 radiomgb (1711), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Feb 15, 2008
Very dark brown in colour, thin off-white coloured head, very light lacing. The aroma was very hot and alcoholic, dark fruits, caramel, oak, caramel, wood, whiskey, lightly sweet. The flavour is very alcoholic, lots of caramel sweetness, vanilla and lots of bourbon. Bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes very hot, lingering. Becomes way too much, the alcohol in this is a major distraction. Quite a bit of bourbon in this, I can’t imagine the Bourbon Barrel version.
750ml bottle shared by <a
href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=9118 target=blank>rudolf, thanks Rudy.
Opened on December 1, 2007.
Vintage 2007.
bierkoning (4636), La Tropica, Netherlands
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle @ DTS. Raisinny porto notes, hint of armagnac in the aroma. Dark chocolate and oak in the flavor. Slightly alcoholic, vinous, brandy, raisin, Great complexity, exceptionally balanced. A great sipping beer. Thanks jbrus, for sharing.
chicagodri (421), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Incredibly good and glad I was able to try a bottle (thanks Walt). Pours a dark brown with almost no head. Nice aroma of some dark fruit. Amazingly smooth, and incredible at hiding the 11.5% ABV. Absolutely delicious. Although the bourbon is ranked slightly lower, I think I liked it a little more.
jerohen (1458), Bussum, Netherlands
Jul 19, 2008 Dutch tasting session Bunnik. Bottled. Opaque, brown head. Aroma of malts, port, liquorice, really nice. Very complex flavour, again the malts, vanilla, port and who knows what other stuff. This almost does not taste like a beer anymore. I’m stunned, this absolutely fan-tas-tic. I’d love get my my hands on more of this, but it’s probably impossible to get around here. Thanks for sharing jbrus.
TBone (4841), Pori, Finland
Jul 19, 2008 Bottled@RBESG Grand Tasting 2008
Dark nut brown color, small tan head. Aroma of vanilla, fruits and whiskey. Whiskey, vanilla, licorice ... some CO2 in the finish. Very liquerish and warming. Lovely, balanced, delicious beer. Beer for slow drinking.
jbrus (4056), Delft, Netherlands
Jul 19, 2008 Bottle@DTS. Bourbon and madeira aroma. Opague, light brown fine head, very nice lace. Dried dark fruits, chocolate, vanilla, lots of raisins. Very smooth mouthfeel. What’s there to say? Just unbelievable. Shared my bottle with a couple of ratebeerians. Was I a fool or an angel? :-)
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