2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
vintage 2002 dark red brown coloured body with no head a nice candy aroma a medium pallet and a yeasty coffee candy little bitter alcholic finich
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
A bit past its prime. Some dried fruit and caramel but mostly dried out weak hops.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Vintage 2002. Clear brown coloured beer with no head nor carbonation. Strong candy (drop) sweet aroma with some hints of ripe fruits. Strong old palate. Finish is coffee, chocolate fruity toffee and caramel hints. Although old still very enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Purchased at Embassy Liquors in Richland, MI 05/07. Pours a brownish murky copper with zero head. The aroma is pretty full with a mixture of red wine grapes, sweet plums, hints of over ripe cantaloupe, hint of olive brine, alcohol and a just a bit of earthy woodiness. The beer has zero carbonation creating an un beer like mouth feel. The bubble-less fluid starts with a slight olive note and then becomes fruity with dark grapes, sweet plums, tart wine tannin and cherries. Then an undercurrent of sweetness and caramel takes over briefly. As the finish approaches a dryness takes the moisture away with a red wine flavor and tannin tartness.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
2002 bottle purchased at Falling Rock Tap House. Pours clear brown with no head, no lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, nutty), light hops (grass), average yeast (dough, broth) with notes of dates and toffee. Full bodied, creamy texture, soft carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, moderate sweetness and acidity, light bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep rich amber in colour, no head, no lacing. The aroma is very rich and sweet, lots of alcohol, plumy, dense fruit cake topped with brown sugar. The flavour has moderate alcohol, is very rich, malty, lots of fruit, quite sweet. Red wine like mouthfeel, medium body, mild carbonation. Finishes very long, alcoholic, sweet and quite hot. I’m pretty sure this is either not an ager or it wasn’t stored well before I bought it. Quite thin for a Barley Wine.
275ml bottle from the <a
href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Purchased in November 2004 and opened on September 14, 2007.
Vintage 2002.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Off notes from 3/2007. Pours a nice dark, but clear amber ruby with no head. Nose is woody, cherry, chalky. Flavor is sticky sweet with some wood influence there. I can’t really get any noticable alcohol off of it. Feel is standard. No bubble and a thicker almost syrup like liquid feel. Somewhat drinkable. Even after four years it seems to be a bit overdone and lacks any serious quality that would put it above the rest. God save the Queen!
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Name: Jubilee
Date: 11/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2002
clear brown, headless, sweet dark fruit aroma, nice plum, rich malt flavor, lots of ripe fruit, light tart bitter character
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
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