 Quake1028 (625), Tampa, Florida, USA
Mar 16, 2008
Courtesy of Gillard. Thank you, sir.
This beer wasn’t even on my radar, so it was a pleasant surprise when it showed up....dark brown body with a small tan head, average retention and some lacing....nose of scotch, chocolate, tobacco, some phenol heat, dark malts and molasses....some nice earthiness is picked up in the flavor profile, melds wonderfully with the chocolate and tobacco notes....the scotch hints are in the background, giving everything a sweetness and smokiness....medium bodied, doesn’t seem thinned out at all from the barrel aging....slightly sticky mouthfeel.....long finish, wood, chocolate and tobacco, then scotch finishes things up....awesome....
Odeed (1439), Bakersfield, California, USA
Jul 25, 2008 (bottle no.1986,brew date sept. 2007)black body with a small tan head.aroma is heavy alcohol,chocolate,smoke,and roasted malts.flavor is heavy smoke,burnt wood,chocolate,with a malty finish.its different if anything.
DA (2286), Portland, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Jul 21, 2008 PIB 2008. Pours dark brown, almost black, with just a trace of a tan head that is gone before you know it. Big roasty flavor, take over by a warming scotch flavor. Earthiness brings out the smoked flavors.
mar (519), Dallas, Texas, USA
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.
Bhops (170), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Pours black with no head. Aroma of molassas, sweet malts and hint of vanilla. Flavor is all molassas with some smoke, roasted malts and scotch. Medium mouthfeel. Good beer but I prefer the 16 and the 30.
heemer77 (3611), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Perfectly black body with a light tan head clinging to the sides of the snifter. The aroma is much milder than the 16 year old. It has notes of oak and only some light peat. There is also some dusty caramel and old leather. The taste has light notes of leather and toffee up front. In the finish, you get some fresh grass clippings and some tobacco. There is also a hint of salty seaweed, and it is interesting. A nicely crafted brew that I enjoyed more than the 16 year old.
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