4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark and black with a thin brown head. The nose is big vanilla, chocolate, toffee, booze, cherries and leather. The taste is really high sweet, low bitter with a nice balanced bitter. The texture is creamy and smooth, body is heavy and finish is long.
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3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours dark brown with no head. Armoa is bourbon and fruit (wow!) Taste is sweet with a little metallic note. Dry finish and roasty. Good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nearly an RIS, not as roasty though. Bourbon, oak, mild booze, some tasty remnants of a strong ale. I enjoyed this one.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle... This beer rocks!... Lovely, deep, dark brown ale with no head. The aroma is a marriage of barrel aged, heavy beers - using both whiskey and brandy-soaked wood. Also, big caramel and mocha notes intertwined with dried plum. Full-bodied and velvety with trace carbonation. The flavor is sweet, dark, boozy barleywine and imperial stout decadence. There’s a hint of cinnamon in the boozy, prune and mocha finish. After finally reading the commercial description, I’m thinking "Wow!" I nailed this one. Absolutely gorgeous!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at Monks in Philly at a Lost Abbey dinner. Deep rich bourbon. Prunes. Raisins. Red velvet. High ABV noticeable but not overpowering. Still a mountain of flavor!
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap for the Monks dinner with Simon, Keith, and Jredmond. Pours pitch black with no head, aromas and taste of smooth bourbon, dough, caramel, light brandy, chocolate fudge, light peat, and maple. Nice warming effect in the belly. Very rich in flavor. Became super colorful with a hazy extract addition that our table enjoyed. Relatively easy going and non boozey for the 14 but could still use some softening. I enjoyed this one but think it will be a beast of a brew in 2-4 years. Thanks Tomme.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Monk’s after Jeff Mangum with Pat, Sean, and Janine. Pours a deep black with 2 fingers of tan head. Nose of vanilla, chocolate, oak, raisin, bourbon. I don’t know how something this high in abv tastes so smooth. Delicious, with a lightly warming burn.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Monk's after Jeff Mangum with Janine, Sean, and Tom. Pours solid black, no head. Aroma of a chocolate covered marshmallow. Taste is chocolate fudge, caramel, vanilla, and bourbon. Full, rich, boozy palate with a velvety smooth finish. Fucking outrageously smooth for a 14.3%. Hell of a beer. Cheers, Tomme.
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4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. One of my favorites of the lot. Dark brown/black pour with no head. Huge caramel and chocolate aromas. Creamy and smooth with luscious chocolate and caramel notes. A little thin in the body, but still outstanding overall.....
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle pours with a nice deep mahogany body that supports a micro thin tan head of foam. The aroma offers up molasses covered coconut, a bit of vanilla and then some boozy heat at the end of the draw. The taste is similar with a mix of molasses, some caramel, a coconut note and then a touch of vanilla. Behind those flavors I get some chocolate and dark roasted malts before boozy heat takes this into the finish. Nice sipper for sure.
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