3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 750ml.
[ Vintage 2007 ]. [ Trade by fiulijn ]. Clear medium to dark amber colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, caramel, ripped fruit, wood, ripped dried fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, ripped fruit, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110930]
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with lots of hops, medium notes of peaches, and light notes of over ripe fruits, and wood. The flavor is sweet and very fruity - just leaning towards being over ripe, combined with notes of wood, and a light alcohol note. It finishes with a slight alcohol burn in the throat.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of joergen. Hazy, amber golden with tiny impurities and an off-white head. Aroma of overripe fruit and alcohol. Good, solid body with plenty of caramel, overripe fruit and a distinct smoky note. Rather bitter and alcoholic finish. 190408
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a dense off-white head. Grapefruit hops aroma. Flavour is light liqourice, hops and caramel malt in a nice blend. Light hoppy and bitter flavour. Ends with a nicely balanced sweet caramel note to compliment the hops with a nice balance into the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is wood, caramel malts, some mild yeastyness as well as dark dry fruits with mild alcohol. Flavour is quite much the same in a nice balance, but also has some very grassy and earthy notes. Mild notes of dark chocolate and grass in the aftertaste.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled (9.1%), thanks ante! Cloudy dark amber, enormous head. Vaguely woody nose. Sweet and fairly soft, vastly malty with full body. Lots of caramel, with oak and vanilla chiming in. Warming and quite balanced with an emphasis on malt.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle.
Hazy amber coloured with a creamy off white with a creamy off white ehad.
Vinous aroma of fruits and dried fruits with notes of wood.
Fruity flavour of dried fruits, caramel and hops with notes of wood.
Hoppy and woody finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, 9.1%. OK grassy hop aroma. Cloudy dark amber colour. Small stable tan head. Good flavour, very malty and quite smoky. Good alcohol level to balance the malt and give a good mouthfeel.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUN 19, 2011 2011-06-19, corked bottle, vintage 2007, 9.1% ABV, 4 years old, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Hazy amber color, with a medium sized creamy layer. Aroma of generic wood and oak, vanilla, fudge, some caramel. Good body strength; strong flavor of toffee and fudge, very sweet, with evident vanilla/oak presence; the alcohol is also quite present, while the hop gives enough bitterness, but obviously less quality than it used to. It may be cloying in large quantities. Still good, but getting tired.
2008-02-16, corked bottle, vintage 2007, 9.1% ABV, 8-5-9-5-17=44
Hazy dark amber to chestnut color; creamy head, a thin layer is persistent, and nice, chaotic lace. Nice aroma of malt, caramel, soil, earthy hops, yeast, very light manure. Full bodied, it has a very good caramel flavor (like rhubarb candies), with a strong hopping of a very good quality, resiny; with the sweetness that I look for in a beer. It has of course a long and powerful final, bitter and sweet, like some less herbal Italian digestive liquors (Cynar), where just the alcohol is warming the mouth. I don’t notice the oak. Could as well be an American Strong Ale, since the hop almost prevail on the malt. The aroma is more complex, but the flavor and palate are more fulfilling. Straightforward, but extremely hedonistic, excellent.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Date: 02/08/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brusin Ales, Asheville NC
Appearance: hazy dark copper, huge frothy off white head, sudsy lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma with light earthyness,
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, touch of sweet vanilla, lots of balancing oak, earthy bitterness rises out of the oak, yeast shot adds a nice bready character,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
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