4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Jet black, zero head, glassy such that you can use the surface like a mirror. Aroma is hard to explain; bourbon and brandy barrel aging is certainly present. A cherry-chocolate quality. That quality carries over to the flavor with the rich sweetness of bourbon and the dry fruitiness of brandy battling for supremacy, all while serpents stout occasionally pokes its head up. That is to say there are some dark roast, coffee tones. Others have noted booziness but i think it is restrained considering the 12.5 ABV. As for mouthfeel, dryness wins out in the end, light lingering bitterness. Intense but enjoyable brew.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Helt underbar. Fatlagring när det är som bäst. Absolut världsklass och ren njutning
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
on tap at Capitol beer & tap. pours black with a small tan head. good lacing, aroma of roasted malt, molasses, raisins, excellent! great barley wine.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from a 375 ml bottle. Pours a darker brown with absolutely no head. Looks flat. Aroma has plenty of wood and Bourbon and brandy notes. Musty. Tastes kind of like a glass of booze that’s been set out for awhile. Still hot on the back of the throat. Boozy.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Capitol Beer and Taproom, creamy mocha head, faint bourbon flavor, boozy mouthfeel.
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3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours near pitch black with a small brown head that fades normally. No lacing. Big boozy aroma. Bourbon and alcohol dominate the aroma but there are hints of licorice, coconut, and dark fruits. Over-the-top boozy taste as well but much more of the barrel comes out. Bourbon, alcohol, coconut, vanilla, dark fruit, cocoa, and lightly burnt wood. Thick, chewy mouthfeel. Long finish with hot alcohol and booze. Overall, this beer is just not my thing. Fairly complex but the huge booziness and hot alcohol really turn me off. Really hard to finish my glass of it.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap @ Taste of Tops. Lovely boozy vanilla like aroma. Flavor is booze forward, but neither the bourbon or the brandy are over powering. Very nicely blended, with a very faint stout backbone.
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4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle @Linköping Beer Expo 2013. Aroma of alcohol, vanilla, coconut and cognac/brandy. Viscous mouthfeel. Tastes fick and full of alcoholol, dark fruits, cognac, some liquorice notes. Taste is constantly changing. Finish is relatively short, some liquorice notes. Stunning beer when ingested in small samples.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Great beer from Lost Abbey. Pours dark brown in colour with beige head. Malty with a bit alcohol. Full bodied, thick mouthfeel. Was a bit strange the first sip, but went on to beeing truly great.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Black pour, tan head. Nose is cocoa, dark fruits, some barrel. Taste is dark chocolate and dark fruits, some oak. Really smooth.
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