 swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Sep 24, 2009 Bottle no. 29248. deep copper pour. rich malt aroma, notes of whiskey & oak, barleywine like richness, pronounced booziness. immediate hints of oak upon drinking, richnes of the malts linger for awhile. well & ballanced & quite good
matt7215 (942), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Sep 9, 2009 500 ml bottle from tupalev. pours reddish/brown with a tan head. aroma of decayed pale malt, leather, wood. flavour; chewy fruits upfront, haevy pale malt, lingering bitterness. complex for its simple construction. thx for the bottle jeff!
donfardz64 (406), Wellington, New Zealand
Sep 8, 2009 Bottle from regional. Pours a reddish orange, thin tan head.
Aroma has some vodka-like alcohol, overridden by a caramelly malt, a hint of orange rind, marmite, bready maly.
Flavour is somewhat bitter, mainly from alcohol. Some earthy hop, very nice full body. I find a strong orange rind flavour, a hint of spice. Finish is quit bitter, alcoholic, warm.
A subtle beer, with strong flavours.
Egon (392), Gothenburg, Sweden
Aug 6, 2009 Bottle. Dark amber with creamy, beige head. Caramel and herbs. Heather. Fruit. Raisin. Alcohol in aftertaste.
sdriessen (203), Dunedin, New Zealand
Jul 16, 2009 Tasted with and on behalf of Donfardz64 and Demise :) ....
On the nose: A caramel malt dominates. Some herb notes, crisp apple with other simple fruit. Floral notes, some yeast.
Flavours: Much less sweet than a 2008. A little more complexity in the bitterness. Not just alcohol, but possibly some hops. Still kind of cloying and hard to drink .
Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark
Jul 8, 2009 Bottled. 2007
Copper with off-white head. Aroma of malt, red berries and alcohol. Flavor is caramel, alcohol and fruit
NMC01 (58), Denmark
Jul 6, 2009 Bottle No. 35320. Dried fruits and light barley wine-touch in the nose as it is poured. Nice white foam which settles slowly and sticks to the innerface of the glass. A clear yeasty note is to be found along with the caramel malts. The alcohol burden is vaguely present. Good beer though not my favourite style.
Cirrhosis (607), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 11, 2009 Bottle #64168 Body of the brew appears dark ruby red with honey brown elements the tan reduced quickly to a skiff but the skiff hangs around for a while. Aroma is a strong woody alcohol but this faded quickly to almost no aroma, toffee malts start to appear when the beer warms closer to room temp the smell was good just not all that strong. Mouth feel is smooth and creamy with no lingering after taste. Nice malty flavor with a bitter finish, wood, alcohol, and some metallic flavors all come through. I’m getting a lot of rye and vanilla in the finish. Taste is getting sweeter as it warms with milk chocolate notes coming through. Enjoyable with a tasty flavor and was cellared perfectly in a box under my bed.
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