 MaltOMeal (182), h-town, Texas, USA
May 15, 2008 bottle. Pours a dark brown with a very thin off-white head. The nose was of oak barrel and dark fruit. Taste was magnificent. Very luscious and complex. After having just had the Bourbon variety, I now see what Angel’s Share is really supposed to taste like. Yum! Besides the oak, there was dark fruit, brown sugar, molasses and vanilla. Mouthfeel was medium, but with alcohol noticeable.
Lumpy (1527), Carrollton, Texas, USA
May 15, 2008 Bottle. Body-cola. Nose-buttery, buttered popcorn, brandy. Taste-medium wood, spiced rum, butter, medium bitter, bark, pine, spruce, medium wood.
SDbruboy (1754), San Diego, California, USA
May 7, 2008 2007 bottle, 750 ml, from the release party - thanks to DarkElf for the assist! Pours dark brown and mostly opaque, with brick colored highlights when held to light, and a smallish, creamy beige head that diminished quickly to a ring and a skin. Complex aroma is flush with dark fruits, molasses and brandy, along with oak, vanilla a bit of spice and alcohol prominent as well. The big flavor is sweetish, with burnt caramel, fig and prune juice, somewhat overshadowed by the alcohol-brandy character, somewhat tannic woody notes, white pepper and hints of citrus peel. Body is full and smooth, with just a bit of carbonation and leaving a little astringent dryness on the palate. This is of course, very much a sipping beer, with the alcohol and brandy becoming more pronounced as it warms from cellar to room temp. Enjoyable in limited quantities.
fishingnet (563), Brandon, Florida, USA
May 4, 2008 2007 bottle courtesy of Ibrew2or3. Pours a clear dark brown amber with a one finger mostly lasting tan head that leave good lacing. Huge aroma of brandy, oak, vanilla, alcohol, caramel, and dark fruits. Taste is the same as aroma just not as prominent. Medium full mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and smooth warm alcohol. Very good.
pepsican (509), coralville, Iowa, USA
Apr 29, 2008 Ok, 2 bottle with zero carbonation and one that was highly infected. I finally get a decent one here. Almost black pour with a small off white head. Strong vanilla and wood aroma. Flavor was vanilla, brandy, wood, popcorn, and foot. Finished creamy, slight hint of the abv. Meh, do I keep getting bad bottles or what? This is the closest thing I’ve gotten to normal so I will go ahead with this rating.
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