 Juancho (225), Clearwater Beach, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 12 Oz. I Don’t konw what an old ale is.... but Ilike it. Dark, impenetrable black color with a brownish espresso like cream head. Sweet aroma of molasses, tar, wood, leaf tobacco. Wonderful thick mouthfeel, peaty like taste, nice sweet maltiness balancing it out. Good, good, beer.
JesseM (681), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Updated: Dec 24, 2009330mL bottle from the Lickboe, acquired partly by luck, partly by my secretive beer hunting skills. Pours a deep dark brown with a medium khaki head. The aroma has some nice sharp yet still somehow subtle aspects of wisky, toffee, chocolate malt, dry chalk, coffee roast, smells pretty good. Flavour hits right away, huge sweet dark chocolate malt upfront with some nice woody dryness balancing it out. Very minor hint of scotch, and some chalk. Some interesting esters hiding in there too, oddly reminiscent of banana bread. Awesome fuller body from the oats. Surprisingly drinkable. More or less a stout though I guess it’s in a grey area. Awesome brew that I’m glad to have had the opportunity to try (though it would be really nice if the LCBO’s in a certain large city could quit hording all of this and the 40).
IlanMan (850), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 Thanks to the ALE club for this one. Pour was deep deep brown with a slight head. Aroma was of sweet and delicious scotch, malt, oak, roast, and some vanilla. Very smooth on the palate. Some more roasted and oak characters came out after the sweet malt and scotch. Damn fine brew. Would love to try the 16 and 30.
mar (1981), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 19, 2008 bottle thanks to bhops. black pour with an espresso head. roasted malts and vanilla on the nose. roasted malts and sweet vanilla overtone throughout the whole beer from start to finish. not bad but the 16 was way better.
Ljunkan (401), Karlstad, Sweden
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Bottle from Systembolaget. Pours a black color with small brown head. Some lacing. Aroma is quite rich and inviting; burnt almonds, toffee, whisky, wood and roasted notes of dark chocolate. There’s also traces of vanilla. Flavour is sweet and toffee-ish. There’s lot of burnt almonds, chocolate, wood and whisky. A very light smokiness in the aftertaste. Medium to fullbodied. The mouthfeel is smooth and the carbonation is soft. A very nice beer.
oteyj (822), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 29, 2009 Extremely dark brown pour with zero head. Aroma is smoky peat, some vinous notes, whiskey, and roasty malt. Flavor is chocolate, roast and smoke. Sweet malt is accentuated by the distinct presence of dark fruit, and a very dry burnt roasted malt. Incredible.
timsilvia32 (447), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 24, 2008 Updated: Sep 7, 2008Black/ruby pour with nearly no head arising, just the faint circulating of some miniscule bubbles throughout. Solid malt aroma, molasses. Nice suble hints of the whisky barrels blend really well with the big maltiness. Some raisin, vanilla, maple syrup likeness also. Very smooth and drinkable. I worry that the brews with the higher aged barrels will take on too much character from the barrel, I guess I’ll have to see. This one, is excellent however. If it was cheaper I’d invest in a case of it.
curly (770), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 Pours near black with a tan head. Chocolate and caramel aroma. Creamy feel with flavors of oak, choc, and coffee. Very smooth roast finish.
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