2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
I’d be curious to taste the non barrel aged version of this. I anticipate it is not much different. Aroma is mostly prunes and molasses with a little roastiness and wood hiding in the background. The finish is a tad bitter. Not a ton of body, sweetness, or otherwise barrel aged impy stout character. If I try real hard I could probably make something up that would sound delicious but really this beer has not a ton going on that immediately jumps out. A touch of wood and faint bourbon alcohol but the bittering hops on the finish creep up really fast.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Vanilla and super malty...a bit like a latte. Very dark brown in color. Strong malt, woody and syrupy; chewy-chocolatey.
Notes: GABF visit few years back
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Brouwer’s Big Wood. Pours black with a red tint and a tiny white head. Aroma of dark fruits, plums and licorice. Flavour the same with spices, kids jelly sweets, and roasted malts. Full bodied, complex, well balanced sweetness. Nice and roasty!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle - 2009 release) black with dark tan head. Aroma of roast malt and coffee. Flavor is mostly oak, with some alcohol, roast malt, some coffee.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rich, woody beer. The vanilla from the oak blends splendidly inot the malty base. Some cognac character as well. A fine example of barrel aging.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled.
Rated on 20100507.
Black color with small head. Aroma of liquorice, oak, chocolate, dark malts and caramel. Flavor of liquorice, oak, chocolate, caramel and coffee notes. Very good and balanced.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2009 bottle shared at the 17th Richmond Ratebeer Gathering, 1/28/12. Pours a hazy dark amber color with a thin creamy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, nuts, chocolate and wood. The taste is chocolate, cherries, roasted malts, wood, whisky and a bitter hop finish. Medium-full bodied, low carbonation. This aged well. Nice beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Name: Wake Up Dead
Date: April 20, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Crabapple Bottle Shop
Appearance: black, fine beige head
Aroma: roasted and dark chocolate aroma
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: rich roasted flavor, sweetness adds a light fruity character, light bitterness, touch of bitter dark chocolate, long roasty finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+ /4
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Brouwer’s for Big Wood, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of oak, vanilla and dark fruits. Flavour of plums, oak, vanilla, sweet candied sugars and roasted malt, finishing sweet and oaky. Very enjoyable.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Bottle, 2009 vintage) Dark brown colour with hints of ruby when seen through light. Frothy beige head. Malty, roasted, fruity nose with chocolate, dried fruit, roasted malt, raisins, toffee and chocolate fudge. Malty, roasted taste with notes of chocolate, dark bread, dried fruit, raisins, toffee, liquorice, caramel and a toasty cocoa bitterness in the finish. Some warming brandy coming through at the end. The wood character is quite gentle and comes through more like brandy (raisins, dried fruit) than oak. Full body, fairly sweet. Lovely beer.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2007 Bottle - thanks Vince. This one smells like roasted malts with some delicious caramel dominance. The beer pours dark mahogany brown with a light caramel head on top and some sediment. It tastes like rich roasted malts with light sweet notes that settle on the palate. The body is very light, not much carbonation left from the 4 years of aging.
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