Nice feel, the 13% alc and sweetness round out a very very green smoothness. Chocolate and spiced apricots on the hard palate. This is a fine beer and one of the best in it’s style.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown color. Nose is impressive and awfully complex, mostly malty with roast, caramel and sugared fruits notes. Also traces of spices. Flavor is massive and thick. Lots of taste. Well aged malts, caramel, toffee, wild mountain fruit. Belgian-like in a way, but also like an english barley wine. Nice balance overall, including the spicing. Very tasty, well made beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle @Mels YEHA-pours a tan head and amber/brown color. Aroma is dark/medium malt, vinuous. Taste is rich dark/medium malt, vinuous.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz Bottle. Oxidization and bug spray aroma. A bit of hops and grass. Some aged fruit. Pours a ruddy amber with orange fringe and a rim of white. Flavor is a bit of potatoes, ginger, and candy balls. There’s popcorn! Some serious celery seed. A weak ass imitation of Eccentric ale. Old tasting and it’s not even been a year. Salty, celery and old. Run away. Guess what this isn’t doing? Aging well. Thanks Sean!
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