3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber color with a small off white head. The taste is sweet with a light dryness. Its has a very sharp alcohol pattern which will defenitely get better with a little aging.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 15/20
(on bottle...hahaha)No. 34914. Just had to try it so early and it does really need some hardcore cellerering, no doubt. Has lots and lots of all those dry fruits, balsamico and pepper. Verystrong alcohol-chock in the mouth, this is too much for now. Long finish, witch includes liqurice and cardemomme.
Those boxes are gonna look so good on the shelves.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Light brown colour, no head. Looks very flat. Semi-sweet, peppery. Could use more flavour. Not good enough for a beer with this high ABV.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@Twickenham BF. Nose is quite malty and strong. palate is quite sticky, with raisin and a little caramel/toffee. Some quite dry dark fruit and Christmas cake flavours, a bit salty. A touch of alcohol comes thhrough at the end.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 1, 2004 Rating #800. Cask conditioned at the Twickenham Beer Festival. Aroma is fruity. Thick, malty, sweet & alcohol. Many flavours combine to make one very nice pint. [4.2]
and then again..... Bottle conditioned. Young & brash, this has a load of malty sweetness up front, with some crude bitterness over the top of it. Alcohol overpowers. At this young age few other flavours are evident, except a load of caramel. Nice, but too young in this form. [3.8].
Original rating stands.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep amber coloured with a good head. The aroma is very vinous with many fruit notes. The flavour is initially sweet with fruity and malty tones but in the finish it becomes quite bitter, hoppy and roasty. There is also some smokiness in the aftertaste. Very complex and rather full bodied. Even tough it probably will be better after some years in the cellar, it is still a very tasty and interesting brew.
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