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RATINGS: 1150   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.68   IBU: 45   EST. CALORIES: 306   ABV: 10.2%
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Here’s a black ale to brighten your day. Wake Up Dead lurks in our cellars for over 4 months before being unleashed. Hints of raisins, black licorice, coffee and dark chocolate are followed by earthy, herbal hop notes. Any apprehensions about the rest of your day are quickly forgotten, for whatever the mind expects, it finds. Sometimes you’re not in the mood for what everyone else is having.


Linnet's rating

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Linnet (743) - Umeå, - FEB 2, 2013
Licorice, raisins, ash, coffee, Brown sugar, fruitiness, alcohol. Ap: black colour, medium beige head. F: sweet, raisins, alcohol, coffee, ash, fruitiness. M: medium body, soft carbonation. T: solid.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
rodenbach99 (2501) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 12, 2013
Bouteille de 660ml. Bière brune foncée avec une mousse beige. Le nez est simple mais efficace, des houblons, du chocolat, du caramel. En bouche c’est superbe, ronde, la texture agréable, chocolat, l’alcool est discret.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
JulienHuxley (1705) - Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 12, 2013
Bottle. Dark brown, almost black pour, smallish foam, ring of tan foam.Roasty, almost smoky aroma, light fruitiness, chocolate, caramel, smells nice. Strong roasty flavor, definitely a tad smoky, acrid, caramel, buttery, leather. Rather thin, soft-medium carbonation. Not very good.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Sebilinz (29) - Linz, AUSTRIA - MAY 11, 2013
Bottle nearly black body with tan head roasted malt aroma taste is sweet with a light bitter finish I think i will try this with some vanilla ice.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mike_77 (1957) - NETHERLANDS - MAY 9, 2013
Strong bittersweet taste. Some chocolate. Quite boozy. Rich, thick and syrupy.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Yorker (583) - Århus, DENMARK - MAY 7, 2013
65 cl bottle @ home. Pours dark brown with a tan head that leaves a little lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Flavour is much like the aroma.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thirdeye11 (4977) - Dallas, Texas, USA - MAY 6, 2013
(22oz bomber) espresso brown, dark tan fine head. Nose of cocoa nibs, herbsl hops, light vanilla, milk chocolate. Not complex but solid. Taste is medium rich cocoa nibs, not watery, dried orange peel, light milk chocolate, bit earthy, medium thick body and a hint of umami in the finish.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Anticlimaddox (2) - - MAY 4, 2013 does not count
Ranks right up there with innis & gunn rum cask. Little heavier, longer finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
erikschl (1) - - MAY 1, 2013 does not count
Great caramel notes. Very complex, but yet clean in the aftertaste. Served a bit too chilled.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
scooterbub (661) - Lander, Wyoming, USA - APR 28, 2013
650 ml bottle. Pours a very nice black with a slight red hue around the outermost edges. Has a two inch dark tan head that lasts. Taste is of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel, hops, citrus and warming alcohol. Similar aroma. Has a full and creamy body. The finish is a touch bitter and has some warming alcohol in the end. Drinkable and rather enjoyable.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
Pyrmir (1136) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - APR 28, 2013
Big bottle. Aroma of caramel, roasted malt, liquorice, soy, sherry, alcohol and bitter coffee. Taste is same notes dominated by coffee.


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