 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 1.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 6/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 2000 vintage. Expecting either a religious experience or a gag-inducing soy sauce. Broke the cork from this terrible bottle type. Slight sour whiff when opened. Pitch black pour with absolutely no head. Biting nose, soy sauce, tobacco, slight chocolate. Taste is horrendous. Burned toast, soy sauce, earthy tobacco, pitch, cheap chocolate and watery pine tar finish. I really would like to get a ’good’ bottle of this beer to rerate but I’m in no hurry.
theisti (1650), Leawood, Kansas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 20, 2008 330 ml bottle provided by Indra for the 10/18 tasting. Albert Le Coq 1999 Vintage. Totally still black and ruby pour. Aroma of oxidization and black licorice, some black cherry dark sweetness. Taste is flat, black licorice, oily, and ashy. Soy sauce pretty big component. All of these flavors were melded together nicely. Palate is slick, oily, and and mouth coating. Interesting, and held up well for the age.
danielcurtis81 (885), San Diego, California, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 Getting notebook online. Bottle, 2001. Pours a cloudy black. Muddle nose, smells musky. Roasted malt flavors a little flat. Mouthfeel a bit slightly sticky. Very disappointing.
Adenila (936), Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 Very different from anything ive had before. Dark brown with no head. Aroma is full of raw chocolate mixed with prunes, raisin, caramel and even abit vinouse. Flat and sticky palate, like a cask brew. Flavor is bitter chocolate, smooth salty liquirice and sweet caramel. Very complex and special.
robinvboyer (1426), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 2001 vintage. I couldn’t get the damn cork out of this bottle, i had to dig it out, so i ended up with a crap load of cork in my beer, but i don’t think it did anything. Well pitch black pour, with zero head. Aroma is loaded with burnt malt, burnt molasses, burnt soy, and lots of booze. The Flavor isn’t that bad, lots of licorice, and more burnt everything! This reminds me alot of the sam adams triple bock, just not as thick, and a little more drinkable. I can’t see myself finishing the bottle though.
michael-pollack (2644), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 330ml Bottle (2003 Vintage): Strong aroma. Smells of alcohol, roasted malts, marsalla wine, oxidation, wood, funk, and wine. Poured black in color with no head. Opaque. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of roasted malts, smoke, chocolate, wood, licorice, and tar. Full body. Thick, chalky texture. No carbonation. Chalky, roasted malt and wood finish.
OStreetBrewery (100), Wellington, New Zealand
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 2003 vintage, Pours a viscous pitch black with the faintest disappearing wispy head. The aroma features a stunning cornucopia of aromas. Dried fruit, raisins, prunes, figs, a distinctive sour fruit character reminiscent of the Rodenbach beers, Passionfruit, iron and a touch of saltyness blended a delicious funky brettanomyces character. Complex to say the least. On the palate there is luscious aged malt, a surprising level of body considering the sour/brett character in the nose, a salty note, some passionfruit and iron, a suggestion of sourness, roasty malt notes and a hint of autolysised yeast. Outstanding beer, my beer of the year in fact.
thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 29, 2008 Very dark brown without any head. Sour with vinous tones. Coffee, plums and sherry taste. Full body with a bitter aftertaste.
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