4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Generously shared by BA Ian at the last CC gathering - thanks! Big thick dark chocolate pour, with an unexpected (for a beer with this name) carbonation. Body is velvety, a bit of grit perhaps. Huge port nose, super boozy, with tons of raisins too. Roasted grains and candy in the taste, a bit of leather like an old ale. Big fucking beer, and one of the better I’ve had from LA in some time.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
deep brown black ... thin lacing ... sweet woody chocolate ... hint of sour nose ... tart sour woodiness ... again hint of chocolate ... raisins ... some balsamic vinegar ... oddd ... not really me...
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 April 2011, bottle w/ cgarvieuk. really dark, deep red. really interesting nose. mouldy raisins, some vinagrette, ovaltine. really unique. thin body, slightly fizzy. wow. just wow. some tart, dry nutty sherry, and vinagrette tastes. i couldn’t drink a lot of this but it is super interesting. in body and complexity this is a lot like a big dry red wine.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle at the RBSG 2010 - This brew smells of malt, bourbon, and some fruity notes. The flavor is of sweet malt, bourbon, wood, and a touch of dark fruit. It’s full bodied yet lively on the palate. Excellent beer. I’m glad to have had a chance to try it.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Thanks to FalcoAlto for sending it, and Tomme Arthur for replacing it because it was sour.
Appearance: Pours a dark brown with a pin stripe of head.
Aroma: Big sweet bourbon, cereal, milk chocolate, graham cracker, soaked wood.
Taste: Dark chocolate, whiskey/woody bourbon more precisely. Deep dark roast, a little burnt.
Mouthfeel: Thick, average carbonation. Silky.
Overall: A bourbon bomb for sure, but an amazing dessert-like one at that.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
The beer pours black with a light tan head. The head only rises a little, has good retention but poor watery lacing.
The aroma is super sweet with lots of syrup on the front, then some nice oak and bourbon at the end. Its really sweet but in a nice way that really draws you in.
The taset is more balanced then the aroma, I was excpeecting a ton of sweet. It was sweet but not so sweet to become annoying. The front has lots of vanilla and oak, it reminds me a lot of GI BCS, 08 version, but not as refined yet. Maybe a couple more batches and this will be really really special.
The feel is warm, full, and has a long lasting oak finish.
Overall, this was one of the best beers of the night. It needs a little tweaking to be perfect, but its darn close now.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a ruddy with wisps of a light tan head. Nose is rich and dextrinous with lots of raisins and caramel. Super rich flavor with lots of caramel and raisin, some leather and tobacco. Notes of port and a hint of alcohol.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle, shared by sincereNC. Thanks bro! Smells raisins, brown sugar, caramel, oak. Very rich and tasty brown sugar, light roast, vanilla, bourbon. Not very boozy and pretty well carbonated. I enjoyed this.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
375ml bottle, thanks to drowland for putting in the legwork to grab this one. Pours a very deep red, sweet and sour aroma, I can smell the grapes, no lacing at all. Very oaky, sweet. Alcohol is very hidden for 12%. This is dangerously drinkable. This is awesome.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by badnewsbeers. Muddy, opaque orange-brown body, thin cream head. Tart nose with plum and toffee, funky, with vinegar, sweet raisins, caramel, and roast. Somewhat tart body but balanced by firm bitterness- toffee, roast, and grape with potent alcohol and tannic oak. Hints of chocolate. A very good "warmer."
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