 Beerlando (2313), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 10, 2008 Bottled September 2007. Pours an extremely dark chocolate brown, almost black. A frothy, light khaki head settles to a wispy film with a bubbly edge. Random micro-dots of lacing mark the glass like stars across the night sky. Aromas include bittersweet dark chocolate, earthy hops, smoked peat, and caramel malts. Flavors follow suit, with rich and smooth chocolate leading the charge. The smoky Scotch notes are very subtle, imparting all of their peaty goodness without overpowering the base beer. Velvety and decadent in the mouth, the body is just shy of full and quite viscous. Finishes with lingering, subtle, whiskey and caramel notes. This is really nice, but after having tried all five versions now, I’d give a slightest possible nod to the 16 year and the Special Reserve. Still, this is a great beer.
pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 Updated: Dec 11, 2008Black pour with a thin tan head. Aroma has oak, peat, scotch notes. Flavor is similar, very smooth and nothing at all over powering. More peat, some caramel, chocolate, oak, vanilla. Finishes silky and very smooth. Worth the price of admission.
jsh12bama (335), Alabama, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 7, 2008 Pours brownish/balck with thin tan head. Aroma of peat, oak, scotch, and malt. Reminds me of a scotch ale. Taste of oak, slight whisky notes, chocolate, and vanilla. Oak really comes out in this one. A tad too thin. Good beer.
elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 7, 2008 Cask at Blind Tiger in NYC. Pours dark brown almost black. Aroma is heavy toffee, and scotch. Tastes of rich malt, little bitter fruit taste, huge whiskey taste. Palate is sticky and boozy.
tjthresh (1765), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 The pour is black with a slight brown ring around the rim. The aroma comes of as whisky with some smoke and char. There is some fudge with frosting on top, and dark berries. The flavor seems to be the most balanced of the three varieties, I don’t really think its a good thing. Its good, but not memorable. Medium body with a nice amount of carbonation. Dry finish with a nice amount of heat. I think this is my least favorite or the three, but not at all a bad beer.
Bov (5425), Bienne, Switzerland
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 Updated: Jun 4, 2008courtesy of Laurent Mousson - dark black colour with a little dark beige head; roasted whisky-like aroma with strong notes of pralines; solid carbonation with a full malt body, some sweetness and a touch of acidity, moderately dry, very bitter aftertaste where roasted chocolatey notes meet some wood and whisky
Rciesla (3600), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 Draft. Pours a black oil body with a thin matching head. Aroma is scotch and malt with a nice wood character. Flavor is sweet and then dry scotch and wood. A delicate beer and very easy to drink, oddly enough I enjoyed the 16yr more.
Silphium (2124), Haslett, Michigan, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 31, 2008 On tap at HopCat, Grand Rapids. Deep brown coffee-like body, thin ochre head. Leathery aroma, smoky and salty, with soy and molasses. Soft, nearly flat body, with smoke and apple notes. Leathery and oily. Interesting, but the body is a bit too lifeless for me to be considered great.
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