 sk8viking (6028), Copenhagen, Denmark
May 4, 2008
Bottle, blind tasting. A ruby beer with a beige head. The aroma is of caramel malt, vanilla and it´s floral and herbal. The taste is sweet and of caramel malt, vanilla, rye bread, hops and alcohol. Medium to full body with a sweet dry hoppy and light alcoholic finish.
TURDFERGUSON (1021), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville --Thanks Jason! Nose has a bit of malt, a lot of spices, and a bit of sugar. Flavor has even more spice, a bit of malt, and a bit of blah. I tried this about a year ago when it first came out but I was kinda buzzed then just like I was when I drank it this time. Oh well. In any case, it wasn’t memorable on either occasion.
ucusty (849), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 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
emacgee (976), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 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.
JCB (889), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 20, 2008 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.
EithCubes (1756), Indiana, USA
Jul 17, 2008 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!
|
