3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle (Alc. 8.1%) @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Clear medium to dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is sweet port, vintage, alcohol, dark friut. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
A red beer with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet caramel with notes of hops, oil, and grass. The flavor is of grass and hops and the end is very bitter. A lovely beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful, clear, reddish brown with a dense, retentive, beige head. Vinous, lightly tart malt aroma. Full-bodied with sweetish, dark malts. Some notes of nuts and a somewhat rustic, fusty edge with a vague tartness. The hops are discreet yet still very much present. Charming in a somewhat old fashioned way. 240107
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50 cL bottle, 6 year old vintage. Pours slight hazy brown with a lacing off-white head. Wineous aroma. Full bodied. Flavour is dense caramel malt with solid overripe fruit notes. Smooth finish with a nice chocolate and fruity mix. Utterly well hidden alcohol.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled (2002, 8.1%). Clear ruby red colour, small beige head. Aroma is really big time madeira, raisins, plum, alcohol and some dark fruits. Flavour is the same along with wood and vanilla. Leaves a really nice and long aftertaste.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Red-brown. Very fruity, big maltiness, smokey. Complex.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 27, 2006 Bottle.
Clear orange red coloured with an off white head.
Aroma of malts, caramel and rye bread.
Very sweet flavour of malts, caramel, rye bread and dried fruits.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 2, 2010 2010-03-01, about 1½ years old, 7-5-8-4-15=39
Dark amber color with a ruby reflex; sparse head. Mild aroma, caramel, light cheese, very light fruity touch (raisins). Good body strength; it has a good malt and caramel flavor, quite sweet but lean, not very long, with traces of nuts; very low bitterness. Average alcohol warmth.
It may be interesting in a couple of years to see the effects of oxidisation (but the bottle is filtered).
2008-11-24, bottle at The Wharf, Aalborg, 7-5-8-4-15=16
Dark amber color; big head. Some caramel aroma, quite mature. Medium body strength, it has an excellent sweet caramel flavor, complemented by a light woody fruitness (10% of what you find in Gale), all well mixed and dynamic, yet solid. In the final there is a bit more of chocolate. Excellent.
2003-01-07, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Ruby amber color; poor head. Strange aroma: malt, cork, raisins, spices, vegetables. Thick, oily; carrots and celery, malt, herbs, caramel; quite sweet. Bitter ending, but it could stand a heavier hopping.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: 06/01/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Cellar Stock
unknown vintage but suspected 5-10 years old, clear dark brown, wispy tan head, rich sweet sherry aroma with ripe fruit include plums, dates and raisons, creamy body with low carbonation becomes too thin, rich dark caramel malt flavor, lots of fruity character, nice sticky sweetness, flavor is a bit of a letdown from the aroma,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[2002 vintage] Clear dark brown with large beige head. Sweet vinious aroma with notes of overripe fruits, port and and toasted malt. Sweet flavor with berries, port, madeira and roasted malt. Alcohol i well hidden. Nice and smooth. Delicious.
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