4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/202011, red waxed bottle, via trade. pours a deep, dark, chestnut brown (like a good winter ale should) with a creamy, light khaki head that has excellent retention. aroma is wonderful with big notes of candied nuts, pralines, coconut, and vanilla cake backed by subtle cocoa, toasted oak, bourbon, and dark fruits. flavor is delicious as well with smooth, rich bourbon, vanilla, oak, and dark malts up front backed by pralines, black cherries, walnuts, and earthy hops. palate is full bodied with smooth carbonation and a lingering, sweet, woody finish. overall, a great barrel aged winter ale.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to Julian for this one! Nice big reddish brown pour, tan head. Loads of bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar, prunes, raisins, light sherry notes. Yeah this is big and boozy and I love it.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wow, this is surprisingly awesome! The beer pours unclear dark chestnut brown, almost black, with a decent dark beige head. The aroma is so delicious, bringing vanilla, big bourbon, spices, and some brown sugar. The flavor brings sweet vanilla, brown sugar, some molasses, and tobacco. The blend is big and so nice.
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Always great. Perfectly balanced malt, barrel character, alcohol, bitterness, and roast. Huge aroma of vanilla, dark fruit, and caramel.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle... This beer rocks!… Pours black with a small, creamy, khaki head. Good retention. The bouquet is malty and vinous - loaded with purple grapes, dried fuzzy and dark fruits, and a nice chocolate/brownie characteristic. Full-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and tickling carbonation. The flavor is bittersweet, deeply roasted and chocolaty with heaps of dried dark fruits that carry right on through to the chocolaty, carbonic conclusion. Huge thanks to newcigarz for providing this world class beer!
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle, 2012 vintage, courtesy of a friend. Thanks, Chris! Pours a murky, oily dark-brown color with a good bit of viscosity; thin perimeter of medium-tan bubbles. Generous, beautifully layered aroma on this: caramel, toffee, dates, and other dried fruits; well-placed oxidation and a barrel character that’s seamlessly attached: lush bourbon, light vanilla and spice, and a vinous heat throughout. Full body, with a modest (but lively and tiny-bubbled) carbonation that gives this a very pleasant texture in the mouth. Caramel, dried fruits, and a perfectly integrated bourbon-barrel character that follows the aroma notes: lush, seamless, with loads of lightly oxidized, caramel-driven goodness; this is a damn fine beer. Long finish of caramel, soft bourbon, and a touch of wood.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2010 rating - thanks jedwards! Pours a slightly hazy reddish brown with a mild light brown head. Smell is rich caramel and toasted malt. Taste is rich buttery caramel, dark fruit, bourbon, slightly dry at the end. Medium body with fine carbonation. Tasty stuff.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
24th January 2013
THE Others tasting. Thanks to Bruce again! Opaque black - brown beer. Tidy pale tan head. Palate is soft and a little dry. Very moderate carbonation. Rich dark malt, dark toffee, Dark chocolate and rich spicy bourbon, well integrated. Semi dry finish. Rich and tasty dark beer.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle generously shared by my man Tony C. Dark brown/black pour with a small tan head. Muted bourbon aromas. Rich and silky smooth with rich caramel, dark roasted malt and velvety bourbon notes. Under currents of oak and vanilla round out the hand. A real stunner. Thanks Tony....
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bomber from trade with michaelinwa. Pours a nice dark black color with a small head that fades quickly. Very nice bourbon aroma mixed with vanilla, wood, caramel, chocolate and spices. Excellent taste. Bourbon flavor is forward but there are nice barrel notes of wood and vanilla. A nice chocolate and spice flavor comes through in the finish. Light alcohol burn, fairly thick and sticky mouthfeel, Love this beer. I love that the base beer seems to come through very well. Very impressed.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ THE Others Tasting. Cheers to Bruce for bringing this along! The pour’s deep, murky brown with a small head. The nose is rich toffee, spiced fruit cake, chocolate gateau. Berry and orange peel squash. Hints of raisin and runny toffee. Complex, big nose. The taste is more hot raisin cake. Some vanilla-coated pancake. Rich, roasted chocolate malts, brown bread toast. Complex, full flavors. Big, fat body. Fine carbonation. Overall, a pretty stellar beer that reveals new things with every sip. Hopefully I’ll get to try this again.
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