4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I really liked this beer, I felt for its content it was smooth as hell and the aftertaste was just as sweet as the first sip..er..swig!
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
This is a really nice, smooth, and easy-to-drink wee heavy. It’s very dark red brown almost black, with a medium tan head that is very long-lasting and never entirely vanishes. It leaves some icicle-like lacing in even rings. The aroma is sweet brown bread, butter, caramel, caramleized pruines, a little wheat bread, and a hnin of wine. The taste is nice - rich, full-bodied, yet mellow and smooth. It has qualities of qwine, fruit, especially cheries, toast, a hint of chocolate, spices. It’s zesty and smooth, the alcohol adds a nice, full warmth without being too strong or noticeable, leaving it very easy to drink.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle and served in my La Chouffe glass (since I have yet to replace my broken Thistle), one of those beers you swore you rated but never did:
Pours a deep russet brown topped by a nice beige head which left good lace upon the glassware. The aroma has notes of caramel, brown sugar, dried raisin and plum, earthy yeast, herbal hop, and a hint of smoked peat moss. The taste starts sweet and fruity, think caramel covered golden raisins. The midsection is bready and yeasty before heading off towards a moderate spicy and earthy finish. The mouth feel is medium-bodied and slightly aggressive. Not as sticky as the flavor profile would make you believe. A solid classic still but not in the class of some the new American examples which feature a tad bit more aggressiveness on the palate.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear dark brown with a medium off-white head. Very sweet aroma of toffee, caramel and brown sugar. Taste of caramel, sweet malt, sugar that leaves a sugary aftertaste. A little sticky but decent.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle. very dark, pours smooth and has a nice head that doesn’t stick around. definitely can taste the maltiness. some spices and a hint of chocolate. aroma is subtly spicy.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very deep dark brown in color with a nice head that dissapated quickly. Aroma is almost like that of dark raisin bread. Flavor definitley has a spicy dried fruit (rasin and prune) component to it. A little flat on the palate. Overall, I’m not that big of a fan of the sweetness. It’s probably good to drink during the holidays when spices and flavors such as this are in season.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy of Biggmike. Dark brown to nearlyt black in color with an off-white head that laced my glass. Good aroma of dark malt. Clean dark malty flavor with a bit of sweetness. Good mouthfeel and maybe too easy drinking for an 8% beer.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours dark brown with decent white head which lingered around edges. Good flavour, definitely caramal/toffee flavour. Left with sweetness on what is a relatively long finish. A decent brew perhaps a little on the sweet side. would almost compare this to belhaven wee heavy and weltenburger kloster assam bock. will have to try them together sometime.
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