sach918 (8), Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, USA
does not count  Mar 5, 2009 Initial impression of tar; sweet scents of dark sugary plum. Very pleasant dark, woody aroma. I must concur with other raters-strong overtones of smoky tar resonate throughout the session. Overall, something I would drink again. though definitely on a cold, dark winters night.
 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
Mar 1, 2009 A bottle tasted at Angleterre. Coffee and tar in the nose. Brown head. Dark reddish black colour. Soft taste. Some vanilla in the nose. Also some oak and chocolate. After a sip of water- some hints of whiskey...
robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Feb 26, 2009 Wow, very interesting aroma. Lots of soy sauce, and teriyaki beer jerky, with a touch of bitter chocolate, and a hint of smoke. Flavor is smokey, i can taste te whisky, there is some notes of peat, and wood. MOre teriyaki in the finish. Quite interesting. I"M really curious to see how the 16 turns out.
Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
Feb 25, 2009 Dark brown. Light whisky and light chocolate in the nose. Very whiskyish (speyside?) aroma. Thin and unrefined on the palate, though. I like it, but that’s because I like the whisky. It really suffers from a lack of complexity relative to the 16.
mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 25, 2009 Pours a pitch black with a lasting chocolate head. Aroma of wooden pizza paddle and present alcohol. Oh now! The taste is very heaven: smokey and chocolaty, sweet teryaki - wow! Warm finish. Soy? Good carbonation and coating, creamy body. Such a savory beer. Love! Thanks to TheCheeseMan for the trade!
MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
Feb 22, 2009 A Mes rate: bottle from the ever imrpoving (and that’s saying something) Utobeer and shared with Sim at home.
Blacker than oil with a good tan head that settles quickly to a generous collar that’s going nowhere. It’s a good looking beer. Fantastic aroma. The Highland Park is clearly evident and the Old Engine oil is equally apparent. They meld really well and the end result is wonderfully rich and verging on decadent. Sumptuous chocolate, full of dark dried fruit, slight caramel, good earthy notes, brown sugar, clear brandy and maybe a hint of marzipan. Complex and hugely sniffable. Well worth a nine. The flavour is not quite as elaborate as the nose and just never quite feels properly integrated. The whisky still feels a little raw and the end result is that of the standard Engine Oil (which I must say, is still a good beer) with a bit of the Highland Park added rather than it being imparted following maturation. I would certainly like it if there was a little more of the barrel showing. That said it’s certainly an enjoyable experience. The palate is excellent and the glowing warmth on the way down is a delight. To sum up, a damn good beer but if the flavour matched the quality of the aroma it would be stunning.
Beershine (2677), Hue, Vietnam
Feb 22, 2009 At Funky Buddha. Black, viscous, scant tan lacing. Chocolate cake and peat aromas. Lots of peat with dark malt at the end of the flavors. Nice low carbonation. Great beer but I prefer the 16.
kopher (294), New York, USA
Feb 21, 2009 pours black, a few tan bubbles
aroma is mostly kalamata olives, with some serious malt, alcohol, and a bit of nicely rotten fruit
taste is mostly smoked kalamata olives, finish is long and bitter olive-y
very thin
dry finish
smoke!
bursting with scotch! after a few seconds it seems you’ve just had some pretty woody whisky of some sort
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