 BückDich (4830), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 27, 2008 Bottle: Pitch black color, seems much darker than the previous two. Nose of dust, old wood like in a church, underground wine cellar or a humidor. Ample peat, molasses, candied cherries, vanilla and roasted malts. The old dusty wood character continues in the flavor. I don’t like this as much as the other two. It’s more mellow and balanced, but I like some of the brash citrus and peat from the younger scotches. This just seems more oak forward, which is certainly someones preference, just not mine.
maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 24, 2008 Updated: Jan 16, 2009On tap at Capital Ale House - Midlothian on 08/29/2008. Very clear dark brown body with ruby highlights and a small tan head. Smokey, peat and salt aroma with some light caramel. Chocolate and molassas flavor with some scotch kicks and some alcohol shining through. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 8/4/8/3/15 - 3.8
04/24/2008: On tap at Capital Ale House - Midlothian. Pitch black body with no head. Huge scotch aroma, some rum soaked fruit, caramel, and molassas. Big scotch flavor, some peat, and a lot more fruit. Full body with very low carbonation. This is a lovely beer to sip on over an hour or two. 8/5/9/4/17 - 4.3
Bockyhorsey (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 23, 2008 Bottle # 04582/Sept 2007. Aroma of malt caramel and nuts. Black body with decent head. Flavor of caramel sweetness and slight chocolate cream along with the whiskey wood. Smooth on the palate and good session beer that leaves mild sweetness and wood for an aftertaste. Good brew glad was able to try it.
BBB63 (4228), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 21, 2008 Bottle # 16156 and enjoyed in my NB worthy glass: Extremely oily appearance with a mostly fading head and long legs. The aroma is very earthy and oxidized with heavy dark fruits and malts up front. The charred wood, liquorice and peat are more noticeable in the 30 y.o. expression but then the tannins and nutty "porter" aspects are more muted.
The flavor profile is the most mellow in this version, it is the one most like a true English Olde Ale minus the noticeable iodine and peat notes upon the finish. Much like the 30 year old Highland Park Scotch, this brew is simply too refined and mellow for it’s own good. Some of the character has gone to to the Angels and not to the Ratebeerian. That said, this is still quite a fine beer and it not for the price then it would be something I would stock a ton of in my cellar.
trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 21, 2008 Bottle @ O’Brien’s. Pours nearly black with an oily ring of brown bubbles. Delicious aroma of baker’s chocolate, leather, smoke, peat, oak, with some creosote. Velvet mouthfeel. Creamy chocolate taste with a strong scotch flavor. Some vanilla, smoky malt, tobacco, and soy sauce, but they compliment rather than detract from the beer. An excellent beer.
BOLTZ7555 (1077), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 20, 2008 Thanks to Jonpol for allowing a sample!!! Might as well be drinking a bottle of scotch!!! Can’t imagine what the 40 & 50 year-old versions will taste like!!! If you are a fan of sushi and have tried "eel sauce", this could be a replacement. Added carbonation as you moved up the product line...vanilla, scotch, and burnt chocolate. Love the concept, not the beer.
GreatLibations (1441), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Pours blackish with a much stronger life force behind this head . It reaches for the sky and slowly dissipates with spattered bubbles. Lacing is thick and fluffy. The aroma is very mild at first pour but opens up after a bit of warming pushing bakers cocoa and peat moss. Medium nectar with good carbonation. 30 is by far a better carbonated batch than the 12 and 16. Big smoke and peat, chunky dark chocolate, and huge dry whiskey cask. It’s like they steeped a new leather jacket in the barrel as it rested. I’m also catching some dark fruit like plumb and nectarine. The bittering component is the same as the 12 and 16 with distinct definition. The finish is long and bittersweet with lingering cocoa and booze. Overall: absolutely delicious, as with all three.
chronictonic (402), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 17, 2008 tried the 12,16 and 30 side by side (thanks Tim & Suzanne!)
Out of the 3, this one had the most assertive alcohol nose, and the least amount of smoky peatiness. Flavor was definitely much more whiskey like in this one. Malt body seemed just a little thin compared to the other flavors going on. While 12 was much more like a smoked porter with subtle whiskeyness, this 30 is much more about the booze. Warming mouthfeel, nice finish.
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