 kujo9 (1043), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Nov 14, 2007
12 oz bottle: Deep brown w/ a thin, short lived light beige head. Toasted malt, brown sugar, sherry, dark fruit (figs) and lots of caramel! Sweet and malty aroma w/ some hints of anise as it warms. Malty balance; Caramel, toasted malt, brown sugar, fig fruit flavors all there! Slight yeasty flavor, but pleasant. Semi sweet finish, but dries out to keep it from being cloying. Some sherry & toffee flavors, and has a dark fruit aftertaste. Well attenuated for a 12.5 ABV beer! Fuller, smooth body, drying finish as it leaves the mouth, and well hidden ABV! Apparently this beer has already aged somewhat, and it is a pretty damn good one! If you like English style BW’s, this one is for you!
goldtwins (3672), Nesconset, New York, USA
Apr 10, 2008 Thanks to Kujo9 for what appears to be a fairly rare treat. The beer poured a a hazy deep reddish-brown color with a beige head. The aroma is sweet and fruity with notes of dark fruits, caramel and chocolate. Fruity flavor with notes of prunes and some more chocolate. Medium-full bodied and smooth. Light aged character. Fairly warming in the chest and throat but only a tiny pepper alcohol taste.
dankman38 (217), Somewhere in, Ohio, USA
Aug 9, 2007 Updated: Mar 24, 2008I had this on tap at The Brew Keeper, it was suggested by a gentleman drinking a stout at the bar when I entered. Do you like carmel, if so this beer is for you, from aroma to finish this just said carmel. Though it is a barleywine it really drank more like a sweet, heavy quadrupel (yum) and had a very nice finish like some of the best out there. If you should happen to be anywhere in the area and you like Belgian quads and/or barleywine I strongly recommend this beer (I had two, I almost never have two of the same beers back to back).
Revised 11/08/07- Much boozier than the last time but from the same batch, but bottled. Same as previously stated but there is a fair amount of alcohol created in the aging process, I bought a few just to store away for the future, good beer.
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