3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Big Bottle thanks to footbalm 2004 vintage. Pours out a cloudy brown topped with a nice white head. Aroma is a little past the prime I think. A little dust and light sweetness. Taste is a little nutty along with some sweet caramel and more of the dusty old.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle, 2004 vintage thanks to footbalm. Pours a dark muddy brown color with a medium white head. The aroma is interesting and different; musty, nutty, sweet fruity notes. The flavor is similar; a ton of dusty tomes, funky fruit, light caramel. Interesting.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle - 2007 vintage; clear copper with thin tan head; carbonation is light; sugar, dates and molasses; musky, creamy and very tasty; texture is thin and still; lots of malts with caramel, chocolate and dark fruit; very nice effort
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml, vintage 2007, from Iron Hill, Media. Fairly clear and vibrant pour, a deep amber color with lively carbonation and a prickly one-finger head. Sweet caramel malts dominate the nose, which is a bit too one-dimensional for the style. While faint traces of spice and wood are detectable, it’s a shade below the flavor. With a modest mouthfeel, there is some character that comes through as you savor the beer. Mild hops and citrus flavors play around in the sweet malt pocket, with some toffee, port, and wood coming through as the beer warms. Solid.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[2358-20090731] Bottle. Burnt wood shavings aroma has mild minty licorice notes. Hazy, dark brown orange body with a quick foamy off-white head. Boozy malt wood flavour is heavy. Full body. Noticeable alcohol, quite good otherwise.
(Vintage 2005; w/ others @ BCTC; Cooperstown, NY)
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2009-07-31. Hazy brown body with a foamy beige head. (3+) Sweet aroma of caramel, rasins, figgie puddin, sweet malt. (8+) Flavour is similar, sweet caramel, fruit, dark fruit/figs, dates. Sweet malty base. Lovely. (8+) Smooth medium bodied palate. Really good! 2005 Vintage Bottle at BCTC 2009
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle of the 2005 at BCTC. Pours a hazy brown with ruby highlights and a medium tan head. Caramel, slightly oxidized plum notes. Malty, with some caramel and plum echoes, on a nice chewy body. Finishes lightly bitter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at BCTC 2009: The 2005 version. Pours a murky deep orange copper with an off white well retained film. Rich fruity malt aroma- some vanilla, honey, and plummy notes with a prune skin bitterness. Slick chew body. Thick caramel flavor with plummy richness and a spicy fruit skin bitterness. Tastes a bit old with some oxidized sherryish notes. A fairly nice Old Ale.
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