3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 330 ml
Aroma thick malts ,with feel of oak , some alcohol , almonds , plum and dryness from raw strength. Quiet refined.
Appearance brownish black with creamy beige top.
Flavor and Palate : Medium full bodied. creamy with accents of coffee roast , plenty of malts all soaked in dry alcohol feel. Good roast character , tasty very strong brew.14+/20
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Love love love the brew these guys make. This is yet another wonderful offering. The bomber pours deep mahogany with mocha head. The aroma is dried warm plum meat, ripe cherries, some boysenberries, chocolate, dark roasted malts, some burnt malt notes and a bit of boozy heat at the end. The taste is rich bold smooth and brings up a vast array of notes that sum up to be biased to the malty side. I get dark roasted malts quickly heading into slick sugary sweetness, dark chocolate candy, some molasses and then rich prunes, dates and figs. Behind those notes are mild hoppy offerings of citrus, pine and spiciness before a hint of booziness helps take this into the after taste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle, thanks to jjfoodie, crimson black in color with a spicy raisin and brown sugar aroma, flavor is sticky sweet toffee, malt, bready fruits
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bouteille, part du vertical pack 2010 et aussi achetée en bouteille 22oz. Couleur acajou/brune foncée, mousse est crémeuse et épaisse un peu café au lait.
Arôme est similaire aux autres versions avec notamment note de houblon, malt et caramel, fruité.
Palais, nettement plus d’alcool, malt grillé caramel, un peu de moka et café avec des éléments de fruits noirs. La fin est nettement plus grillée avec du malt chocolaté, reste sèche et effervescente en bouche. L’alcool est bien réchauffant et laisse une fine couche de caramel et aspect sirop qui est collant aux lèvres. La bière garde un fini frais, peut-être de houblonné ou mentholé.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. WOW 14% why didn’t i know that, that explains quite a bit. Pours a dark bruin body with a tan head. Big malty body maple, chocolate, hints of coffee and dark fruit tones. Caramelized malts and a big spicy sweet warming. This beer hit me hard.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 17, 2011 Bottle. Hearty, viscous, opaque walnut brown, thick, finely bubbled golden head. Every now and then an immediate association comes to mind with the aroma of a particular beer. There is no searching the memory, there is no need for swishing in the mouth and repeat sips and critical thought. It’s just BOOM, instant association. This brew struck exactly that chord for me: warm chocolate-chip banana bread. Other things rolled out after that immediate impression, but chocolate, caramalized banana, and sweet bready malt remained the foundation. added to the flavours were molasses, raisin pie, hoisin, vanilla, and cream. Heavy and creamy mouthfeel. warming finish, but not harsh or alcoholic at all. these guys are fucking geniuses! These anniversary brews keep getting bigger every ear, yet they manage to continue striking a perfect balance time after time. I could see this being too sweet for some people, but this just nailed it for me. Awesome!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Max’s tasting. Pours black. Tan head. Nose of raisin, plum, brown sugar and toffee. Taste is thick sweet raisin puree, brown sugar and toffee. Almost sickeningly sweet at times. Good sipper.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black with a creamy tan head. Big aroma of dark fruit and candy sugar. Rich tastes of chocolate, plum, and raisin followed by caramel flavors and finishing with a smooth vanilla taste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Healthy Spirits. Pours coca cola with a generous tan head and a coffee and treacle aroma. There is a sweet molasses flavor with a coffee finish and a warming alcohol trail.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle: Black ruby in color, large foamy beige head, fairly nice lacing. This is one deep and dark colored Barleywine. Heavy malt nose, biscuity, sweet, some alcohol. Has a smidgen of graham cracker and cocoa as well. Very rich on the tongue, malty, sweet, slight dark pitted fruit, graham cracker, cocoa, even some heavy sweet candied citrus peel. Very warming, but for 14% its pretty easy to drink. Dangerously drinkable. Oh man, smooth, warming, flavorful. I was somewhat worried when I got this that it would be a huge sickly sweet Dubbel, but instead its a healthy sweetened Barleywine. Full bodied, silky mouthfeel. Has a big of greenness on the backside, shows more of a hop aspect here. I have a feeling this one would be great given a year or so to settle down. I was really surprised by this. Good stuff!
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